Baseball Gambling Scandals Stir Strong League Reforms
A 19th century account recalls betting temptations surrounding baseball, detailing bribes, suspensions, and league crackdowns. It praises integrity in the sport, notes key moments in 1908 pennant races, and underscores umpire honesty and the economic rise of baseball to a major national industry with rising fan and business influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Hulbert
Hulbert
Gambing
Gatbling
Sheridan
St. Louis
White Sox
Chicago
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Brest
Hank O'Day
Merkle
Gentle Reproofs At Lee’s Own Hand In War And Life
The piece surveys Robert E. Lee’s disciplined approach to student conduct as described in Gamalie Bradford Jr’s articles in the South Atlantic Quarterly. It recounts Lee’s unusual reminders about duty, home news, breakfast time, and patience, emphasizing his insistence on personal responsibility and perseverance as paths to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert BE
Lee
Gamalie
Bradford, Jr
Southlantic Quarterly
Cuticura Heals Bad Sore After Fall
A reader recalls a severe leg injury from a fall where the skin was scraped to the bone. After trying balsam fir and other treatments, Cuticura Ointment stopped the pain and began healing, while Cuticura Soap left the face without smarting. The notice touts Cuticura products and offers samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Fairchild
Lafayette St
Wichita
Kan
Boston
Confectioner or Press Agent Called In
A petted star asks for a puff and addresses Miss Starlite. The long suffering manager replies meekly and wonders whether to call on the confectioner or the press agent.
A Useful Xmas Gift Fountain Pen Appeal
A Christmas era ad extols Waterman’s Ideal fountain pen as the best and most imitated, urging buyers to insist on the genuine. It notes benevolence of the poor supporting purchases and offers free post cards from a Topeka shop, quoting Emerson on memory and wrongs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman
Winstow's Boothing Syrup for Children Returns in Family Jar
A misread ad notes Winstow's Boothing Syrup for Children seething and mild relief of inflammation and pain. A small bottle became a family jar, indicating shared use and possible overstock. The item references a tincture style remedy and emphasizes soothing effects for young patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winstow
Childres
Fragmentary remark on photography and secrets
A brief, garbled note suggests optimism about photography becoming practical and the world learning astonishing secrets, but the text is unclear and contains stray words. No identifiable persons or organizations are present.
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Louis
Eric Dwetl
New York
Giants
O'Day
Evers
Merkie
Chance
Prester
Americas
Cage
General Lee
Europe
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Flower Ant Metro
Canis
Jackson St
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Kanes
Emerson
Australia
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Puck
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Castoria
Rayo
Continental Oil Company
W. L. Douglas
Gunn
Mall
Doag Speers
L_ BOUSeLan
Spark St. Breckiea
Bear
Pierce
Aires
Thompson’s
Mowate
Huston Ee
Poesmesor Ss
Rite Tall Factories
Gossburg, Wi
Salt Lake City
Putnam
Mic Cobre
Worroe Deus Comrant
Weber
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