Richmond Confederate White House a Museum of a Lost Cause
In Richmond Virginia the White House of the Confederacy preserves its role as a pilgrimage site drawing 10000 to 12000 visitors yearly from the North West and abroad. Once Jefferson Davis private home it later served federal headquarters and a public school before becoming part of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society collection of relics and trophies.
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Godfrey Weltzel
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Confederacy
Expert Dentist Discovers Cause of Pyorrhea
Paris reports an American dentist Dr Charles R. Hambly of San Francisco and Los Angeles, organizer of the E. KR. Parker System, claims pyorrhea stems from nutritional faults and that correcting diet cures the gum disease. He urges tomatoes and cranberry rich foods to reduce lime buildup and eliminate excess lime linked to tooth loss.
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Paris
Charles R. Hambly
San Francisco
Los Angeles
E. KR. Parker
Hambly
Doctor Hambly
Pacific Coast
Detective Seizes Riveter 350 Feet Up Delaware River Bridge
Norfolk riveter Abel Jones taunts Camden detective Howard Smith from a 350 foot workman’s tower atop the Delaware River bridge. Smith ascends the crude elevator, arrests Jones on a non-support warrant, and returns with the fugitive.
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Camden
Abel Jones
Norfolk
Delaware River Bridge
Howard Smith
Smith
Jones
Some Coaches Insist on Taking Big Games
A columnist questions why football coaches schedule large future games many months ahead when a season’s outcome depends on exams, injuries, academic holds, and other reverses. The piece argues coaches often overlook these risks.
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Winess
Farming notes reveal hay, alfalfa, and corn yields
EB Schroeman of Jud 302 explains his dairy farm activity in Mankato Minnesota. He recently brought in two large black walnut logs about nine and eight feet long for which $218 was paid in cash. He notes a fall plan to harvest 450 tons of hay on 70 acres of alfalfa with 75 per cent seed corn potential and 600 loads of manure hauled.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Power Company
Hoover
Northeastern Super-Power Committee
Oriental Museum of the
University of Chicago
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Tell El-Amara
Mankato
Minn
Schroeman
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Midwest
Endurance Race Tests Arab Hoye in Desert Challenge
A renowned Arabian horse named Hoye undertakes a grueling desert endurance course lasting through 74 hours in summer and 48 hours in winter without drinking, challenging its stamina and resilience.
Opinion of St Andrews on Larger Golf Balls
The sages of St Andrews oppose larger or tighter golf balls and doubt the American push for change. They advocate preserving the present size and weight, arguing well enough should be left alone, echoing Mark Hanna’s maxim to let well enough alone.
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St. Andrews
St Andrews
Andrew's
St. Andrew's
Detroit News
Mark Hanna
Baseball Gains in Favor Across English Speaking World
Baseball fans ask how the English view America's national sport and whether a prince of Wales remark during a New York game shows baseball is nearly as respected as cricket. Interest grows as the game seeks wider acceptance in other major English speaking nations.
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America
Prince of Wales
New York
Cornell to Dedicate Indoor Track at Yost Field House
Michigan's new eight lap cinder indoor track in the Yost Field House will be dedicated during the meet with Cornell next March. Coach Steve Farrell says the track will be the finest indoor runway in the country with only Northwestern and Indiana offering comparable facilities.
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Michigan
Yost
Cornell
Steve Farrell
Northwestern
Iuiness
Pirates Trade Aldridge and Cranthaim for Grimm and Muaranvstile
The Chattanooga c club reports a fall trade sending Vic Aldridge George Cranthaim and Albert Slebuius Choughe to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Charles Grimm Walter Maranville and pitcher Bach Cooper The photo caption identifies Walter Maranville as "the Rabbit" and notes his fame.
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George Cranthaim
Albert Slebuius Choughe
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Dittsburgh Pirates
Charles Grimm
Walter Muaranvstile
Bach Cooper
Walter Maranville
the Rabbit
Sectional idea praised by A Stagg head of AA athletics
A Stagg lauds sectional idea as valuable for amateur athletics and urges promotion on a national scale. He cites Chicago, Cornell, Penn State, Princeton, and other universities as pioneers and notes cordial ties among rivals on this front.
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Netitty
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Cornell
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Vanneter
Visita
Princeton
Olympt
Io Betes
Thor Cout
Paris cycling marks fall at Montlhery au todrome
In front of 20 000 spectators at Montlhery au todrome, M Brunier, a French biocyclist, rode 100 km in 1 h 24 m and 11244 km in one hour. Vanderstusft, Belgian rider, lowered his own record by 81.9 km in 1 hour with motor assist. Merchant covered 10 km in 4 m 14.85 s using a 500 cc engine.
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Montlhery
M Brunier
Vanderstusft
Marchant
Intercollegiate football promotes sportsmanship and citizenry
The article extols football as a national ideal uniting players from the East South North and Midwest. It emphasizes the sport’s moral and physical development of young men and asserts that college athletic directors pursue a high ideal for building strong, well behaved citizens.
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North
Middle West
Intersaatiorial
Capitan Marley earns praise for Texas Texans season
Captain of Texas team Marley of the University of Texas football is credited with much of the good work this season. Marley plays fullback.
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Marley
University of Texas
Texans
Sports Happenings of Interest In 1920s Baseball and Athletics
A collage of brief sports notes: Borg breaks world swimming record. Ryss old mark surpassed. Lavan signs with Kansas City American asso ciation club. Michigan wins first western intercollegiate baseball crown. Fred Lake named Harvard assistant baseball coach. MacDonald elected Penn rowing captain. Wayne Munn hints at wrestling comeback. 258 pounds. McGann reengaged as Springfield manager. Davis Cup held by United States since 1920. Burns elected Wesleyan soccer captain. Thompson brothers golf champions. Red Grange noted as too valuable for field limits. Helen Wits, 19, UC student and tennis champion. Voorhees vs Smith bowling match teased for New York fans. Coach Harlaw faces lost regulars at Calgate. Eddie Tryon remains key. Coolidge praised as mascot by fans and politicians. Franers Hussey, sprinter, now Boston University student.
Danger in colds prompts early remedy with Father John’s Medicine
An older health ad warns of dangers in neglected colds attacking the breathing tract and urges prompt action. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a cod liver oil based tonic that soothes the breathing passages and builds strength, claiming 69 years in use and no deadening drugs or stimulants.
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Father John
Bethlehem
No-Man Eye Balsam Advert Turns To Pleasures Of Life
An advertisement touts Noman Eye Balsam as a quick healer for various eye conditions. It claims benefits of nightly use and links the product to simple pleasures like a circle of friends.
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Big” Munn
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Red” Grange
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