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Newspaper
The Joliet Daily Republican
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
6
A cold Joliet day saw the Giants handily defeat the Patiquets, ending their streak as the crowd watched. The event, described in terse terms, notes a dominant performance by the Giants and a heavy setback for Patiquets.
South Chicago, the Illinios Steel unit, swamped Joliet in a Memorial Day clash at Electric Park. Smith pitched effectively for South Chicago, backed by solid hitting. Camp and Doran contributed key plays as the South Chicago lineup seized the early lead and maintained pressure, dominating the field throughout the game.
Aux Sable defeated the Rivals 5 to 3 at Morris with Long and Loser as standout players. The teams plan a rematch while Gunthers face scheduling questions as Wheeler leads Caul's Blue Islands to a twelve inning win in suburban Chicago.
Joliet leads 2 0 before Arions rally in sixth and seventh, then win 3 2 in the tenth. Holmes drives the decisive run, Holmes and Stremmel duel on the mound, culminating in a dramatic home win for the Arions at Dellwood.
National League Chicago and Pittsburg split games 6 to 3 and 13 to 3. Cincinnati beat St Louis 5 to 4. American League Chicago lost to Detroit 6 to 3 and 9 to 6. White Sox suffered two losses at Comiskey while Detroit won both ends of a doubleheader. Various minor league results and scores for the American Association and Western League also listed.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as rapid relief for headaches rheumatism neuralgia and general pains with no after effects. Each tablet is small pleasant and sold by druggists for 25 cents per box with a five dose limit. A testimonial claims lasting headache relief after years of strain.
A chaotic double feature at the West Side park saw Comm y’s troupe rally against Willetts as Tigers tally eleven hits but strand runners with four errors, while White’s walks spark Detroit. Cubs and Pirates split a day, with Pirates exploding to 18–3 after a pitching duel and Teammate Pfiester winning his first of the season in the opener.
Dialogue frames a departure in mid June with characters Miss Weeregh Henderson Henpeck debating travel and marital certainty amid weather forecasts. The tone hints at a sociable rumor or domestic subplot in a newspaper snippet.
Joliet’s Merrit Giffin and Arthur Shaw, both bound for the American squad bound for London in July, excel at Philadelphia events. Shaw nearly tied the world record in the 120 yard high hurdles with 0:15.5, while Giffin placed second in the discus and secured Olympic eligibility despite a weight event near miss.
A plea against unnecessary surgical operations for women accompanied by letters praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notice claims the remedy has saved lives and cured displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains and backache. It invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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