Schedule notes for National and American leagues
National League games include St Louis at Chicago Brooklyn at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and New York at Boston with clouded conditions in Philadelphia. American League features Chicago at Detroit Philadelphia at Washington Boston at New York and Cleveland at St Louis with clear weather overall.
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Weather Forecast Highlights Southern League Nights
In the Southern League schedule Birmingham visits Atlanta while Mobile plays at New Orleans under cloudy skies. Chattanooga travels to Little Rock and Nashville hosts Memphis with cloudy conditions expected.
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Scores from Yesterday’s Baseball Consistent with Standings
Yesterday results show Washington 1 over Philadelphia 2 in Philadelphia, New York 5 over Boston 6 in New York, Detroit 3 over Chicago 7 in Detroit, and St Louis 1 over Cleveland 6 in St Louis.
New York Beats Boston 5-0 in Cozy Showdown
New York city team defeated Boston 5 goals to none in a sparse schedule with no other games listed. The outcome confirms New York’s dominant performance in this brief encounter.
Minor League Scores From Providence to Richmond
In the International League results, Providence beat Newark 5 to 3. Rochester lost to Toronto 6 to 1. Buffalo tied Montreal 1 to 1. Richmond Baltimore game postponed by rain.
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Scores From Associated Games Across Cities
At Louisville the American Association posted a 2 0 win for Louisville over Milwaukee. Toledo defeated St Paul 1 0. Indianapolis beat Kansas City 6 3. Columbus won against Minneapolis 4 3.
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Southern Association Scores Report
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 10 to 3 and New Orleans beat Mobile 11 to 5. Chattanooga won 3 to 0 at Little Rock while Memphis prevailed 4 to 2 over Nashville.
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SpeakerBack in Second Place in Major League Batting
Chicago Sept 15 Tris Speaker once again competes for second in the American League batting race with a .353 average, six points behind leader Ty Cobb .374. Cobb holds the lead as Speaker trails, while Roush leads the National League with .345 and Hyatt tops the Southern Association at .335.
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World War II draft camps may spark new athletic stars
Washington reports War Department officials expect drafted soldiers in cantonment camps to form inter camp and intra camp teams in football baseball and track and field. Chairman Raymond D Fosdick says the draft aims to reveal athletic talent long hidden by college life and predicts strong future performances from even the physically perfect as yet untested raw material.
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Red Cross Christmas seals boost fight against tuberculosis
An army of 400 million Red Cross Christmas seals is being sold across the United States to fund tuberculosis work. Proceeds from this year’s sale, expected to exceed a million dollars, support the fight against TB with stamps shipped to the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Canal Zone while bolstering national campaigns.
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Elizabeth Durham
Elizabeth Murray
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Red Cross
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W. S. Taylor
Philippines
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America
Twin Beds to Open at Academy Tonight
The Academy of Music presents Twin Beds, a farcical comedy about peace and quiet being upended by a lively cast. Italian tenor Signo Monti and a strong chorus bring laughs and song, with Very Good Eddie following the main show. Prices range from 60 cents to $1.50, with matinees on Saturdays.
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Princess Theatre
Guessing the Cake Game for Party Prizes
A playful party idea uses guests guessing cake names by wearing symbolic ornaments. Attendees pick a cake type and display an item on shoulder or hair to hint its name, such as a toy hen for layer cake or a corn ear for corn cake.
Mole readings and fates from moles on the face
An 19th century molescopic guide describes how facial moles on women and men foretell fortune and doom. It links brows, lips, eyes and other spots to happiness money talent jealousy imprisonment or death, with cautions and jewelry advice.
Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth’s Glove Legend
A fragment recalls Elizabeth I bestowing favors with a glove and Shakespeare’s careful, clever defense of honor. It mentions a scene of acting as king to please the queen and a noblewoman choosing a champion with her glove at stake. The snippet also references Sir Walter Scott and a wartime tale of defense against accusations.
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Elizabeth
Shakespeare
King
Ordens
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Rebecca
Wilfred
Eahoe
Etiquette Rules From Li-Ki Shape Classic Chinese Courtesy
A discussion of the Li-Ki or Rules of Behavior outlines Chinese etiquette from greeting hosts and entering doors to stair etiquette, table manners, and ceremonial mourning. It notes how such rites govern greetings, fruit offerings, cutting melons by caste, drinking order, and the height of grief after a death.
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China
Child Life in Siam Children and daily routines in Siam
A description of Siamese childhood detailing morning washing without washstands, water fetched from a jar, betel stained teeth, shaved heads with a small tuft, and simple clay play. Girls imitate domestic life, boys play coin pitching, leap frog, rope, and marbles. Streets are canals, so children learn to row and swim early.
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Siam
Fresh Water Springs Found Amid Sea Floor in Aheirin
Ancient legends tell of streams of fresh water rising through sand to mingle with sea water around Aheirin island in the Persian Gulf. A diver uses a bag device to trap water as it flows from sand pockets, while scientists speculate the harbor bottom once lay above sea level.
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Ahrein Island
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Making Olive Oil Through Pressing Stages
The article explains a historic olive oil making process using stone mills. It describes four pressings yielding virgin first quality, second quality, third quality oils, and a lower grade, with residuum boiled to extract remaining oil. The pulp is then fermented or pressed into cake for fodder, or used for soap and lubrication.
Noted Eccentric Knighted Beef Nomenclature Tale
A historic tale recalls a noble hunter who, after enjoying a fine cut of beef, proclaimed its merit and declared he would knight the dish. The anecdote centers on his dramatic act to name the cut in honor of the animal’s prime portion.
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Charles
Crab as fisher in silent creek scene described
A fragment describes a crab behavior where it catches a fish with claws open and motionless, waiting in a creek for a shoal of killies to swim between its claws before snapping shut, capturing a little killie.
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Butter Found Buried Three Centuries Old in Tyrone Bog
A farmer unearthed a firkin containing butter in Fallagherane bog, County Tyrone, Ireland. The vessel, 12 feet underground, showed preserved butter turned yellow though still in part usable condition.
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Restricted Recreation Rule Dictates Boy’s Play
Local officials impose strict play restrictions on boys guiding outdoor activity. The rule prohibits running chasing pigs throwing balls or flying kites without formal approval from authorities and mentions Austrian toys in a curious aside.
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