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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
6
A narrator recalls reconciliation with players after heartening remarks from Billy. He admits past errors but earns forgiveness through improved effort and a friendly invitation to return. A parting line from Billy sums up the verdict: the narrator is “the old man” who can’t play ball.
An urban visitor in Trent observes a village baseball game where youths select sides. Tommy the Twister and Billy emerge as captains amid laughter and competition. The narrator describes the scene of batters, outs, and the playful chaos of a boyhood contest.
A narrator recounts his first baseball game as the novel spectator and reluctant player. He endures taunts, awkward misplays, and a chaotic, comic sequence as Billy the captain argues rulings, Tommy the Twister pitches, and the boy wrestles with a nervous, learning curve amid a lively peers’ chorus.
An old tale from the Scilly Isles tells of a navigator who steered a West Indiaman onto rocks to profit from the wreck. The skipper, misled by the local sailor who claimed to know the isles, sent the ship ashore and most hands perished while islanders gathered plundered goods. The patriot is buried in the old churchyard.
An old ad touts Bode medicine as cooling for itching skin and soothing cuts. It claims fast action in the bath and offers a free sample with a 25 cent price at druggists or by mail from MEDICINE CO Davenport, Ia.
Carrsville reader Mrs. Hattie Cain credits Cardui for relief after sixteen years of female troubles. She reports cramps convulsions and near death before using Cardui and says the medicine helped her regain strength and mobility. She endorses Cardui as a women’s medicine and urges others to try it. She notes a pamphlet offer from the Ladies’ Advisory Service of the Medicine Co. in Chattanooga.
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