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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
6
Springfield Orphans suffer another loss as Newark dominates with strong fielding and timely hitting. Marion falters while Lancaster and Lima both win, boosting Newark to fourth place and tightening the standings race.
Newark Mollers travel to Webb Park for a three game series with the Diggers. Harry Bills, Newark manager and Toledo pitcher, is set to start on the mound for the visitors. Laskey, Wolf or Fox will lead the Diggers’ pitching, with O Day ready to supply arms. Weather improves and expected strong showings from Hickey and the new catcher. roster cuts possible after this week.
Baseball scores from Wednesday show Cleveraut-Boston and Chicago games with several shutouts and key pitchers named. A separate line reports a shop fire with the owner vowing to rebuild and a moral exchange about lawful matters following a humorous quotation.
The Apache prisoners of war at Fort Sill Oklahoma, under Capt Farrand Sayre, have become successful farmers and stock raisers. Once moved across several states, they now cultivate about 4000 acres, build homes, and receive horses and tools to work the land. Their progress stems from good supervision and consistent tasking rather than inherent skill.
Zion City authorities demand official consent for marriages, with invitations noting Apostle approval. Chicago Tribune reports applicants must present licenses with permission, many weddings arranged in Waukegan under strict oversight. The process is lengthy, with clerks and judges involved, and a rising monthly license count amid older applicants.
Cambridge University scientist J Stanley Gardiner reports discoveries in the Indian Ocean. He notes many new deep sea fish specimens, varied eye development, abundant floating myctophids to great depths, and massive phosphorescent squids and jellyfish. Some forms are blind with enormous antennae.
A compact history of the Dreadnought name tracing its seven ships from the 16th century root launched around 1573 to the modern era. It notes tonnage, crew, notable engagements such as the Armada, Cape Francois, Trafalgar, and later transitions to hospital service and preservation.
In a village the three sisters plot to give Jonas a wife as a birthday present. May Gardner suggests the idea and Jennie Deering helps arrange a secretly chosen marriage. Jonas visits Jennie, declares he wants a wife, and she becomes his promised spouse. The plan proceeds despite potential anger from the others.
A Salt Lake City speaker addressed a long standing query challenging audiences to propose a popular answer. The address framed the issue as a test of public sentiment and collective reasoning, inviting engagement from residents and visitors alike.
A historic tale traces a legendary diamond once belonging to Nadirelah and famed as the Moon of the Mountain. Armenian Shafras navigates courts, betrayals, and fortunes, ending in Astrakhan with Catherine II acquiring the gem through a noble’s title, while lineage fades into poverty.
An enthusiast extols grape growing as a frugal home option for the poor man, noting vines grown beside a cottage yield fruit with little space and labor. It discusses grape production in graperies as a major raw commodity for export to Belgium, the Channel Islands, and parts of Europe, with prices cited in U.S. markets. It also references European shipping, a brief note on U.S. demand, and an abrupt non sequitur about a separate incident in Paris.
An old promotional fragment argues headache powders worsen nervous strain and advocates Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure. The snippet hints at dangers of tonics, urging new blood and nerve force through the advertised remedy.
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