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Newspaper

The West Virginian

Location

Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1916

Page

9

HTBALL HONORS B10 THE SOUTH HTBALL HONORS B10 THE SOUTH

A York dispatch outlines the close of the collegiate football season with team and individual honors. Georgia Tech leads with 420 points, Georgetown second with 412, and Army’s Oliphant tops individual scorers with 31 goals and 13 touchdowns through December. Also notes kidney transplant experiments and billiard ball ivory shrinking.

A York Booth Middle West Georgia Tech Combina Kampa Georgetown University Georgetown Oliphant Army Bacon S. Dightean Ngurea Tulane Orleans Thirtean Rock

Beaks and Baseball Legends Make Noises From Nostalgia

A playful, curio style reminiscence highlights famed players Wagner Lobert Zimmerman Wiltse Nem and others, joking about beaks and noses as a quirk of baseball lore. The piece blends humor with affectionate references to classic New York figures and historic figures in early baseball.

the Beal Demaree Hon Heinie Zimmerman Wagner Butr Nerzog Ans Lobert

Bowling Interest Grows Amid League Play and Standings

The Giant bowling scene shows heavy interest as players chase off the alley as hours tick, with Monongah Glass leading Commercial League while Lutherans stay steady in church standings and MBA South crowds. Temple and Monongah Glass schedules appear alongside Wind Jammers and other teams. high scores include Jackson 499 and Mills 210, with Diamond history and early diamond origins noted in side text.

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Pine Cones Hold Fire Triggered Seed Power

A fragment describes how western pine cones open when heated by fire, releasing seeds after a hot burn. It notes that after forest fires, these cones release seeds and new trees can grow, explaining a fire-driven forest regeneration process.

America

Two Floor Games At Y Tonight

Local Y hosts two floor games tonight with exhibitions by senior players and upcoming matchups. The schedule lists Drve versus Wer at 4% and Antis versus Sauls at 7 Btang, with practice notes following for the team and weekly drills.

Raikie Sauls Antis Thesisky Agasareus

Vinoramovna Bronchial Remedy Promises Breathing Relief

A dubious testimonial from Joe Condell of Tilden claims Vinoramovna cures bronchial asthma. It describes a winter attack, failed cough syrups, and apparent relief after Vinoramovna, said to combine peptide minerals and phosphates to strengthen the body's defenses. The piece cites Jane's drug story and Mannington Pharmacy.

Nature Pharmacy Mannington

George Moriarty Umpire Pick Takes American League

Notes suggest Moriarty to become an American League umpire amid chatter about football and Yale dominated teams. Other fragments mention Charley White, Mick Britton, and Harvard coaching, with assorted sports and fashion items advertised as affordable.

Teste Charley White Warlé Ta Sethe Mick Britton Winter de Bere George Moriarty George

Fultz V8 Herrmann Feature Bout On Stove Leaguers

Fultz versus Herrmann headlines a baseball card feature for stove leaguers. The bout promises high excitement through December and January as Major League magnates and Dell players mix with the rising stars.

Fultz V8 Herrmann Stove Leaguers Dave Fultz Fultz Johnson John Tener Ncore Lewmue Vnte Dell Wien National Commission ‘Ments New York Fromarly

Reversing Order of Things in a Family Bedtime Tale

A fragmentary tale recalls Amos coaxing his father to sleep, with Amos removing a shoe and attempting one tie while declaring he is “putting you to bed.” The text then shifts to unrelated notes on high chairs in America from 1871, a New York Telegram reference, a fictionalized snake portrait, and a dubious etymology of tobacco linked to an instrument resembling a Y in 1688.

Orica Walter New York Amos Father Chalea Runny Norte America Richard Mather Samuel Tyerenne Cotton American Antiquarian Society Worcester

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