Bingville blueberry boom invites outsiders to harvest
An editorial extols Bingville as a blueberry paradise, urging readers to pick ripe berries and invites outsiders from neighboring towns to visit. It highlights Saw Ridge Mountain’s abundant crops, local picker anecdotes, and the appeal of meals and scenery to attract visitors and boost circulation.
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Bingville
Bingvillains
Amin Haines
Hank Dewberry
Hank
Eph Higgins
Eph
Blueberry Belt
Saw Ridge Mountain
Blueberries
Peple
Mystery Odor Revealed In Bugle Office
A strong smell at the Bugle office was traced to spoiled paste stored in a desk weeks earlier. The odor was initially blamed on a dead cat but investigation found the source inside.
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Bugle Office
The Biograph Moving Pictures Thrill Bingville Crowd
Hyde of Boston brought a moving pictures exhibition to the Town Hall in Bingville. Audiences packed the venue and faced a stampede as a fire scene and a chicken theft reel played out, with cheering and laughter throughout.
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New
Bingville
Hyde
Boston
Mr. Hyde
Bugle
Eva G
the Bugle
Seth Dewberry
Wimmen
Seth
Local items and antics in Bingville Bugle
Notes from Bingville include weather, stamps for sale, wheat cutting, a five foot black snake, local misadventures, and community updates. Mentions Miss Phronicia Watkins sick with a cold, Deacon Andrews patches, Ham Wilson poisoned by ivy, Hester McCracken visiting Calamity Corners, and Samantha Deevers recovering after a relapse.
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Phronicia Watkins
Bingville
Phronicia
Eph Higgins
P. M
Higgins
Brad Peters
Brad
Reaper
Jake Tucker
Jake
Bugle
Deacon Andrews
Deacon
Ham Wilson
Ham
Hester McCracken
Calamity Corners
Si Hoskins
McCracken
Hester
Jake Winslow
Hill of Sorrow Hollow
John Jim Williams
Brent Williams
Doz Livermore
Doc
Andy Skinner
Wes Woodruff
Board of Health
Samantha Deevers
P. O
Samantha
Calamity Corners Notes From Land's End
Amri Haines reports summer mosquito bites and questions why they linger. Last Saturday evening the parlor at Miss Hetty Brown’s home glowed late. Jake Baldwin fixes his fireplace with early readiness unlike waiting till winter. Mrs. Jane Haskin seeks a pip remedy for her chickens. Bill Henshaw harvested wheat last week.
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Amri Haines
Amri
Hetty Brown
Hetty
Sam
Jake Baldwin
Jake
Jane Haskin
The
Bugle
Pipp
Harvest scare and cider misfortune at Bingville
Rufe Atkins nearly suffered sunstroke in a harvest field but sources say excessive hard cider caused the ailment. Mrs. Hen Jordan's baby had a severe fit of collie after a night with Hen riding to Bingville for Dr Livermore. the infant later improved upon the doctor's return. News from Land's End is scarce with more to come.
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Rufe Atkins
Hen Jordan
Hen
Bingville
Doc Livermore
Land's End
Anon
Lucifer
Man Almost Gored By Field Bull After Sign Warning
Goram Pease faced a near fatal encounter when his red bull charged him after he crossed into the pasture to fetch a whetstone. The bull tipped him over the fence, lifting him about 30 feet into the air before he landed in a ditch on the other side. He escaped with torn clothing and bruises and offered the bull for sale for cash.
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Goram Pease
Goram
Petersby
Coram
Willers
Lige Cuts Hole in Pants While Chopping Wood
Lige Green swung an axe while chopping for his mother last Sunday. The tool slipped and cut a hole through his pants and into his leg, but he says he does not mind the injury though he dislikes the ruined Sunday best.
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Lige Green
Lige
Boy Hikes Home Naked After Leech Incident
Johnny Skinner swam in a creek and was fastened by a leech. He ran home through Bingville without clothes in a panic. His mother cut the leech in two with a butcher knife to free him. She later retrieved the clothes from the creek.
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Johny Skinner
Johnny
Crick
Bingville
Emily Dewberry to Sing If Weather Favors Service
Emily Dewberry is set to sing a solo at Sunday church services if the weather is favorable. Her attendance and performance depend on her ability to wear her new chintz dress, but she tends to sing best when not hollering.
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Emily Dewberry
Emily
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Newton Newkirk
Mrr. Hyde
Coutry Correspondente
Land’s End
Bill Henshaw
Simon Cooper
Hiram Quinby
Govlen Pond
Jared Peigrshy
Iz Hemingway
Law
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