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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
9
Portemouth August 18 Special The Diggers and Night Fiders battled into extra frames with Brown and Crichton in fine form. O Day starred with seven putouts and eleven assists as Portemouth finally drew even before darkness halted the 16th inning.
Pozhon Mogo recounts a tense lineup featuring Touma Nagle Wells O'Day Tate Kebler and Tate facing Burke in a pivotal match. Three tase lult-Walfe and two twee bite Burke appear among listed participants with Ketter Spencer Sar also noted.
Rife Hite Wolfe O Day Anderson Niglo Moeller are named with stolen bases by Anderson Burke and a first base on Jalla by Crichton off Brown. Crichton fanned four times as did Brown. Double plays featured Hornung to Spencer Wolfe Anderson and Larue with Larue O Day and Crockett. Umpires Lountey and Hindibe.
Scrambled OCR yields a vague baseball snippet mentioning the White Sox, Detroit, and Washington. Readers see scattered names like Moeheer and Plank plus players and locations, but essential details and outcomes are unclear due to damaged text and misreads.
Fragmented reader letters praise Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and urinary troubles. A 1899 testimonial from Mrs. Cosle claims the remedy relieved a son’s lameness after kidney issues, with a 1904 update confirming lasting relief for five years. Buffalo agents Foster Miller Co. advertise the product.
A fragmented OCR snippet reflects dated aphorisms on effort thrift and reputation. It hints at practical advice about earning money, avoiding waste, and maintaining social standing from youth to old age, with garbled phrasing and unclear context.
Local league action saw Lima defeat Mansfield 5 to 1 while Newark fell to Lima 5 to 2 in a separate game. Webb pitched well for Newark but illness hampered manager Bella's squad, as Lima exploited errors to pull ahead.
A brief note records a man named Jardad Viowr receiving an honor. The item notes the recognition though details are sparse and names or dates are limited.
A compact line of baseball play-by-play text lists players such as Lanenatee Zoe and Tine-Brown with outs and strikes. It notes base hits on Bicholz and Tite-Curier, with sacrifice plays by Hiehberger Humphreys and Sachler Reiter, leaving runners Lanewater and Manafront on base. Time shown is 1:46.
The YMCA baseball unit won again at Webb Park yesterday afternoon defeating the Bills 14 to 2. Key batting by the association players paced the win while Shaw pitched for the YMCA and Mason Starr and Oh handled the mound duties for the rivals. The local crowd anticipates strong rivalry as Mortal travels to Agosta to face the Amoxta Huds with Lucas or Graig slated to plead for the Diggers and Eather Doyle Johns or Mercer opposing.
A jumble of miscited figures and half formed facts spans U S president references, foreign dignitaries, and odd ventures. Notes mention Harridon and McKinley, William and Willem Winter, gifts to Athens, Greek excavations, a Barrington turkey and guinea pig farm, income comparisons, and military honors, culminating in a Chicago dairy plot and a portrait of Miss Cotton’s language feats.
A brief exchange notes concerns about dancing standards and morality. Duddy denies knowlege of immoral dancing yet acknowledges peers may critique behavior to align with fashion. The dialogue reflects social expectations and tension around decorum.
A selection of clipped quotes covers junk dealing thriving in Philadelphia, with figures noting over 25,000,000 pounds of old metal changing hands annually. References trace waste flows from dismantled factories to dealers, rail operations, and other industrial players shaping a vast, growing market.
August 14 Chicago report notes hayfever delegates traveling to Great Lakes regions such as Georgian Bay and Lake Superior for relief, with many families joining. Mention includes the Inland seas exploration by steamship routes, the Dry air comments, and the relation to the American Medical Association and Dunbar antitoxin. City drought raises water use to about 24 million gallons daily. plans to increase to 577 million gallons and repairs underway amid water pressure issues and overworked fire department.
Tily notes that certain plants in England linked to Alexander Pope show long lifespans. Wild olive trees in Turkey claim ages over centuries, and some vines thrive for 400 years. Oaks and parasol magnolia shade areas, while vast orchid houses in London and Brazil source many species. Rio de Janeiro botanic gardens house over ten thousand orchid varieties.
The fragment hints at a dispute or misprint discussing The Exceptions, Vin, and a quoted remark about temper. Catholic Standard is cited, with odd spellings suggesting OCR errors. The readable bits point to a conversation about transformation or change and a remark about temper.
City and suburban residents face severe drought risks as lumber yards and wooden structures risk fire. City Engineer Brown urges keeping sprinklers active, obeying watering hours, and conserving water while parks and infrastructure contend with supply limits. State warns against unsafe beverages amid hot spell. Security efforts continue with extensive plans for subway and street wiring upgrades to alleviate traffic.
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