Odanah Triumphs Over Wakefield In Slow Pitch Clash
In a poorly played ballgame on the local diamond Odanah Indians defeated Wakefield 11 to 9. Wakefield committed many errors while Odanah benefited from early hits and late runs. The contest featured several misplays and a rough defensive showing from both sides, with McKay delivering the pitching for Odanah and a lively crowd witnessing the lengthy nine inning affair.
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Wakefield
Odanah Indians
Vak.ff
M-Kav. O
Ironwood
Harey
E. Dennis
Fredrickson
Cluley
B. Dennis
O’brien
McKay
Osborn
H. Grant
Basner
Doolittle
Grant
LaPointe
Hart
Mack
Hornbrook
Doo
Bedell
J. Grant
Greeley
Gotch
Predrickson
Greely
O'Brien
Right way to hold a book and avoid eye reflections
An eye specialist notes that holding a book with smooth glossier pages can cause reflections harming eyesight. A remedy suggested is a bookmark that destroys the reflection, allowing any comfortable holding method without danger to the eyes.
Quiet Days with a Big Apron and a Pompous Manners
A humorous scene features Mr C Bogue Laffmann praising Cordova as full of fun. He offers half of a small kid to a woman for a peseta, she protests that it is tiny, and he retorts with a boast about half a bull for tenpence.
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Cordova
Bug Bites Alarmed Them in English Panic 1500s
Fragmentary note recalls England’s 16th century bug scares among Huguenots and others. It suggests panic over plague-like marks on persons, describing startled reactions and concern about contagion. The passage reflects historical fears of disease and social tension during early modern Europe.
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England
What He Would Paint Next
A visitor recalls visiting the Caxton building to call on an artist of note and discusses the next project the painter planned, hinting at upcoming works and artistic direction without detailing specifics.
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Caxton
Distant Funeral Arrangements Murky with Humor
A Virginian dies and his daughter Mae arranges the drawing room with palms ferns and plants for the funeral in a scene that feels like a wedding. Two elderly men comment on the room and lament the missing space for the departed father.
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Darking
Miss Mae
Boon for Jealous Wives
A small crowd gathered outside a store window where an automatic typewriter was on display. Two women paused to watch the keys move, and one remarked that Jenny’s husband should have such a device in his office instead of the blonde haired typewriter.
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Jenny
Fond Father and Mother Weigh Evening Behavior at Home
A Kansas City Star sketch captures a bashful exchange about propriety as a daughter remains with Mr Sapphedde in the parlor. The father jokes that if he realized decency he would sing a morning lullaby rather than a night dismissal.
Remarkable Record of Service at Reading Firm
Reading England based firm employs three Stevens brothers whose combined ages total 209 years and their total service lengths 124 years. Except for illness, they have not lost one hour between them during all their years of work.
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Reading
England
Stevens
The Trouble About Husbands
A squarish woman jokes that trained husbands who close windows in rain feed the cat and water plants end up sickly and gloomy. The remark captures a light social quip about domestic life and gender roles.
Caprifigs In Winter Revealed For Cold Weather Storage
An official announcement states caprifigs may be carried over winter if kept in a protected place and packed in layers of sand. The method promises fig growers a supply despite severe weather conditions.
Right Age for an Actress in The Diary of a Beauty
The Diary of a Beauty in The Woman's Home Companion states the stage's ungrateful nature and that no woman can rely on public acceptance after she no longer appears thirty five years of age. The remark reflects era specific views on actresses careers and aging.
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Woman’s Home Companion
Splendid Advice on Shoes and Friends from a Western Newspaper
A sensible young woman connected with a western newspaper offers practical guidance on living well. She advises buyers to choose shoes large enough for comfort and urges careful selection of intimate friends. Her remarks reflect practical counsel over flashy rhetoric.
Voltaire Cautions Atheism Dinner Party
G L Cheever records Voltaire halting a discussion on atheism during a dinner with D'Alembert and Goncourt. Voltaire asks that servants be withdrawn first, joking that he does not wish his throat cut tonight.
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Voltaire
D’alembert
Gondorcet
G. L. Cheever
Outward Bound
An assertive young man asks for a job and the capitalist points him to the only opening behind him.
Noel note about elweiss demand circulates firmly
A terse line urges insisting on service of elweiss, the phrase signaling a demand or requirement. No additional context or details are provided.
For Sale Farm Property near Wakefield Michigan
40 acre farm half a mile south of Wakefield with 30 acres cleared. Sold in 5 10 or 20 acre parcels. Two story house and two lots in Wakefield plus barn and outbuildings. Includes three horses one cow cart wagons sleighs harness and farm implements. Write to Jacob Kuligowski Box 268 Wakefield Michigan 5 15 6 15.
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Wakefield
Jacob Kuligowski
Wakefield, Mich
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