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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1911

Page

6

Milan Shines In Washington Lineup And Umpire Views

Clyde Milan of Washington stands out with speed and hitting as he helps a struggling team. The piece notes his ability to reach first base quickly and be a key run producer. It also covers umpiring discipline and fan conduct, plus profiles on runners Hedlund DeMar and Jackson, and Michigan planning an athletic move for football.

Clyde Milan Washingtons Milan Mnany Merk Mie Ehare Cobb Speaker Godot Jack Doyle Hedlund Oscar F Clarenci DeMar North Dorchester A. A A. A Wiymme Sweden

Baseball Scores From Washington and Other Cities

Summary of multiple baseball games with line scores across Washington Cleveland St. Louis Boston New York Philadelphia and Detroit. Mentions pitchers batters and late innings heroics with runs and outs recorded for each matchup.

Baseball Field National Leagues Scoreboard Summary

Baseball field page lists NL results with Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, and Boston. Players Mattern Perdue Kilng Sotth Clarke appear in lineups. era scores shown with scattered digits and x marks.

St. Lewis Brooklyn Y St. Louis Sehardt Seantem Bereen Steele Vrean Han Cincinnati Boston Mattern Perdue Kilng Sotth Clarke

Mack benches Melones as Red Sox tinker lineup

Connie Mack pulls Jack Melones from the lineup amid a slump to test new strategies. The move, rare in baseball history, benches a core hitter who had batted .501 in winter games and had played in most games this season, with Harry Davis stepping in as the new first baseman.

Connie Mack Letroit Jack Melones Harry Davin McInnes Melnnes Metnnes

Sand Crabs and a Schoolmate’s Exam Talk

A fragment notes a boy entering Yale after high Stanford-Your and passing exams, while Burglarious Crabs are described in the West Indies. The sand crabs hide in holes near the tide line by day and emerge at night to invade houses leaving clothing items like collars neckties and stockings hidden away.

West Indies

Corhan Breaks Into Baseball with Early Breakout

Roy Corhan the Chicago White Sox shortstop, lauded by Frank Selee for early promise, was discovered in Albuquerque by Selee who brought him to Pueblo. Corhan's defense shines as he gains a chance to secure a regular role, while Casey’s early potential fades.

Corhan Roy Corhan Chicago White Sox Lnte Frank Selee Selee Pueblo Albuquerque N. M Corban Casey Corbin Ilv Rin

New Ball Much Faster The Cork Center Ball

Nea stad notes the ball speeds up in play with outfielders struggling to handle bounding batts. The commentary highlights rapid balls and mounting trouble for fielders as the game progresses.

Stad Tye

Columbia Hires Coach Jim Rice On Ten Year Contract

Columbia University signs coach Jim Rice to a ten year term after the recent strong showing of the Columbia crews at Poughkeepsie. The salary is raised by 500 dollars per year, making Rice potentially the highest paid rowing coach in the nation.

Rice Alumbia Poughkeepsie Columbia University Jim Rice Paia

Present Moment Mentions Wise Mom In Quiet Reflection

In the present scene a wise mother offers calm guidance as a child listens. The brief vignette centers on everyday wisdom and a gentle exchange that highlights care and shared understanding.

Fa Alwa Tine

Jennings Liking College Players In Scouting Dragnet

Mughie Jennings has shown a sudden fondness for college basketball players. A scout searches the eastern region with six prospects under consideration for next season, to be tried out if needed.

Jennings Mughie Jennings Rehgois le Caneht

Legacy of a Chicago ballplayer and political rise

The narrative traces a Chicago baseball figure who resisted public schemes around a proposed ball college and league, refused a Spalding backed offer, and later managed a New York team before resigning. He then pivots to politics in Cook County, praising early successes as city clerk and outlining ongoing ambitions and plans.

Chicago Cortine G. Boaldsing Wien Kors

Paxton Toilet Co Seeks Customers For Peroxide Antiseptic

An advertisement promotes peroxide based antiseptic powder as a versatile toilet and hygiene product. It claims water mixing use for germ killing breath freshening tartar removal teeth whitening and deodorizing skin and perspiration. The ad lists price 25 and 50 cents a box and invites orders by mail from Boston Massachusetts.

Paxton Toilet CO Boston Mass

Electric Bitters Promote Blood Purity and Health

A testimonial claims Electric Bitters cleanse the blood, regulate stomach and kidneys, and restore strength. C T Hidaha of Tracy California says they make rich red blood and build health. available for 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.

C. T. Hidaha Tracy Calif Lemmon’s

Poem Extract Critiques Insults in Sharp Verse

A short verse from the Balthmore Evening Sun mocks a biting insult about reputation and mockery. The speaker laments a word that wounds, noting irony as stars turn mutt in a conclusive jab. The piece ends with a bitter line about the insult and its effect.

Cause For Economy

A dialog between Mr Needall and his wife about frugality and expense. She laments his costly habits while he defends keeping up social outings and cigars, arguing they are necessary despite her push for economy.

The Little Boy’s Vague Revenge Motif

A short vignette features a sickly little boy resting under a shade tree and imagining wealth as a means to punish a red headed rival. He plots a mile high mansion to hire policemen and imprison Bobby Moses for a black eye, illustrating a child’s naive sense of revenge.

Bobby Moses Cleveland Plain Dealer

Editorial Nuggets on Cucumbers and Ancient Digestion

A playful note from the Ohio State Journal editor humorously suggests Egyptians ate cucumbers in 1500 B C and may not be digested yet. The quip links ptomaine with Ptolemy, in a light Cleveland Plain Dealer aside.

Ohio State Journal Cleveland Plain

King of England Worries as Queen Plays Bridge

A Washington Star brief notes the king appears concerned while a man comments on the royal image and Mrs Flimglt’s husband quips that the queen does not play bridge, implying a political or social angle behind a game scene.

England Mrs. Flimglt Washington Star

They Agree on Secret of Domestic Happiness

Cartoon quip from the Toledo Blade jokes about mutual concessions in marriage. A reader replies that her husband always makes the concessions, sparking a lighthearted exchange on domestic harmony.

Jaded One and Mrs Y clash over crowding in London Opinion

The exchange features Mr X and Mrs Y debating whether to eject or admit people, reflecting a lively London Opinion snippet about social scene and crowd control in a witty column.

Mr. X

'Twas Ever Thus Patience and crowd on uptown car

In dialogue the Yonkers Statesman notes a crowded uptown car with many women grabbing straps and many men holding to seats as Patience explains the scene. The snippet captures a social moment of transit congestion.

Patrice Yonkers Statesman

The Tranquil Life Sage-After Forty Years

After forty years of married life I’ve made up my mind it doesn’t matter how often a man and his wife disagree as long as he doesn’t let her know it. Harper's Magazine.

Harper's Magazine

Train Start Time At Rail Station

Passenger asks about train departure as the conductor replies the train will start on time. A brief exchange notes a traveler with little appetite before the meal service.

Sebo

Bride Learns Husband Only After Wedding in Turkey Case

In a worldwide note from the Miss Young section the story reports a wife who discovers her husband only after marriage in Turkey. The Loston Transcript raises curiosity about why Turkey is singled out.

Miss Young Turkey Mrs. Wedd Loston

The Real Thing and a Fateful Proposal

A dialogue adapts a Philadelphia Record line in which Mrs Ghages recalls a proposed height and Mr Ghages retorts it was not acting. The exchange reflects a sharp domestic moment with a public newspaper voice.

Mystery of a Dune Rescue Recalled in Rude Quip

A cryptic note recalls a drowning scare and a claimed rescue as a sharp exchange hints at a prior peril. The speaker questions the sincerity while a second voice asserts a harsher danger was avoided.

Angelic Nickname Sparks Ongoing Harp at Spokane Story

A brief Spokane Spokesman Review item recalls a couple's quarrel as one partner jokes about an angel nickname while the other persistently teases. The exchange highlights domestic tenderness contrasted with persistent ribbing.

Spokane Spokesman Review

Egg Lemonade Recipe From Simpler Times

A historic recipe describes egg lemonade using one juicy lemon one fresh golden-yolked egg and sugar with plain water or sparkling water for a refreshing drink. The method emphasizes simple ingredients and classic preparation from an earlier era.

A Delicious Nourishing Drink

A Delicious Nourishing Drink promises to satisfy both hunger and thirst with pure high grade materials and expert soda dispensers delivering beverages of marvelous goodness.

Washington Iowa Sealed Bids For Cement Sidewalk Work

Seal bids are invited by City Clerk Fred H. Stuck for constructing about 6000 square feet of cement sidewalk in Washington Iowa. Bidders must file by August 21 1911 with a $50 certified check and a $200 bond within ten days if awarded. Specifications available at the City Clerk’s office and bids may be rejected.

Bred M. Sieck Washington Iowa Boyd B. Berdo Gaid City Journal Building Fred UH Stuck

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