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Avoiding Original Research

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We may SUSPECT that the Baby Ruth candy bar was named after George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the baseball player, but Wikipedia is NOT the place for soapboxes. Please cite original, outside sources that make these assertions.Ryoung122 00:59, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A sensation?

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According to the article "her birth between Cleveland's two terms of office caused a national sensation." Why? What was so special about her? Chuntuk (talk) 15:53, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Ruth Cleveland". The Missoulian. January 4, 1904. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers. com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
"Babe Ruth". The Saint Paul Globe. November 20, 1891. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Djflem (talk) 11:30, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27989/battle-babies-white-house-brawl
"America's Biggest Celebrity Baby Name? Baby Ruth". July 10, 2023.

Djflem (talk) 06:43, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

NY Times

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Djflem (talk) 10:28, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • In 1897, Cleveland received a pony and cart as a gift.[1] Her obituary in the New York Times described one of her favorite pastimes as riding with her younger siblings in a pony cart.

Djflem (talk) 10:05, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Pony for Ruth Cleveland" (PDF). The New York Times. April 4, 1897. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

Cleveland diary entries

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https://doctorzebra.com/prez/z_x22ruth_g.htm Djflem (talk) 19:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Obits

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Djflem (talk) 11:34, 18 August 2023 (UTC) Djflem (talk) 06:44, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Another source

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Here is coverage of the coverage of her birth from the Pittsburgh Dispatch. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 07:21, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]