Bresnahan Praises Miller as NL's Best Throwing Backstop
Roger Bresnahan, former St. Louis manager and Chicago catcher, hails Otto Miller of Brooklyn as the best throwing backstop in the National League. He says Miller has a powerful whip, can throw to second on any pitch, and is a magnificent day-to-day defender. Bresnahan urges readers to watch Miller's work to verify his claim.
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Roger Bresnahan
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St. Louis Cardinals
Otto Miller
Brooklyn
Archer
Dooin
Gibson
Wingo
McLean
Bresnahan
Miller
Millar
National Baseball Commission
M. A. Kent
Kent
Nightly Guards at Bank of England Preserve Old Ritual
For 180 years a company of guards under an officer marched to the Bank of England each evening, now using the underground and drawn from Tower troops. About thirty men parade with fixed bayonets and loaded delts, earning an extra shilling daily. Beadles and detectives guard doors, reflecting a long standing custom dating to 1780 after the Gordon riots.
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Bank of England
Chelsea
Wellington Barracks
Tower of London
London
Hachman
Hazardous Mail Routes Across the World
The Chicago Tribune reports on the perilous life of postal workers from the Sahara to Switzerland, India, Siberia, and China. Postmen face avalanches, eagles, snakes, and tigers, with some routes delivering only twice yearly and others perched at 7 000 to 10 000 feet.
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Sahara
Switzerland
Languard
India
Siberia
China
Chicago Tribune
Primrose Cures through History and Belief
The primrose, up to 1654, was praised as a universal remedy by Culpeper in the London Dispensatory, curing convulsions and palsies while boosting memory. In England some areas used primrose decoctions to restore memory and even primrose pasty became a Lancashire delicacy.
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England
Culpeper
London
Pleased to Meet You a Gentle Courtesy in Social Encounters
The London Saturday Review notes Americans express a polite habit when introduced to new acquaintances with the phrase pleased to meet you. It questions how this courtesy arises from ordinary events and why it is deemed pleasant, suggesting the sentiment may depend on anticipation and potential outcomes.
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London Saturday Review
Taking Their Turn In Patrol Scene At Park Bench
A Kansas City Journal note recalls a park scene where a policeman stands beside a newly painted bench. Citizens test the paint and joke about enforcement, turning a routine posting into a light urban vignette.
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Kansas City Journal
Fragmented dialogue hints at sleepy mood on stage
A garbled script fragment shows characters Jo life and Pop in a casual, questioning exchange about sleepiness and heat. The lines are incomplete, with misheard phrases and missing context, suggesting a damaged page snippet from a play or narrative.
Round the World Notes on Trade and Power Shifts
The article surveys global trade, industry, and technology trends in 1912 with data on imitation jewelry postages in New York and vast livestock in the United States European fashion influence in dress and transcontinental transport innovations It notes US agricultural outputs rail ballast and weatherproofing advances and world events from China to Panama reflecting early 20th century globalization.
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Spain
New York
Fulham
London
United States
Chicago
Italy
Japan
Rasala
Ahipa
Arutna
Fraserburgh
Arolland
United States Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
D. A
Merital Hair Tonic Promises Healthful Growth
An advertisement extols Merital Hair Tonic as a cure for dull hair. It claims regular use keeps hair healthy, promotes growth, cleanses the scalp, and adds a wavey appearance praised by readers. J.J. Klopyp.
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Wen
J.J. Klopyp
White oak fence posts for sale inquiry
The notice advertises about 200 white oak fence posts for sale. Contact Gru A MoHols for details.
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Gru
A. MoHoLs
Meritol Kezema Remedy Promises Skin Cure
An ineffective OCR fragment claims eczema is a skin disease, not blood related. It asserts Meritol Merum Remedy applied to the skin provides marvelous, permanent results and urges immediate use by readers.
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J.J. Kilopp
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