Locals Rally as Shirley Secures Win Over Tama To
Washington defeated Tama-Toledo 7 to 4 at Tama with Shirley pitching and Long hits from Parks Hellerich and Schliebner. Tama led 3 0 in the third before Washington tied in the sixth and added three in the seventh and ninth. Tyree, Dunn and Schliebner each had multiple hits as Ebert was slated to pitch next for Washington.
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Shirley
Washington
Hyland
Tama-Toledo
Tama
Twin City
Parks
The Last Dollar and Its Purchasing Power
A reflection on frugal use of a single dollar, urging planning to stretch each cent. It argues that careful spending makes money elastic, increasing buying power and easing financial strain.
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New York Press
Pigeons Race From New Orleans to Baltimore for $35,000
One hundred carrier pigeons left New Orleans for a 1000 mile race to Baltimore. The arrival is expected Saturday morning with prize money totaling about $35,000 likely to change hands on the result.
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New Orleans
Baltimore
Wise Woman Fella-Bella Quits Bridge Whist
Wise woman Fella-Bella stops playing bridge whist and burns her remaining cards. Stella-Burned her bridge behind her with the score eighty to speak.
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Bella
Stella
Fifty Years Ago Today July 27 Deep Sea Disaster
The Steamer Golden Gate burned at sea while sailing from San Francisco to Panama causing about 150 deaths. The first exchange cartel for prisoners of war was organized by Federal and Confederate authorities.
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Golden Gate
San Francisco
Panana
ISO
Explorers Locate Nile Source and Crimean Cannon Shipment
Fifty years ago Speke and Grant located the Nile source at Lake Victoria Nyauza. British merchants presented to the Confederacy twenty two cannons captured from Russia at Takermen in the Crimea. The guns had run the Federal blockade in the cruiser Nashville. Twenty five years ago General Boulanger sought official permission to challenge Senator Ferry to a duel.
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Speke
Grant
Lake Victoria
Nyauza
Confederacy
Takermen
Crimea
Nashville
General Boulanger
France
Senator Ferry
Baseball standings and results from major leagues
A long list of baseball standings across the American League, National League, and minor leagues with team records, scores from Friday's games, postponed matches, and league leaderboards. The piece notes several city teams and regional leagues, then closes with a brief etymology on the word butler and pantry origins.
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American League
Chi
P.C. New York
Cinem’ath
Chicago
Loube
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Phivel'ia
New York
Louis
National League
Lis
Flaukee
Olumbus
Toledo SS
Louisville
Kawe City
Ind
Western League
St. Bop
Moines
Omaha
Wichita
Sroux City
Lincoln
Denver
Topeka
Tiree Eye League
Tpr
Chi Decatur
Oy Np
Dubuque
Quincey
SRB Mgt
Danville
Peoria
Central League
Wayne
Wheeling
Dayton
JSG. Rapids
Speed
ST. Pmaute
Aurora
Wausau
Madison
Central Association
Hin'et'n
Sharkey’s Wife Sues for Divorce in New York
Tom Sharkey faces a divorce suit filed by his wife in New York alleging cruel and inhuman treatment while intoxicated and other grounds. The action highlights a high profile maritime figure involved in a domestic dispute.
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Sharkey
New York
Tom Sharkey
Greeks Practiced Palmistry in Ancient Times
The article notes that palmistry was practiced by the ancient Greeks, illustrating cultural interest in divination and line reading as part of their daily life and belief systems.
Diet and Health Hints on Heat and Diet
Dr. Wiley says heat suffering is largely mental and can be avoided. He notes room heat from burning wood and internally generated heat from excess carbon. A diet of mostly fruits and green vegetables, eaten sparingly in extreme heat, helps prevent heat prostration.
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Dr. Wiley
Equator
North Pole
Snail Racing Parade Hots Up in Paris Offices
A French interior ministry probe uncovers snail racing among clerks. Cardboard snail stables, lettuce bets, and prizes up to nine dollars surfaced as officials began cracking down to curb clerical gambling among a young, impressionable workforce.
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Milletry of
Epry
Trousseau Box of Alaska Indian Bride
The Alaska Indian bride keeps a beaded moccasin, carved silver bracelets, walrus tooth necklace, and fur parka in a 12 by 18 inch trousseau box. Narada designs and paints the box with red, yellow, and black symbols, reflecting valued belongings over white bridal finery.
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Narada
Cities Within a City
Immigrants from Europe settle in New York forming tight ethnic enclaves. The first generation maintains language and customs, while the second generation integrates through public schools and mixed-nation interaction, gradually becoming Americans in the metropolis.
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Europe
New York
Gambling Scandal Tangles Mayor Gaynor and New York Politics
The Rosenthal murder sparks a broad debate over Mayor Gaynor s gubernatorial prospects and party damage. Milk price hikes hit poor New Yorkers as dipped milk rises to six cents a quart. Union Ferry Co warns of service discontinuation on Wall and Catherine streets. Mrs Belmont launches suffrage offices in Newport drawing elite attention. A simulated war game plans a Hartford near battle with 20 000 troops and a final stand to defend New York led by Brig. Gen Tasker H. Bliss.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Gaynor
Baltimore
Lieut. Becker
Rosenthal
Becker
Brooklyn
Wall Street
Union Ferry Company
Wall and
Catherine Street
Manhatta
Hartford
Atlantic
Connecticut
New England
Boston
Albany
New York State
Tasker H. Elisa
Young wife saved from hospital in Upper Sandusky
Mrs Bens A Strans Bery of Upper Sandusky Ohio recounts recovering health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. The letter touts the remedy for female ailments and urges others to try it, noting decades of use and national advertisements.
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Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Housekeeping
Lydia E. Pinkham
Foley's Kidney Pills claim curing backache and kidney strength
Advertising copy promoting Foley's Kidney Pills as a remedy that cures backache strengthens kidneys corrects urinary irregularities rebuilds tissues and removes uric acid to prevent Bright's Disease and Diabetes with a warning to avoid substitutes from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Bright
Lemmon's Pharmacy
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