Irish potato duel ends with comic defeat in Kentucky
A traveling preacher in Kentucky confronted a violent heckler who challenged him to a fight. Bowman chose half-bushel Irish potatoes as weapons. The match ended when Bowman's potato strikes and ribs blows left the desperado winded and defeated, the crowd roaring with laughter.
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Ken ‘Tucky
Iman— Strong
muscWar-félow
Kentucky
Bowman
Desperado
Boston Herald
Fragmented Humor Snippets in Mixed Comic Bites
A collage of jokes and light vignettes from various papers, including a domestic quip about Dolly and family, a jab at gender double standards, a bicycle and typewriter romance, a lunatic asylum meet, and a quip about a plugged quarter. Also includes a magistrate exchange and a porch party pun.
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Winkers
Mary
New York Weekly
Striking Coal Miners Gain Ground in Anthracite Field
The second week of the United Mine Workers strike shows a gain in the anthracite region. Over 130,000 of 142,000 miners are on strike with most joining the union and demanding a settlement before returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Hasleton
Britchell
Jeddo
Shenandoah
Mahamoy City
Mine Workers’ Union
Mitchell
Lackawanna Valleys
Schuylkill
Wilkesbarre District
Wyoming
Society of United Workers
Pittston
Ashley
Mahanoy
Broad Mountain
Shenandosh
Frazleton
Passage of Gen John M Palmer Honored in Illinois
Gen John M Palmer former Illinois attorney and Civil War veteran dies at his Springfield home at 8 am after a chest pain episode. He led the Fourteenth Illinois Volunteers, commanded in the Army of the Mississippi, later served as Governor of Illinois and United States Senator.
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Paseea
John A. Palmer
Ornor
Illinois
United States
Benator
Sadao
Springfield
Palmer
Gen. Palmer
John McCauley Palmer
Eagle Creek
Scott County
Dilmois
Carlinville
State Senate
Philadelphia
Washington
Fourteenth
Illinois Volunteers
John ©. Fremont
John Pore
New Madrid
Island No. 10
Fourteenth Army Corps
Atlanta
Ilinois
Indianapolis
Winthrop Ellsworth Stone
James H. Smart
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Stone
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Gottingen
Germany
Du-Stone
Chemical Department
University of Tennessee
The
Tennessee University
Condemnation and Debate Over Cordua Execution
European press condemns Lord Roberts for allowing Hans Cordua to be executed after his parole violation in a Boer plot to kidnap British officers. Debates mark the sentence as harsh yet justified for treachery and breaching officerly honor.
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Europe
Lord Roberts
Hans Ae Cordua
Cordua
Learl
O Wans Cordua
Roberts
United States Naval Reinforcement for Asia and Philippines
The Navy Department strengthens Asiatic station forces. Admiral Schley’s South American squadron loses Wilmington from Montevideo while Albany sails to China via Suez. Annapolis, Vicksburg, Dorothea to depart once ready. Kentucky joins Remey’s fleet, totaling thirty four vessels, potentially to blockade Luzon and end the Philippine conflict.
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Navy Department
United States
Asiatic
Admiral Schley
Wilmington
Montevideo
Albany
Mediterranean
China
Suez Canal
Annapolis
Vicksburg
Dorothea
Remey
Kentucky
Astiatic
Oriental
Great Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Russia
Austria
Washington
Luzon
Philippines
Notes of the Strike and Riot Incidents
Gen Gobin forbids secret miners meetings as Hazleton clashes unfold. In Shantokin many collieries shut down, the Sherandoah riot striker is buried in a grand funeral. Hungarian women assault coal and iron police near Hazleton, a fight narrowly ends. Begos of Parsons leads large miner gangs west. A Wilkes Barre Hungarian, Begos, is jailed for threatening a striker. A Scranton scene prompts cries of watchmen approaching and an aged miner Frank Mangan dies from heart failure.
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Gobin
Shantokin
Sherandoah
Coal and Iron Police
Hazleton
Eugene Bramblet
Southern Coal Company
Parsons
Kan
Joseph Begos
Wilkesbarre
Scranton
Frank Mangan
Cattle Receipts Reach Record Levels in Chicago
Receipts of native cattle in Chicago in the last week of September set records as shipments of natives and Texas cattle rose while western cattle declined. The week’s native receipts surpassed the 1800 week by 8,500 and the 4898 week by 5,100, with the month’s totals also breaking records except for Butte Montana’s population figure of 30,470 and a 184.16 percent increase.
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Chicago
Texas
Butte
Mont
Seeds Come Up After All in a Garden Lesson
A man tends a garden bed while his wife asks when the seeds will sprout. He jokes that only plants will appear, not seeds, claiming superior knowledge. Hens from a neighbor prove him wrong as seeds unexpectedly emerge in the plot.
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Collier’s
Caret Candy Cathartic Advertising Claim
An old advertisement exalts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for various ailments from headaches to cancer. It promises gentle, natural bowel movements and claims each tablet bears C.O.C. stamped on metal boxes and warns to beware of imitations.
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Cascarets
C.O. C
Bunko Lecture Sparks Quizzical Coin Toss
In a playful exchange, Whiffietree and Railfence joke about paying a quarter to hear a lecture titled The Bunko Games of New York. Railfence quips that he feels bunkoed out of another quarter, capturing a lighthearted moment from the comic strip dialogue.
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New York
Grain-O advert promotes grain based drink as coffee substitute
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee, and costs about 6 cents per serving. It urges selling in all grocers at 15 and 25 cents.
The Tendency of Wealth and Social Snubs
A brief dialogue notes that the ultra rich are increasing in number and predicts ordinary millionaires will soon feel snubbed as wealth concentrates. The exchange reflects social tension around wealth in society.
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Briggs
Griggs
Lane's Family Medicine Admits Daily Bowel Movement Claim
A pamphlet describes Lane's Family Medicine as promoting daily bowel movements as essential for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief for a tired head. Package price listed as 25 and Se.
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Lane
Crematories by Country Lead Count
Italy tops crematories with twenty four, followed by America with twenty two. Germany has four, England three, and France very low. The regional totals illustrate a skew toward European and American facilities.
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Italy
America
Germany
England
France
Mixed 1900s Advertisements and Notices in One Column
A collage of product pitches and quotes lists laxatives for colds borax uses meat buyers volumes scales ink and facial dyes plus quotes from various figures and brand names. It highlights consumer goods from Laxative Bromo Quinine Carter's Ink Hall's Catarrhia and Putnam Face less Dyes alongside public interest style notes and endorsements.
Mary Louise Adanes Granddaughter of John Quincy Adams
Mary Louise Adanes, granddaughter of John Quincy Adams, born in 1829 during James Madison Randolph’s birth, acknowledged in the Ladies Home Journal.
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Donelson
Jackson
Mary’. Louise’ ’ Adanes
John‘ ‘Quincy Adana
James Madison Randolph
Ladies” Home- Journal
Electrical farming by water falls sparks savings
A Canadian farm uses electric power from two small waterfalls of sixty and 190 feet to run its operations. The project reportedly saves about $2,500 annually, illustrating how resourceful farming can adapt to adversity and prosperity.
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Jon M. Palmer
Charles A. Boutelle
Maine
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D. A. Boutelle
DR. Stone
Pekin
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Woman's Board of Missions
Boston
Tung-Cho
North China
Methodist University
Southern California
Prince Kui Wha
Corea
San Francisco
Roanoke
Sin Ta Moo
Corean Legation
Prince Eui
Wha
Prince Elli
Puck
W. Grove
Chicago Scale Co
John ¥. Boyer
Trinity Springs, Ind
Carter
Hall
Claudian
Dr. Kline
DE. K. H. Kline, Ltd
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Putnam
Bacon
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Ish Brady
Eve
Acent
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Chicago Newspeagen Union
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