Two Basemen Faceoff in Sox Giants Clash
The article highlights Charley Tierzog of New York nationals and Eddie Collins of Chicago as two of the game’s smartest second basemen. Both are praised as hustlers, solid fielders, and strong basemen whose rivalry excites fans. It notes Tierzog’s varied career and Collins as a key Chicago figure. It adds Fred Walker to Williams College as football coach, formerly with Chicago and the PittsburghFederals.
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White Sox
Giants
Charley Tierzog
New York
Eddie Collins
Feldivy
Chicago
Herweg
Cincinnnati Reds
Williams College
Fred Walker
New Avens
Fred Daly
Walker
University of Chicago
Pittsburgh Federals
Cool Climates Favorable for Consumptive Patients
Dr John W Trask of the United States Public Health Service states that a moderately cool climate aids recovery for consumptives while very cool weather hinders outdoor life. Local climates vary and homes should balance food rest and peace of mind with avoiding overheating.
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John W. Trask
United States Public Health Service
Szys
United States
Tomato Mincemeat Recipe with Salt Preservative
A historical recipe describes salting chopped green tomatoes overnight to draw out moisture. In the morning equal weights of tomato and sugar are cooked with raisins mace and cinnamon. The mixture is sealed in jars for long term storage and praised as rivaling traditional mincemeat.
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Amic
Brother of Slain Girl Re-Enlists in Navy
Benjamin F. Thagan, 24, brother of Mary Phagan, who was murdered two years earlier, reenlisted in the U S Navy after explaining his court martial discharge. He served as fireman on the Ohio and later received back into service at League Island.
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Philadelphia
Mary Phagan
Leo Frank
Georgia
Benjamin F. Thagan
Phaan
United States
Ohio
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Frank
Phagan
Reid
Navy
Arch Street
League Island
Discovery crowns Katmai as eighth wonder in Alaska
National Geographic announces Mount Katmai in Alaska as the eighth wonder of the world after Dr. Robert F Griggs reports the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes contains millions of vents. The expedition mapped 1 000 miles, found a nine mile crater, a seventeen mile mud river, and collected photos and biological data to bring home for analysis.
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Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Griggs
Mount Katmai
Alaska
Robert F Griggs
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
Grosvenor
Katmai
United States
Washington Abe
Seattle
Society
United States to Build Fast Merchant Fleet
The United States plans a great fleet of merchant ships of 10,000 to 12,000 tons with speeds of 16 knots or more. Congress may provide additional funds beyond 500 million for rapid construction, with 150 ships totaling 1.5 to 2 million tons, many reaching 18 knots. New government yards may be built to speed production.
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Washington
United States
Congress
New Shipping Board
Zuni Relics Unearthed by Smithsonian Led Expedition
A Smithsonian Institution and American Museum of the American Indian expedition excavating Hawikah ruins in western New Mexico has unearthed valuable Zuni relics dating to the early sixteenth century. Pottery baskets regalia and war implements were recovered from graves, and wall remains suggest a prehistoric settlement predating the village.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
American Museum of the American Indian
Hawikah
New Mexico
Stunning Winter Coat With Seal Fur Details Fashionable
What Women Like to Know highlights a seal fur winter coat with collar and cuffs in different fur. The snug belt at the waist and bell cuffs with a deep collar of skunk fur add luxury. A smart gray spats and a brown tan hat complete the outfit.
Home canning and natural dyeing tips from a 19th century guide
The guide details tomato ketchup making with peppers and spices, precise measurements, and hot sealing methods. It also offers inexpensive natural dyes using oak bark, peach leaves, black walnut hulls, and sumac berries to achieve yellow, brown, and red hues.
Efficient Potato Peeling Method Reveals Edible Skins
A traditional peeling wastes nutrients. Drop washed potatoes in boiling water for ten minutes, remove skin while still nearly raw. Peel-ready skins can be baked into dishes, with the whole potato including a golden crust eaten.
Little Things I Should Have Said
A Farm Journal verse laments unspoken phrases that haunt the speaker. The speaker pleads for recognition of pene good and recalls missed comfort when others suffered. The piece reflects regret over words unsaid and friendships strained by silence.
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Farm Journal
Potatoes baked with butter onion sauce and oats bread
The recipe describes slicing potatoes then baking in a buttered dish with a sauce of butter onion flour and milk seasoned with salt pepper and Worcestershire. It also provides a bread like oatmeal yeast dough and a sour cream sugar batter for muffins.
Recipe for Sweet Potato Custard Cups
Cook and mash enough sweet potatoes to measure one cupful. Add salt to taste one teaspoonful of butter one half cupful of cream and one well beaten egg. Beat together until light then fill buttered custard cups almost full with this mixture and bake in a quick oven until lightly browned.
New England Brown Bread Recipe Instructions
Directions mix Indian meal rye flour soda salt with sweet milk and sour milk to make three one pound tins. Steam for three hours resulting loaf.
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New England
The Humble Hero Quote by Canon Farrar
A brief quotation honoring quiet service and inner heroism. It reflects on doing small duties with cheerful grace despite private pain and notes that such acts are noble in a divine sense. The passage emphasizes moral worth over worldly recognition.
Light as Chaff Drastic Cure Comment at New York Lunch
Chauncey M. Depew mocked German talk of protecting nations seas and international law. A joke compared it to a tramp asking a farmer for soap to scare his hiccoughs partner. The mime of distant ideals and a soap loan framed his satirical critique.
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Chauncey M. Depew
New Yoork
There is a Sigh In My Heart and a Mistaken Diagnosis
A young man sends a song to his sweetheart but the father, a stern physician, dismisses it as unscientific rubbish. He counters with a mock medical note that sighs come from the lungs. A lady lecturer proclaims women have suffered, then a quiet man quips they have never suffered in silence.
Chief of Uncle Sam's Fighters on the Sea
Rear Admiral William S. Benson, head of the navy as chief of naval operations, outranks fleet commanders and oversees all fleet operations. A Georgia native aged sixty two, he entered the Naval Academy in 1872 and has spent twenty two years afloat with service in every clime. He previously led the Naval Academy midshipmen and, in 1915, became commandant of the Philadelphia navy yard before his current post.
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Army
Navy
William S. Benson
Dewey
Admiral Benson
Georgia
Naval Academy
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Resilvering Headlights From Old Surfaces
The procedure describes removing old silver with emery paper, then creating a alloy of lead tin and bismuth heated above 200 degrees, adding mercury at 212 degrees, and applying the warm mixture with a brush to resilver reflector surfaces. This method outlines materials, ratios, and the required thermometer for safety.
Mother's Doll Story and Stilted Mischief Tale
A boy doll practices walking on stilts while other dolls play. His cousin's doll is hung on a bookcase, then saved by the stilts hero. The piece then adds a playful parade of party frills and a game of hide and seek with tin horns and rose decorations. It ends with a whistle race where boys eat crackers and imitate tunes.
British Minister De Salis Appointed to Pope Mission
Count De Salis, a veteran British diplomat and longtime ambassador to Montenegro since 1911, is named Minister of Special Missions to the Pope to succeed Sir Henry Howard who held the post since its creation in 1914. His wide foreign service experience and past handling of delicate issues mark him as a fitting choice.
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Count de Salis
Great Britain
Montenegro
Sir Henry Howard
She Would Be First Girl Page in Congress
Cecilia Martin, a fourteen year old girl, aims to become the first female page in Congress. She has endorsements from Representatives Jeannette Rankin and M Clyde Kelly and plans to petition the lower house personally to secure the appointment.
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Congress
Cecilia Martin
Jeannette Rankin
M. Clyde Kelly
Miss Martin
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American Press Association
Charley Herzog
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
Fing
Farrar
Uncle Sam
Rear Admiral
W. 8. Benson
President Wilson
Wilson
Misha Applebaum
Pope
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