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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-05-05

worked IN the Gap for the
Stonegu Coke aud Coal Com
pany, bnt who resigned his po
sitlon t. accept one in Bristol a
lew months ago, has accepted
the position as chief clerk of
the Central supply Company al
Appalachia.
Mr.. Nenle. of Philadelphia.
VINO Is spending few DAYS in
ti''s section visiting his son,
Joe Neale, ut Dorchester, mo.
to'ed down To The Gap SUNDAY
afternoon with his sou and
spent u few hours.
The Lloyd Guild will meet
with Mrs ID. Il. Sayers on
Thursday Afternoon, May & Ii.
ut 3:30
TOMATO PLANTS from best
seed obtanahlr Good stocky
plants, q To 3 inches nigh. Now
budding. shipped in live moss
i5c per 100, s. Oh per 900 a
limited number only. Order
quick please ID G. Tritt, Dry
den, Va adv
NJ III. Maury, manager OF the
lntermond Coal aud Iron Cor
porution, left SUNDAY morning
for Philadelphia, where he viii
spend this week on business
Ills two daughters, Misses Anne
and Lucy Maury are attending
school this session at Beech
wood near Philadelphia,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Floyd Smith, Of
kingsport, spent II few days in
the Gap last week, guests at
the Monte Vista Hotel MIR
Smith was formerly cashier of
the FIRST National Bank at Ap.
palachia.
Virgil Minton, student at
the Lincoln Memorial Universi-
" ut liarrogate, Tenn, spent
Saturday und SUNDAY visiting
his parents near the Gap
+. Oily and family aud
Misses Maggie and Edna Oily
spent Snnduy al Slonegn visit
ing relatives.
A. l. Witt, supervisor Of the
Richmond Magisteral District,
left Sunday FOR Richmond,
where he Will spend the most
of this week comforting with
the stale highway commission
er in regard TO Improving the
roads III this district He will
especially urge The Importance
OF commencing work at al
early date on The road between
Big Stone Gap and Appnlachia
which is now ia "A very bad
condition.
/ Garfield c. Sword, who has
built up splendid business in
the plumbing and heating line,
is contemplating moving To
hingsport, Tenn. IN the near
future. He regrets very much
70 leave Big Stone Gap, but
thinks The opportunities offer
ed in that growing city are CON
siderably greater for his trade
and has therefore decided TO
make the change.
Miss Eula Tackett, left Mon
day night for Louisville, Ky ,
where she will visit her sister,
Miss Dorothy Tucketl, who has
been i'll at the Norton Memorial
Hospital where she has been in
training for the past two years
Miss Enla was Joined AT Pom.
nington Gap by their mother,
Mrs. Lula Jacket, who accom-,
panied her
Regular monthly meeting of
the Community League will be
held in the school auditorium
on Friday afternoon, May 7th
at four O'Clock. The animal
election of officers. An mem.
beers urged To De present
Mothers Day Service Next
Sunday at the Baptist
Church
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Miss Olga Horton spent Sat
urday at Jonesyille, where she
attended the graduating exer
cises of the high school. Among
the several To finish this year
was three Of her cousins. Miss
es Una May and Lillian Horton
and Miss Mary Merriman.
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Fountain III good condition at "A
bargain. Contains 10 syrup and
! crushed fruit reserv oirs. 3 ice
cream tubs, etc. The Mutual
Pharmacy, Big Stone Clap, Va
adv.
Mrs | h. Oppenhimer left
Friday night for Lexington,
KY, where size Is spending a
few days visiting her daughter
Andrew Reeder, of Stoneua
spent Sunday in the Gap, the
guest of MIR. aud Mrs. b r.
RhOads
Miss Iuu Allen. of Bristol, is
spending few days in the Gap
this week with friends
Miss Niuo johnson, of Coe
burn. Ia spending few days in
the Gap lhis week visiting Miss
Margaret Barron.
Mrr W j smith and little
daughter left last week for De-
troit, Mich, where they VIII
spend fcw weeks Visiting
Mrs. Smiths parents.
PLANTS FOR SALE. TO.
maioes, cabbage, egg plant,
canliiiower and peppers. Also
large transplanted tomato
plants Mrs y G. Wolfe, city
adv
MIR. and Mrs. otis Mouaer
and son, Otis, Jr., left last week
for a few days visit to South
crn points
Mrs $. j Gundry, of Stonega.
was Il guest at the Monte Vista
Hotel Saturday night for sup
per.
The sublime drama of all
time "Eyangeline' matinee TO
day at the Amnzu Theatre.
adv.
Mr.. aud Mrs Walter Phelts
aud Two children, of Keokec,
apent Sunday in the Gap visit
ing relatives
Mrs. Modge Dingesa Camp,
who has been spending several
months in Huntington, W. Va,
where she was taking Il busi
ness cours, at Il business school,
returned To her home in tho
Gap last week.
pondcrosa aud Briinmer To-
mato plants and Early Jersey
Wakefield Cabbage plants for
sale. Phone or write Lindsey
Horton adv
Major VIM a Stuart spent
few days last week in Wash
ingtun CITY attending meet.
ing Of tie executive committee
of the American Legion
The Wonan's Missionary So
ciety viii meet Thursday after.
noon ut three O'Clock at the
home of Mrs. j. b. WumpIer,
with Mrs. w H. Kilbonrne,
leader.
The Norton High School base
ball team passed through town
Friday night on their return
from Pennington Gap, where
they went 10 play but just as
they got on the diamond hard
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last inning.

stolen basee. King X Carter, 2; vii.
sdg, Spar, : Taylor, Bird, .: Gi!ly.
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AUTO SUPPLIES

AUTO FlLLlNG STATION. You
don have to blow your hoin for u.s.
tt Ate always Oh the lob Just received
4 neN Scout Model Indian Motorcycle
! lli and see il Phone l5l l5is
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CEMENT BUDDING BLOCKS
7 OR CEMENT BLOCKS, cement brick
and cement work see w f Baker,
manager ll-tf
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PAPER HANGiNG.

4 Y WAN win be glad To show YOU
z samples uf wall paper and take your
orders any tine aud 10 your work as soon
4 possible Phone III l5ls
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TlMRER FOR SALE

Boundry Of timber for sale
belonging to the town of Bog
Stone Gap on their water tract
above Minton's store.
This boundary contains 1864
trees estimated carefully 10
contain $50, 600 feet running
from IL inches up and runs
poplar, chestnut, henlock, r., d
oak, chestnut oak More than
half Of it is poplar, oak aud
chestnut
The town wants hiis on
tins timber TO be- la by The
25lh Of May, 1870 All hld,
will be opened aud The town
Reserves the right 10 accept OF
reject all bids.
Terms: One third cash, one
third in six months and one
third IN twelve months with
interest from date
Said deferred payments To be
secured 10y the lumber or timber
and made satisfactory TO the
tow n committee.
For further Information apply
to the undersigned
w. T. GooDLoE, Chairman,
Finance Committees
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rAINTlNG

THOMAS TUCKER iR - First class
painting, workmanship guaranteed EST
D Atts FURNISHED Inside and outside iin.
ish HorS tiyr ne trial l5-l9
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TRUCK pRAYAGE

Nv f BAKER y COMPANY. - All
Ainds work done; contracts taken (;
I Green work speciality See W + Baker,
Manager l0-tl
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SIMILAR TO OTHER REFORMS
They Always Bring Out Lot OF
Cranks With Queer Ideas Too
Absurd for Consideration.

Baseball's reform" wave Is just
like all other cleanups in that it has
brought out a number of, radical pro-
pOsals which seem too absurd for ser-
Gus consideration in spite of the fact
that some of them have come from
men high up in baseballs realm,
writes Charles J. Brill in the Okla
homa City Oklahoman.
abandon the worlds SERIES" is the
suggestion of l. e. SanborD one of
baseball's most famous critics. ascrib-
ing to this sport classic all the gam
bling and other ills Of which the ma
tional game seems possessed. While
the gambling scandal which caused
this upheaval is traceable to the
worlds series, nevertheless there is no
reason to believe that crookedness
would not have crept into regular
games, as matter of fact really did.
Baseball pools, now under investiga-
ton, were not made On the worlds
series. This suggestion seems no more
sensible than would one to cut off a
hand to prevent warts growing on the
fingers 1t seems like a fallacy simi-
lar to the late lamented attempt to
suppress gambling by clamping down
on horseracing.
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went to one of the world series games
at Brooklyn. Outside the gate were
bunch of little kids playing around.
Reed turned to me and said: Dad.
wouldn't it be a shame to have the
game of these little kids broken up?
Wouldn't it be awful to take baseball
away from them?' Well, while you
gentlemen were talking to me, looked
up at this propeller and thought Of
Reed. Then / thought of his remark
in Brooklyn. Grif, we've got to keep
baseball on high standard for the
sake Of the youngsters-that's why
took the job, because l want to help"
At first the judge refused the offer,
on the ground that he slowed his posi-
tion of judge" too much to quit the
bench. Finally, however, he agreed to
hold both positions, but specified that
his baseball salary should be decreased
by $7,500-the amount he receives as
judge 1t was agreed that as chairman
he should receive $42,500 a year in
stead of the $4,000 originally offered.
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PERSONAGES OF HIGH FAME
Celebrated Nine Worthless Left Deep
Impress on the Pages of Ancient
and Modern History.

The Nine Worthless were famous
personages who are often alluded to
and classed together in rather arbi-
trary manner, like the Seven Wonders
of the World, or the Seven Wise Men
of Greece. The Nine Worthless have
been counted up in the following
manner: Three gentiles of ancient
times, Hector, son Of Priam, king of
Troy, who was killed during the fa-
nous siege, described by the Grecian
poet Homer; Alexander the Great,
king of Macedonia, who carried his
conquest to what is now British In
dia; and julius Caesar, who made
himself ruler of the Roman world, and
practically laid the foundations of the
empire; three Jews, Joshua, the con-
queror Of Canaan; David, the second
king of the children of Israel; and
Judas Maccabaeus, q patriarch who
fought against foreign domination;
three Christians, King Arthur of the
Ancient Britons; Charlemagne, who
built an empire in western Europe
after the Western Roman empire had
fallen to pieces; and Godfrey Of Bouil-
Ion, a valiant knight of western
Europe during the Middle ages.
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but next day halted at the entrance
to Subig Bay to land six stowaways
who had secreted themselves on
board under the decidedly mistaken
impression tat they would be rapidly
transported to the United States.
Rescue Japanese Fishermen.
A few days later the President
Grant sighted motor launch of about
so feet in length drifting helplessly
over the Pacific swells with signal
of distress hOisted. The transport
hove to and lowered boat. The
men on the boat were Japanese fish
ermen, who said their fuel had given
out and they had drifted for five days.
They were given enough gas to take
them back to Nippon and the Presi-
dent Grant proceeded, reaching Karat
su August 10. After five days of
coaling the transport steamed toward
Vladivostok, reaching the Russian
port for the second time on August Is.
There 5,S74 troops under command
Of Gen. st. Geek, were embarked
anu tllC lCSldChI oldh liCouCu
into the rough seas and southwest
monsoons of the Sea Of Japan and
the China sea. HOngkOng was
reached September and Singapore
six days later through much rough
weather. CeylOn was touched once
more and the Indian ocean, Red sea
and Suez canal passed without mis-
hap. When Port Said was reached,
October 6, the canal authorities or
dered the ship moOred in the African
basin, against the protests of both
Captain Chambers and the American
consular agent. When the tide fell
the big ship went aground aft. Cap
tain Chambers ordered coaling stopped
and water tanks pumped out. The
ship was pulled ahead by its anchors
into deeper water. Fortunately the
bottom of the basin was soft and
the ship apparently suffered no dam
age.
After two days at Port Said the
ship left for Trieste, reaching that
port October 13. This second vOy-
age with troops was made novel by
the presence on board of 600 Russian
women, wives of the CZecho-Slovak
soldiers, and a number of babies.
Three babies died on board and two
were born.
Home Again at Last
A terrific storm arose while the
transport was moOred to dock at
Trieste and for three days the ship
was held with great difficulty. Ten or
eleven lines and eight mooring wires
held her safely, but the moOring bits
on the port quarter cracked and one
| of the wires parted.
Then came the time the crew, and
more particularly Chief Officer Jones,
was looking forward to-casting off
on the last leg. On October % the
President Grant, homeward bound,
sailed from Trieste with 1000 immi-
! grants on board. She passed easily
| through the Mediterranean, bucked a
storm lasting four days in the Allan
tic, and dropped anchor at 1 a. m.
| Sunday, November 20. The voyage
came to an end officially when, at 10
q. m. Monday the big liner warped
into Pier 2, army base, Brooklyn. tied
up and slapped rat guards on her lines.
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Glen Warner, Famous Football Coach

Football furnishes a number of
striking instances of the fact that sue
cess as a coach may often be won by
man who has never himself been
shining light on the gridirOn. The hon.
ors go to the men with the best knowl-
edge of the fundamentals and who
have made the closest study Of the
possibilities of the game.
Case Of Warner Cited.
Glen Warner, the famous coach OF
the University of Pittsburgh eleven, is
an outstanding example of the man
who has had great success as coach
without ever having created sensa-
ton as player. Warner played guard
at Cornell, but there is no record OF
his ever having burned up the gridiron
with brilliant performances. How
ever, he absorbed the teachings of his
coaches and was able to enlarge on
them. With the fundamentals of the
old game, thoroughly mastered, as
basis, he was keenly alive to the pos
sibilities Of the new game and made
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himself one of the foremost football
strategists Of the era.
Robert Zuppke of Illinois was only a
substitute when he was at Wisconsin.
But he, like Warner, had natural ap-
titude for mastering the games STRAIT
egy and instilling his teachings into
others.
Fielding H. Yost, who has built so
many powerful Michigan elevens, was
not considered a great forward in his
undergraduate days at West Virginia
and Lafayette. Coach Roper of Prince
ton never crowded any stars out of the
limelight in his student days nor was
]. w. Heisman, the University Of Penn
sylvania tutor, looked upon as great
player when he was playing with the
old Penn teams. Yet both have fur
nished exceptional examples of sue
cessful coaching. Numbers of other
instances could be cited where players
who have not risen above mediocrity
as undergraduates have developed
many notable elevens as coaches.
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THREE THROWN BALLS
RETIRE SIDE TWICE
Walter Johnson is Only Pitcher
Holding Record.
Turned Trick Against Philadelphia In
1918 and Again in Contest With
st. Louis In 1916
Other Marks.

Walter Johnson, apparently, is the
only American league pitcher who has
twice retired the side on three
balls. The Fire Ball King did this
in the sixth inning of the game of
May 20, 1913, against Philadelphia,
and in the second inning of the game
Of June /, 1916, against st. Louis.
Other American league pitchers who
have retired the side on three pitched
balls are Coumbe Of Cleveland, against
Washington, in the sixth, on August
49,, 1915; Klepfer of Cleveland,
against st. Louis, in the first, on
June q, 1917, and Craft of Washing
ton, against Detroit, in the sixth, on
September 81, 1917.
Coumbe, Klepfer and Craft con-
served their energies after supplant-
ing other men in the box, the left
handler relieving Hagerman and the
right-handers Gould and Harper.
Klepfer received from Gould leg
acy in the shape of three men on the
bases, all three having been passed.
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The prince of Wales is reported to
be writing preface to book of pho
tographs taken during his trip, which
will be sold for the benefit of a blind
soldiers hospital.
Since his return to London, the
prince has been giving a series of
small dinner parties to his intimate
friends at st. James palace, which is
now pretty well stocked with SOU
vehirs of his tour. He is considered
an excellent host and he has fund of
amusing anecdotes about his expert
ences abroad.
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Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10 Months
Eaf0nic Gets Her Up !!

"Over year ago." says Mrs. Dora
Williams, II took to bed and for lO
months did not think I would live.
Eatonic helped me so much / am now
up and able to work. recommend IL
highly for stomach trouble"
Eatonic helps people to get well by
taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out of order. If you have Indigestion,
sourness, heartburn, belching, food re-
peating, or other stomach distress, take
an Eatonic after each meal. Big box
costs only trifie with your druggists
guarantee
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PRESERVE SPORT FOR
SAKE OF YOUNGSTERS
lands Gives Reasons for Taking
Baseball Job.
Airplane Propeller Hanging on Wall
Reminded Jurist of Conversation
With Son During World's
Series Contest.

Judge Landis, by accepting the
craftsmanship of professional base.
ball." became the final court of appeal
in all matters of administration which
may come up between the National and
American leagues and any minor
leagues which voluntarily join in the
proposed reorganization.
After the offer had been made and
accepted Judge Landis told Clark
Griffith of the Washington club just
why he was willing to undertake the
task.
"Grif," he said, "Pm going to tell
you just why took this Job. See those
The Ely miner., 1920-12-24
RACE DURING LENTEN SEASON
Jefferson Fair Association to Hold
Meeting from February
Until March II.

Jefferson Fair association will have
a spring meeting at New Orleans from
February 8, when the fair grounds is
due to close, until March IL, when a
purse of $1,000 will be hung up in a
big stake. The decision to race dur
ing Lent was reached after the Thor
oughbred Horsemen's association had
agreed to allow their members to race
their horses as individuals during tlss
Lenten season. Formerly they had
agreed not to let their members race
during Lent The daily purse money
will be $500, plus $500 additional on
holidays during the spring meeting.
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Certain Man" Answered
Charge With IS YeIIoWbacks

At the closing session of a re-
vival meeting in Washington, N.
c., an evangelist, Rev. B. F.
McLendon, leaned over the pull
pit and told his congregation
that a certain man, present at
the service, had not been true
to his family, or his religion,
but that if he would deposit a
$40 bill in the collection plate
it would be taken as a token
of his repentance and nothing
further would be said, but that
if he refused, the evangelist
would publish his name.
The collection included 50
ten-dollar bills and five notes
asking the evangelist to keep
quiet, and promising the $40 in
the morning.
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HANS BURNS HIGHLY TOUTED
English Boxer Apparently Ready to
Take Jimmy Wilde's Place When
"Atom" Retires.

England seems to have developed
another little boxer who apparently
is ready to take Jimmy Wilde's place
when the mighty atom" retires. He
is Hans Burns. Promoter Cochran of
London thinks so well of him he has
offered Joe Wagner, manager of Jack
Sharkey, guaranty of $4,000 to go
across for a 20-round mill.
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Had a Job in Mind.

"My DEAR" said the banker to his
only daughter, 81 have noticed young
man attired in dress suit in the
drawing room on two or three eve
nings every week Of late. What is his
occupations"
The little miss blushed prettily, and
her dark eyes flashed mischievously,
but there was keen pride and JOY in
her voice as she answered: :
"He is at present unemployed, IA
ther, but he is thinking seriously OF
accepting a position as life-companion
to a young lady Of means"
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He is fond of playing rackets and
swimming at the fashionable Bath
club, off Piccadilly. A keen follower
of the chase, he has recently bought
several new hunters, and he is keep
ing up family traditions by accepting
the Craftsmanship of the West Norfolk
hounds, a position which his grand
father, King Edward, held for many
years. He is also coming to the fore
as a cattle breeder. AT the recent Bir-
mingham cattle show he took three
prizes with three heads of Aberdeen
Angus cattle from his Dartmoor farm.
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How'S This?

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
DO what we claim for it-cure Catarrh or
Deafness caused by Catarrh. We do not
claim to cure any other disease.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is q
liquid, taken internally, and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces Of
the system, thus reducing the inflammas
ton and restoring normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
=. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Killing Bee Spoiled.

Seymour, Ind-Citizens of this town
had visions of killing bee with bank
robbers as victims, when the burglar
alarm went off at the Jackson coun-
ty bank. They surrounded the insti-
tuition and waited five hours for the
yeggs. Then it was found that the
vault has been improperly locked and
the batteries did the rest.
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PRINCE STIRS HIS BROTHERS
Wales Travel Stories Rouse "Wan-
derlust" In Other Members
of Family.

London, Observation-Disclosures ac-
counts given by the prince of Wales
in the royal family circle of his ex-
periences during his recent empire trip
are said to have raised keen desire
on the part Of his brothers, Princes
Albert, Henry and George, to go on
similar voyages.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-24
DOC CROSSES JIM

In one of the worlds series
games at Brooklyn Jim Johnson
motioned to Wheat to play in
closer, whereupon Brother Doc
proceeded to hit to deep left.
Wheat managed to get back in
time to make the catch. but 1t
was no easy task. Thought you
knew where your brother hit"
grumbled Wheat when he came
in off the field. doc crossed
me that time," was Jim's retort.
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Broke Her Heart.

"He took mean revenge"
''In what way"
"When she sued him for divorce
he got the judge to give him the Gus
tody of her Pekinese. Boston Trans
cript.
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He's Nc Kid.

Norman E. Brookes, the great
Australian tennis player, has just
celebrated his forty-fifth birthday.
He has played for the Davis cup
-rophy oftener than any other net
star.
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DODGERS Sign coIIea.an.

Walter Kelley of Modesto signed
contract to play with the Brooklyn
club of the National league in 1921.
He is an infielder, and now a
student at ST. Mary's college, Oakland,
Co1
The Ely miner., 1920-12-24
Mccoy Opens Gymnasium.

Kid Mccoy, veteran heavyweight
boxer, has established a gymnasium
at Oakland, CAL, and will endeaver TO
impart some knowledge of fisticuffs to
aspiring champions.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-24
Brady Passes un Soccer

Cliff Brady, second baseban of the
Boston Red Sox, rated as one of the
greatest little soccer players in his
ome town of st. Louis, has passed up
hat pastime for this winter.
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Cobb Recommends sheelx.

Ty Cobb, so runs a story, has rec.
ommended to the Detroit club the
purchase of Earl Sheely, first base-
man of the Salt Lake team.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-24

Unless man possesses self-cOntrOl
he is little better than q slave
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"Bulgarian Blood Tea .

Will add many years to your life.
Purifies the Blood, Flushes the Kid
neys, Gently Moves the Bowels and
Sweetens the Stomach. Try it just
once = you will never use anything
else. Druggists and Grocers Every
where
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Missing Persons Located in any part of the
world No fee unless person sought is lden-
5 tilted. We can find them. Write M Fahr-
bach, Wenham Bldg, Grand Rapids. Mich