Phillies Aim for pennant as Dovlio vows strong showing
Manager Charley Dovlio insists his team will fight in the National League from start to finish. He says the Quakers compare favorably with Pittsburgh New York and Chicago and expect to stay around second place from June onward before a late push for the title. Injuries derailed them last year, but this season they have been fortunate thus far.
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Charley Dovlio
Dooin
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Charles
Quakers
Swedes Bull In Hunt For Strong Track Team
The Swedish government pledges near twenty thousand dollars to Olympic committee funds track and field programs. Sweden aims to assemble a top team for the Amateur Athletic Association championships in July and plan more international matches to study technique. Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox is reported in good form after a full season and rheumatism scare. Umpire Ferguson earns praise as a rising star in the American League. Chief Johnson of the Reds continues to show power in fungo hitting. A massive power boat carnival is anticipated the week of July 27 on Lake Erie linking Toledo to Put-In-Bay.
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Stockholm
Riksdag Hag
Scott
Jim Scott
Chicago White Sox
Petra
White Sox
Ike
Browns
Lake Erie
Tojedo
Pat-In-Bay
Wild Wind Antics Tornadoes Carry, Lift, and Destroy Homes
In Harper's Weekly, George H Walsh notes tornados' freaks and ferocity from Sherman Texas 1890 to Louisville 1800, detailing houses ripped apart, beds carried through roofs, and even a man on a door dropped into a tree. He cites speeds over 200 miles per hour, the tornado belt, and the unknowns of controlling such storms.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Texas
Sherman
St. Louis
Bis
Kuonsna
Louisville
Kansas
George H Walsh
Harper's Weekly
The Pleasure of Raising Whiskers
A witty note on beard culture from American Magazine asserts a man may shave but soon shows signs of returning to his old whiskers. The piece humorously contrasts novice and seasoned grooming tendencies with a sharp line about behavior.
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American Magazine
Proverb Quotes on Fortune and Opportunity
A terse proverb from the Houston Post notes a son who chased wealth in the city failed to deliver. The exchange underscores a warning that success hinges on completing the task at hand rather than pursuing quick fortune.
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Houston Post
Notables Review Divides Finance Committee Subgroups
Aiming to accelerate tar revision the finance committee splits into three subgroups chaired by Simmons. Each panel will scrutinize its schedules, propose changes, and report to the full committee. Charles Spriding Thomas of Colorado joins as the wool schedule lead, a former Denver city attorney and longtime Democratic delegate. He grew up in Georgia, graduated from Michigan University in 1871, and has lived in Colorado since. He ran for U S Senate in 1912, with a term expiring in 1915.
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Simmons
Charles Spriding Thomas
Colorado
Cheorgia
Michigan University
Bas Uved
Ife Hag
Denver
Bias
United States
C.J. Hughes
Socialist Party push on mayor salary in Schenectady
Charles W. Wood, editor of The city government is in Socialist hands, proposes to cap mayor George EK Luna’s 3500 salary at 1500, and require the excess to go to the Socialist organization. Mayor Lane, a former minister, won election on the Socialist ticket last November.
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Socialist Party of
Schenectady
Charles W. Wood
Socialist Party
Revo George EK. Luna
Wood
Theo Holder
Salousy
Socialist Board of Estimate
Lane
Iowa
Yuud
Nebraska
Princeton
Union Theological Seminary
New York
First Reformed Church
United People’s Congregation
First Congregational
Lupp
Birthday Visit of Lincoln to Pickett Family Revealed
Read about a remarkable meeting after the Civil War when Abraham Lincoln visited Mrs. Pickett and George Pickett Jr. The scene shows Lincoln’s warmth, Pickett’s gratitude, and a shared bond between former foes. Lincoln forgave Pickett’s past in a tender moment, and a baby’s kiss echoed reconciliation.
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Grant
Washington
Lincoln
Mrs. Pickett
Mra Pickett
Fieoree O Mekett
Redmond
George Pickett
Sam Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Tilocomn
George
George Mickett
Tim
Oime
Biu
Kis
Wickett
Mr. Lincoln
West Point
General Pickett
Picketts Hine
General Ingalls
Pickett
Ferern
Nes
George E. Pickett, Jr
Rufus Ingalls
George Buckley
Wuahington
Pee Grant
Giraut
Rufus
Sugar For the Heart Medicine In Certain Diseases
Sugar is praised as a heart remedy though ineffective for edema and similar conditions. The London Lancet reports a seventy seven year old woman with rapid irregular pulse cyanosis and paroxysmal breathing improving after four ounces of lump sugar every twelve hours then gradually reduced over several weeks.
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London
Lancetty
New Hat Debts Prompt Owner’s Financial Claim
A proprietor insists on payment for a hat, saying if a madame offers to pay he will raise the bill. If she declines, he will demand repayment and call back the hat to avoid increased bad debts, while a messenger questions the outcome.
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Messenger
Three kinds of trouble quote by Hale on life
A compact quote attributed to Holyard Everett Hale notes that some people bear three kinds of trouble: all they had, all they have now, and all they expect to have, reflecting on past, present, and future burdens.
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Holyard Everett Hale
Marital Rite Remedy Ad Promises Pain Relief
An old style ad from J.J. Klopp promotes Marital Rite Remedy and Merital White Liniment as effective for muscular rheumatic pains swellings lameness and muscle soreness. The copy touts strong guarantees and claims high success and investment value calling the product a good investment.
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Ad. d.Klopp
Proverb Against Provark in Glass House Chorus
A wealthy lawyer and a downtrodden client trade proverbs in a brief spar over fortune and status. The exchange hints that those with glass houses should not throw stones and that money shapes life paths from gulag to golag.
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Gulag
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Ban Johnson
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Chief Johnson
Reds
Gill
Haan Baen
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Him
Onlin
Ista
Tony
Estherville, Iowa
Western Electric Telephone System
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DE Laval Separators
Gaylord & Ross
Estherville
J.J. Klopp
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