Tanlac Restores Health for Los Angeles Woman After Twelve-Year Illness
Mrs. Nancy Sharp of 921 Camulus Street Los Angeles says Tanlac cured her twelve year struggle with indigestion and stomach trouble. She notes improved appetite sleep energy and nerves after six bottles and credits her husband’s positive results with the medicine. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
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Nancy Sharp
Los Angeles
Tanlac
Calif
Camulus Street
Merchants’ Express Co
Adv
His Choice and a Ouija Board Demand
A humorous exchange centers on requesting a Ouija board that can spell. The remark contrasts whim with a note that selfishness is abnormal and harms the brain and nerves.
Beauty Health Promise from Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
A promotional line claims beauty and wealth from a healthy body aided by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, suggesting a direct link between health and beauty in a period advertisement. The text emphasizes a strong health claim tied to an older medical remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Toledo
Ohio
Bobby Roth Aims to Complete Baseball Circuit
Bobby Roth, a veteran outfielder, claims he may complete a full circuit of American League teams within a year or two. Since 1911 he has played for six AL clubs and maintains a roughly .285 batting average. He notes Detroit and St Louis are the only AL teams he has not played for.
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Bobby Koi
Yankee
Roth
Detroit
St. Louis
Surprise race in American league eyed by Clark Griffith
Washington owner Clark Griffith says the American league title race will surprise optimistic managers. He predicts Cleveland will not repeat, the White Sox have no chance, and four or five clubs can win the title this season.
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Clark Griffith
Washington
Cleveland
White Sox
Tinker Named Manager Of Orlando Team For 1921 Season
Joe Tinker, ex Cubs shortstop, ex Reds manager, and former Columbus club president, signs a contract to manage the Orlando club of the Florida State league for the 1921 season.
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Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Columbus (C
Orlando
Diamond Yarns and Baseball Moves Dominate Headlines
Baseball trade and player moves dominate the page. Cardinals transfer Arthur Dunn to Milwaukee while Wilholt moves from Toledo A A to Memphis Southern league. Dodgers weigh big prospects and Ed Spencer may join Seattle for catching duties. Barney Dreyfuss eyes 1921 pennant as talks of Roger Hornsby insinuate offers.
GridIron Play Aids Players In Business
Former college gridiron stars translate sports fame into major careers in finance and public service. Big Bill Edwards captained Princeton in 1899 and now heads the Second District internal revenue, Brickley, a famed drop kicker, brokers on Wall Street, Black of Yale 1918 captained and leads in New York finance, Tenney Princeton 1896 center now Liberty National Bank VP, Booth Princeton 1900 center rush a leading insurance broker. Football taught tenacity and clean play.
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William H. Edwards
Big Bill
Princeton
New York
Charles E. Brickley
Brickley
Wall Street
Clifford R. Black
Black
Booth
Schools to Develop Stars for Baseball Talent
Boston Nationals manager Fred Mitchell proposes baseball training schools at all parks to develop new players for major and minor leagues. He says patience and teaching are needed, predicting five years may yield Maranvilles Hornsbys or Hollackers. Buying and selling big leaguers is declining as enough players are scarce and managers stay cautious.
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Mitchell
Boston Braves
Fred Mitchell
Boston Nationals
Notable College Sports Notes Across Regions
Pennsylvania and Cornell set a May 14 dual track meet in Ithaca. Navy may send a team to Penn relay if permitted and plans a November 12 game against Penn State on Franklin Field. Harvard captaincy goes to Fiske Brown after winning heavyweight title. Davidson falters in Cornell duals while Strife of Penn suffers a year loss to a splintered vertebra. Princeton coach Bill Roper criticizes Eastern Pacific coast games as tests of invader strength.
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Bill Roper
Princeton
Neighbor’s Confession Sparks Purely Pet Wager
Humorous misinterpretation arises when a neighbor claims to love her husband but the speaker reveals Billy is not a spouse but a poodle. The exchange highlights playful gossip about domestic life and a dog named Billy.
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Billy
Hoxsie's Croup Remedy Ad Promotes Pneumonia Prevention
Hoxsie's Croup Remedy claims to treat croup and congestive colds and prevent pneumonia. Priced at 50 cents, advertised by Kells Co. of Newburgh, New York, manufacturers.
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Hoxsie
Kells Co
Newburgh
N. Y
Lord Kitchener and the Presbyterian Question
The wartime anecdote recalls Lloyd George seeking denominational chaplains for the army. Kitchener resisted, deeming chaplains minor to fighting power, but relented and asked how to spell Presbyterian, ending with a quiet smile.
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Lord Kitchener
Downing Street
Kitchener
Lloyd George
War Office
Fez Still Fulfills Medieval Descriptions, Fez Modern Echo
Willard Price notes a fourteenth century Fez described in a book matches today’s city. The Fez director of indigenous arts finds item for item similarity between past and present. Reprinting the medieval text could read as a current Fez report.
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Fez
Morocco
Willard Price
Christian Herald
Brings It On Himself
Mabel and other girls marry for money or love as London Answers notes. Harold adds that many marry because a man asks them.
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Mabel
Harold
London
Garfield Tea Promoted for Blood Purification and Ailments
Purport of Garfield Tea claimed to purify blood and eradicate rheumatism and dyspepsia along with other chronic ailments. The excerpt also discusses how work animals are traded between Pennsylvania, the Central West, and Mississippi valley farms, forming a cycle from farms to cities and back, with profit and loss shared among producers, dealers, and users.
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Garfield
Pennsylvania
East
West
Mississippi Valley
New England
Columbia auditions seek natural comic actor for varsity show
Tryouts for Columbia's forthcoming varsity show reveal unsatisfactory comic candidates. A director urges more character while a candidate delivers lines with Potash and Perlmutter style. The coach notes one man reads naturally, asks for his name and learns the applicant is OConnell.
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Columbia
O'Connell
New York Evening Post
Crank Defines A Crank As a Person Who Thinks Others Crank
A crank is described as someone who believes all other people are cranks. The notion frames cranks as judgmental outsiders who label others as atypical or irrational.
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