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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
13
The ad promotes secure fire proof vaults for valuables like wills insurance policies mortgages and notes. It invites customers to use vaults whether they deposit items or not and notes many friends already take advantage of the service.
Things Theatrical notes George Ade writing a comic opera titled The oil Richard Carle engages Jennnette Lowrly for a lead in Marys Lamb Charles Dalton to support Mrs Patrick Campbell Mrs Beerbohm Tree featured in her company Virginia Harned to tour stock company engagements in St Louis this summer trying a new play for star tour plans Albert Hrunning known for Mortensgard in Mia Finkes Roamer sholm German origin first English role with Edwin Booth during Lis Oret Berlin appearance
A Philadelphia Ledger note quotes a man lamenting losing $1,000, exclaiming it took him nearly ten minutes of hard work to earn the sum, highlighting the sting of the robbery in a pained aside.
Fragmentary imprecise OCR text appears to report on theatrical reception with phrases like Were the amateur theatricals splendid and I never saw anything worse with scattered dialogue about a racket and an accident cue.
Zanesville beat Ashland 8 to 2 in a hockey game on March 28 with Korsilius scoring multiple goals and Goaltenders Heffner and Omets offering busy defense. Mannfield defeated Marion 8 to 5 as Roberts’ goal drive sealed the win. Mickey, Roberta, and Taylor starred for Marion with strong team defense.
A local baseball preview notes Manager ODay plans to unveil two signed players and calls them real suave. Marion county high school teams organize rapidly toward a season opening mid April with games booked against surrounding cities. Caledonia Prospect Agosta La Kue form teams. Agosta aims to repeat county title. The Mansfield Shield hints Mansfield, Marion, Ubrichsville, and Confocton may leave the Ohio State polo league next year. A ladies season ticket offer gives access to two first games of each series for 2.00, limited to 200, order by April 23.
The High School squad will wear a new uniform funded by a local group. Manager O Day arrives to guide a game plan as workers renovate West Park diamond for the players arrival next week. Morning and afternoon practices begin ahead of the exhibition on the tenth.
The Bardek comments on the abundance of grand stone plays in the field era and notes that many more were held than appeared to be on the ball. He emphasizes the era's robust display of stone play events and the broader scope of games during that time.
A vended appeal from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home cure for rheumatism and related ailments. The letter promises to banish uric acid from the blood, loosen stiff joints, purify the blood, brighten the eyes, and restore elasticity, asserting thousands have been cured without climate change.
report notes ODay likely to join several Indianapolis players after Dave signed with Marion. He missed a connection yesterday in Indianapolis and stayed to meet the players. The team’s leader is said to have plenty of pep and motivates each player to work hard.
Fragmentary lines describe a young Portuguese king amid poverty and mental illness in Bavarian royalty. The text mentions European queens buying gloves, two pairs daily, all made in Varly, and Austria's emperor praising simple meals like milk porridge and cheese as part of a regime for longevity and vigor.
Veterinary surgeon M R Berry of Agosta is found dead in bed with heart disease listed as the cause. Coroner K Brady concludes death occurred about four hours before discovery, leaving a widow and five children Miss Lioa Berry Maurice Berry and Boyd Berry at home J K Merry of Galion and Mrs Jimmit Neediew of Biglet and township noted as survivors. Funeral arrangements pending.
E Maddon, veteran tart man and trainer, was asked about Governor Hughes proposed repeal of the Percy Gray law and a ban on mice track betting in New York. He refused to express a firm opinion beyond saying betting is not vital to horse racing and that racing has become a popular American sport with growing strength.
A Washington trainer, Mr Madden, argues betting has faded and legitimate racing should stand on its own. He notes nine of his horses are entered in the 1900 English Derby, six in the Oaks, and four in the French Grand Prix. His teenage son Edward plans to obtain a jockey’s license to ride for him next season.
A chaotic Chinatown shooting ends with one white man dead on the street as bystanders and gangs clash. Yae Yip and Mock Dick figures are tied to local gang feuds while police investigate a sequel to the old Tang War and a retaliation plot during the melee.
Clay Obenour of Kenton suffered a crushed right foot after freight No. 80 overturned near a defective switch in Erie yards. Engineer Luke O'Toole and another brakeman escaped. Obenour, from Kenton with family ties, will miss months of work. Greenland also injured in a separate incident involving freight car brakes. Our Warships Best In World argues American battleships lead in design, protection, and reliability, praising naval construction.
New York report describes a fresh clash near the Church of the Transfiguration in Mott Street where Ung Yip was cornered by three Chinese men. The assailants were detained and one suspected shooter reportedly identified amid the confrontation.
Fragments describe nervous exhaustion and fatigue treated by Dr A W Chase. The text urges readers seeking relief to pursue his remedies despite others doubting illness. It emphasizes disbelief from friends and doctors, and the effectiveness claimed by testimonials across many cases.
An old advertisement for Colonial Country Club Hotel West Baden Springs Indiana offers mineral water treatments. It promotes baths and waters claimed to aid liver stomach constipation nervousness and similar ailments. It notes weekly rates and a home treatment option by mail with 2 dollars and symptoms description, shipping six gallons of mineral water with physician advice.
Advert reads a fresh supply of Marion Brand apple butter at Campbell and Crock Corner with list of grocers and distributors including P Deringer Dwyer Davia Hy Vohey Star Co Gootting R L Grossglang Gray Hanover Imperial Coffee & Grocery Co Kiinotelter Krause Latfier Lindsay Lewis T Co Marion Grocery Co Martin Mckinley Ly Miller Rudasiil Mia Blamey Shearer Smith Turner Go Wingo Yaohman Myern and urges customers to call or mail for delivery if absent from their grocer.
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