Diggers and Lanks Battle For League Lead
Newark hosts first time today as Fox pitches for Diggers. Wilmot faces Walter Jawing in a pivotal Ohio State League clash with strong crowds expected. A win could place Diggers or Marion in first, with Lancaster and Lanastay also in the race amid hopes of record turnout.
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Lanrastay
Dima Fe
Lancanter
Marion
Lotuhaw
Elith
Trifto
Jama
Lawmater
Toma
Seament
M Wilmot
Walter Jawing
Diggers Hope for Nine-Goal Lead in Match
A fragmented preview notes Mane Held aiming to trim Finn and Mae Non in a push by Lancaster to secure a nine goal advantage for the Diggers. Read as a sports brief with unclear proper nouns and struggling OCR.
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Finn
Mae
Lancaster
Diggers Howe
Baseball Scores From Monday American League Games
Monday results include Boston 0 at Cleveland 0 and Washington 1 Chicago 0 with Altrock Smith and others noted. New York beat Detroit 11 to 6 while Philadelphia defeated St Louis 10 to 9. Cincinnati and New York tied 9 to 9 with Mathewson Malarkey Bresnahan Spaie listed among players.
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Boston
Cleveland
Lutbhardt
Jennie Morgan
Carrigan
Washington
Chicago
Wallyington & Wale
Altrock
Smith
Sal Hughes
Warner
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pill Inett Petty
Dineen
Criss
Wer
Wiekern
Maxwell
Carter
Itzer
Schreck
New York
Detroit
New
Mullin
Behmidt
Chesebro
Newton
Kleinow
I Lees
Louis
Bowton
St. Louis 1
Bowerman
Frome
Beebe
Hostetter
Cinclasati
Cincinhad
Mathewson
Malarkey
Breshahan
Spaie
Bchlel
Laundering Ghirt Waists Ends in Accident
A garbled clipping reports Mathilde handling laundry when a mishap injured her wrist. The fragment hints at a struggle to continue chores and a terse statement about enduring the week.
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Liteet
Mathilde
Language of a Farce Versus Iron Work Tale
The excerpt presents fractured dialect jokes and quips about iron, valet work, and a comical dialogue between Bridget and an unseen speaker. It includes childhood joke lines about discovery and misread phrases, along with a brief note on a wrestling champion reputed for his weight and power.
Lima Blanks Mansfield Springfield 5 New Newark 4
Lima blanked Mansfield 5 to 0 and Springfield beat Newark 6 to 4 in May 18 baseball action. Zimpfer had three hits in a ten inning contest as Lima chased Marion and Lancaster in a tight race. Mansfield, Lima, Newark, and Springfield produced a pair of close results with errors and base hits noted by officials.
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Lima
Marion
Lancaster
TAMA
Mansfield
Toente
Manafield&Hay
Linke
Kall
Tiiely
Springfield
Newark
Orphans
Hhnnon
Beere
AB Hpo
Abbott Roc
Snyder
Ladki
Mmvel
Murray
Wrattan
Whmaiies
Perronbaker
Bevin
Shatter Tor” Penobiker
Heered
Sprite
Newirk
Moeller
Hirt
Doin Layoo
Totman
Winters
Zimpfer
Doom
Springfeld
Springlle
OM Ad
Penmatyster Tyamt
Dy Doyle
Daker
Hart
Kramer
War scares and strange inventions in a Paris skit
A Paris paper skit features an inventor boasting of a world destroying electric button and a warned assistant. The comic dialogue riffs on war fears and a plan to destroy England, with the inventor noting a button can target every country in ten minutes.
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I. A. Jones
Thomas Alva
Paris
Heio
Great Britain
United States
Liverpool
Liversol
America
England
Manter
New Building Storm Signals Change In City Skyline
A fragmentary report describes a construction site near the river with scaffolding and girders. Workers oversee brickwork and new patterns appear in the facade as a stormy weather event impacts the work.
Spring Fever in a Patchwork of Jokes and Quips
A collage of humorous lines and comic exchanges from various papers. Bits include a baseball mishap captioned by a New York World quote, a child’s misheard talk about a toy named Fred-Fred-man, and quick quips about love, happiness, and taxes. The snippets showcase light amusement through pithy dialogue and mistaken phrases.
Playing Safe and Nonsense Lines in a Gossip Page
A collage of punchy one liners and quips from various papers includes lines about poker play, ladders of success, family debts, and jokes on gout and town-building. The compilation attributes quips to judges and newspapers like Detroit Tribune and Washington Star, with playful wordplay on intellect and emotion.
Peter the Great and a scattered schoolyard note
A garbled OCR fragment references Peter the Great, a teacher, and a New York Life line, hinting at a misread schoolyard remark about knowledge and identity. The readable pieces connect to a historical figure and a stray phrase about schooling and ignorance.
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Peter the Root
Popli
Peter the Great
Vin
New York
Notable 19th Century Trivia and Personal Notes
Brevities recount small local milestones and curiosities. Sartwright of Peabody celebrates 63rd wedding anniversary with wife. Lt Cmdr Bookwalter resigns from the navy. Brown University selects a new business manager for the Brown Daily Herald. Easter birthday for R H Clevenger. Edward Kempton, oldest Massachusetts clockmaker, turns 84. Hovey exposes dummy money drawers in Worcester store. Lord Gwydyr nears 99, having witnessed five sovereigns and 16 lord chancellors. Mr and Mrs Orlson Putnam aged 89 and 84 continue long daily walks. Robert Skinner, U S consul at Marseilles, presents photo to Frédéric Mistral. Roosevelt’s gift noted. Gallipolis man illustrates a dream led discovery of $240 he thought stolen.
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Atmos Sartwright
Peabody
Kan
Charles &. Bookwalter
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Metcnlt
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
New York
Brown Daily Herald
Brown University
R. BH. Clevenger
Clifton Heights
Edward King Kempton
Masaachinetts
North Brookield
Henry A. Hovey
Worcester
Lord Gwydyr
House of Lords
Ruthuwlasile Walkers
Orlson Putnam
Woodbury
Robert Skinner
Marveilles
Frederic Mistral
Trealdent Troonevelt
Roosevelt
William D. Schurts
Gallipolis
Hin
English Etchings and Oddities From Adated Report
A British brewery wins a million-label daily contract for the current year. A town vehicle serves as a prison van while an army employs 250000 in London region transport and goods. A self denial fund check for £1 arrives from two cigar users including a Liberal MP. Chestnut leaves are extracted in England for tobacco wrappers with per leaf values of one and two cents.
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Tynemuith
England
Wulfragirts
Genius and Squalor in a Debtor World
A battered meditation on poverty and neglect among writers and artists. It recalls Richard Savage in debtor’s prison, Cannons dying in an almshouse, Chatterton’s suicide by starvation, and Heeweed’s beggary, with others fading in poverty. The piece laments urban indifference and the recurring fate of genius.
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Oulda
Richard Savage
Stow
Cannons
Portugal
Almahousy
Chatterton
Hi Wolf
Heo Jonson
Charles
Ulrich Vou Hutton
Brill
George Glaaing
Eile Hite
Conversation on pew spring cost between Hockafus Perhaty and Amanda
A buxom exchange quoted from the Chicago Tribune features Mrs Hockafus and Amanda discussing the expense of a pew spring and comparing it to a new fishing rod, with playful barbs about money and costs.
A Lucky Horseshoe Incident Shocks Sydney Crowd
A lucky horseshoe thrown by Australians in Sydney caused a wide disruption as it sailed over a shoulder and through a hatter’s window striking a clothier who attempted to intervene. A melee erupted with no clear reason, leaving bystanders puzzled about the event’s cause.
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Sydney
The Old Lady and the Letter From College Reading
An Old Lady reads a letter from her son in college. The message contains rough slang and lively slang phrases. The piece references romance and miscommunication, with a note of Brooklyn Life in the publication.
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Jowar
Joho
Jove
Brooklyn
Notice in Morning Office Earns Quiet Praise
A young employee expresses gratitude to his employer for recognizing his punctuality. The exchange shows a formal, respectful tone as the boss invites the comment and the worker replies with a brief, courteous explanation.
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Moralnga
Chicago
Pith and PoiritOpinion Snippet from Atchison Globe
An Atchison Globe fragment discusses honesty and patience in politics and charity. It notes some voters resist manipulative rhetoric, charity can breed ingratitude, and that war stories endure beyond misinformation. Reflects editorial voice on public behavior and civic duty.
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Claflin Shoes
Wilmot
Justus
Fray
Fox
Alek
Gam
Newark Molders
Marlon
Mansfeld
O'Day
Uhem
Latshaw
Laskey
Diggers
Theonwon
Gus Fox
Manaxter O'Day
Gtr
Tateas
New York Nationals
Cincinnati
Pitte Techie
Dowin
Caunitz
Gib
Bridget
Johnny
Iran
Pride
Tiekien Ames
le Pelt
Otter Young
Manchester Guardias
Lima Blanks Mansfields
Lioke
Zimper
Lins
Tima
Manafield
Neway
Newham
Kelly
Kahl
Tancaster
Lama
Mansfurld
Quinn
M . Vores
Hiery
Jowell
Bes Kettler
Hood
Teenas Chanvell
New Toy
Preymater
Hatley
Aebees Y Newham
Ketly
Ol Fouts
R Kant
Ee Sykes
Lindsay
Ant i. Reilly
Mateitbotd
Edison
New Orleans
Thmek-Democrat
Charles Barrington
Massachusetts State Board of Health
Harvard Medical School
Barrington
Chelsea
Bealae
Mitin
Hoya
Pam
Budapest
Hungary
Rune
HK Loughrey
New York World
Willie
Fred
Joyce
Fred Joyce
Chicago Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bridey
Philadelphia Press
Crabbe
Kandor
Crabbo
Bivam
Orville Ardap
Jenne
Billie
Detroit Tribune
Tommy Hattumaa
Yeu
Washington Star
Howell
Powell
New York Press
Buggina
Atlanta
Piu
the Hall OF Fame
Bosk
Ribune
Brunt Bai
Sam
Harvard Gandpoon
Pith
Poirit
Suweri
A. W. Chase
Uss Ls
Oie M.D
Avery Frediacts
A. W
Marton
Ohio
Daddy 2
D. T. Maloney & Son
Nate
Gllan
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