Medicine stories and state financials cited in one column
A reader testimonial praises Dr. Pierce's medicines for recovery after illness. The piece also notes a Census Bureau report showing 81 percent of states had revenue exceeding expenditures in 1919, while 17 states ran deficits. An Uncle Ab column adds a light moral about handling grouches and responsibility.
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Lima
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
Anurie Taband
Pierce
George Boop
St. Alldruseisia
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Thoroughbreds Ready for Races with Winter Training Plan
Stable owners Samuel C. Hildreth James M McClelland and Senator Camden plan winter stables at Oakland Park Hot Springs Ark shaping spring prep for Derby Latonia Withers Belmont and Preakness. Horses like Omar Khayyam Exterminator Eternal and others are noted for past Derby success and winter training prospects. Additionally Whitney Prudery stable at Brookdale Farm New Jersey races to watch.
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Samuel C. Hildreth
James M
McClelland
Johnson N. Camden
Kentucky
Oakland Park
Hot ‘Springs
Ark
Inchcape
Grey Lagos
Hildreth-Sinclair
Leonardo II
Mulciber
Bon Homme
Serapis
McClelland Establishment
Rangoon
Darjeeling
Senator Camden
George Smith
Star Hawk
South Carolina
Omar Khayyam
Hot Springs
Eternal
Sir Barton
Billy Kelly
Laurel Park
John R. McLean
Greatest football player Thorpe stars in New York debut
Jim Thorpe at age thirty four leads the Canton Bull Dogs in the first professional game in New York at the Polo Grounds. He punts 67 yards and runs 60 yards, but the Buffalo All Americans win 8 to 7. Photo taken before the game.
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Jim Thorpe
Carlisle
Thorpe
Buffalo All-Americans
Bull Dogs
Polo Grounds
Women on gridiron may push into varsity by five years
Boston College coach Frank Cavanaugh says women have shown they could fight and predicts that within five years there could be a varsity football equation among women’s colleges.
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Frank Wi Cavanaugh
Boston College
Carpentier Crowned World Champion in Germany Paper
A German paper printed a large image of Georges Carpentier with bold type proclaiming him champion of the world at weights after his knockout of Jack Dempsey in two rounds.
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Georges Carpentier
Beneafh
France
Jack Dempsey
Carpentier
Mudhens and Orioles Schedule Spring Exhibition Games
The Toledo Mudhens aim to prove the Baltimore Orioles are not 80 pitch as they prepare in spring training. Jack Dunn and Roger Bresnahan organized a series of games, with matchups against the St. Paul Saints, the New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Athletics on the slate.
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Toledo Mudhens
Baltimore Orioles
St. Paul’ Saints
Jack Dunn
Roger Bresnahan
Orioles
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Speaker to take four rookies to Texas camp
Tris Speaker announces four new additions for the Texas training camp. Outfielder Arthur Wagner, acquired from Joplin, joins three Delta league pitchers J. C. Kawards, Charles Henderson, and Nelson A. Potts. The group represents the latest expansion of the roster.
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Texas
Tris Speaker
Arthur Wagner
Joplin
J. C. Kawards
Charles Henderson
Nelson A. Potts
Delta League
Great Defoe as Sensation in Featherweight Ring
St Paul fighter Bill DeFoe is hailed by New York writers as the great featherweight in boxing today after he stopped Frankie Brown of New York in 11 rounds. Brown had knocked down Johnny Kilbane twice in earlier no decision bouts, and DeFoe’s form suggests a title shot awaits Kilbane in the ring.
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Bill DeFoe
St. Paul
New York
Frankie Brown
Brown
Johnny Kilbane
Philadelphia
DeFoe
Kilbane
Billy DeFoe
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds
Various notes on college and professional sport for next season. Entry topics include intercollegiate polo entries five colleges. Dartmouth Brown scheduling issues for 1921 football. American Henley regatta May 28 in Philadelphia. Teddy Hooper managing Charlotte in South Atlantic league. Bill Coughlin coaching New York Giants. McGraw arranging spring exhibitions with Cleveland. New Orleans training in New Orleans. Northwestern repealing sport-branch rule. Jim Burke potential Boston Red Sox coach. wrestling prospects at West Virginia. Carnegie Tech boxing leadership. Roy Brashear likely to manage Mineral Wells. Wichita club denial of payout for Dutch Schlei ber. and a cross-country course planned for Van Cortlandt Park New York.
Swamp Root Ad Claims Cure All Despite Mixed Reviews
Advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy with extraordinary cures. It acknowledges some cases show results but notes manufacturers fail to fulfill promises and questions overall efficacy. The tone remains promotional amid skeptical statements.
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Wight
Sogues
Kilmer
S. Swamp-Root
Columbia May Get Stadium Plan Urged by University President
President Nicholas Murray Butler urges reviving the long dormant stadium project on Columbia campus along the North River between 116th and 120th Streets. He says the open-air venue would serve students and alumni and serve New York City as a center for public gatherings and displays, leaving Southfield for general student recreation.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Doctor Butler
North River
Columbia
New York
Southfield
Thirteen Is Minimum Age for French Jockey Licenses
New regulations require jockeys to be at least thirteen to ride in France and to submit a birth certificate with license applications. English license holders are exempt under rule 78. Apprentices must be 13 to 21 years old, with regional subscription fees of 40 francs within 80 miles of Paris and 20 francs elsewhere.
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France
England
Jockey Club
Benefit Society
Paris
Yale Football Caps Break Precedent with Captain from Small High School
Yale elects Mack Aldrich captain, breaking a long-standing rule that captains came only from large football powerhouses. Aldrich hails from a small high school in Pall River, challenging norms and signaling a new path for the program.
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Mack Aldrich
Yale
Rgchools
Aldrich
Av High
Pall River
A Surprising Lesson From a Brass Band
A boy grows up learning that brass band members do not play for fun. The ad copy contrasts grownup practicality with earlier whimsy and touches on health products and humorous exchanges about family and humor.
Left the Honors Balanced and Lessons on Recognition
An Indiana college president tells teachers that many seek no recognition. He recounts a summer rail trip where a young woman teaching romance languages is mistaken for an undertaker. The anecdote ends with a quip about appearances and the coat not making the man.
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Indiana
Thad
How Thick Ice Bears Various Loads
The guide lists ice strength by thickness: two inches supports foot traffic, four inches supports riders on horseback, six inches supports cattle and light-loaded teams, eight inches supports heavy-loaded teams, and ten inches sustains about 1000 pounds per square inch.
Wouldn't Stay After That
A child returns home from a visit after a remark by Arthur's father about his behavior. The dialogue pivots on a demand for the noisy boy to go home and a judge confronting an old man about stealing. Other items mention English canals and decay of Cypress and waling when in contact.
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Billy
Arthur
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