Irish Potato Duel Ends with Humorous Knockout
A Kentucky traveling preacher recounted a duel in which Bowman chose half-bushel Irish potatoes as weapons. Each hit to the opponent’s ribs knocked the wind out, and the crowd roared as the desperado was left incapacitated and bedbound for over a week. The tale, sourced to the Boston Herald, illustrates turning a vile act into ridicule to deter it.
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Ken ‘Tucky
Iman— Strong
muscWar-félow
Kentucky
Bowman
Desperado
Boston Herald
Fragmented Clever Snippets From Vintage Humor Pages
A collage of quirky exchanges and short gags from late 19th and early 20th century newspapers. Jokes touch on gender roles, marriages, odd ball anecdotes, and wordplay with characters like Dolly Auntie and Winkers. The humor contrasts domestic scenes with sharp one liners.
Striking Anthracite Miners Push for Settlement
The United Mine Workers report the second week of the strike shows gains as about 130,000 of 142,000 men are out and union members pledge not to return until a settlement is reached. Operators remain firm, noting regional differences and warning of extended action if leaders push broader disruption.
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
Frazleton
General John A. Palmer Dies at Springfield Aged 74
Former Illinois governor and U S senator General John A Palmer died at his Springfield home at 8 o clock Tuesday morning from heart disease. A Civil War veteran, Palmer rose from colonel to major general and later served in the Illinois senate and as a U S senator. Born 1817 in Kentucky, he moved to Illinois in 1830 and pursued law, politics, and military service with Lincoln era achievements including command in the Army of the Mississippi and the Atlanta campaign. He ran as a gold Democrat for president in 1896.
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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
Dillinois
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
Cordua execution condemned in press war over Boer plot
The European press condemns Gen Lord Roberts for allowing the execution of Hans Cordua a Boer officer who plotted to kidnap Lord Roberts and kill British officers while on parole. The debate hinges on punishment versus honor and the war's moral tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Lord Roberts
Hansa Cordua
Cordua
Z Wans
Navy increases Asiatic force and plans Luzon blockade
The Navy Department builds a larger Asiatic squadron led by Admiral Remey including Kentucky and several cruisers. Wilmington departs Montevideo, Albany heads to China via Suez, Annapolis Vicksburg and Dorothea sail out. The fleet, totaling 34 vessels, may be used to project power in China while aiming to blockade Luzon in the winter campaign and end the Philippines war.
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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 on the Strike Reach Across Regions
General Gobin vows to ban secret miners meetings as unrest spreads. A Sha ntokin neighborhood exodus of collieries. The Sherandoah riot striker’s funeral draws a large crowd. Hungarian women near Hazleton attempt to whip police. a clash narrowly avoided. Eugene Bramblet of Southern Coal Company recruits miners westward. Joseph Begos of Wilkes-Barre arrested for threatening a strike collaborator. Scranton workers hear watchmen coming as coal is gathered. An elderly miner, Frank Mangan, collapses and dies amid the turmoil.
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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 New Highs in September Week
Chicago records show native cattle receipts for the last week of September surpassing prior peaks. Native and Texas shipments rise while western cattle decline. For the week native receipts exceed 1800 by 8,500 and 1898 by 5,100. Monthly totals set records except for one city. Butte Montana population noted at 30,470 with 184.16 percent increase.
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Chicago
Texas
Butte
Mont
Seeds That Won’t Come Up
A clever farmer tricks his wife about his garden seeds claiming they will not sprout while plants and flowers will. The tale ends with the neighbor’s hens raiding the plot and the seeds actually sprouting, in Collier's Weekly style.
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Collier’s
Care for Bowels Promised by Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for headaches and cancer fears by restoring bowel function. It claims natural, easy movements and a ten cent trial, warning against imitations and noting each tablet bears COC.
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Cascarets
C.O. C
Bunko Lecture Sparks Quarters Lost in NYC Card Phate
In a humorous exchange from Hie Opinion, Whiffietree and Railfence discuss a man’s lecture on The Bunko Games of New York. Railfence jokes he’s been bunkoed out of another quarter, capturing a lighthearted street-dialogue moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Puck
Grain-O Promoted as Coffee Substitute for Children
An advertisement urges parents to replace tea and coffee with Grain-O a grain based drink described as nourishing and similar in taste to coffee. It claims Grain-O costs about a penny and a half per cup and is sold by grocers at 15 or 25 cents.
The Tendency of Wealthy Classes
The exchange notes that immensely wealthy people are increasing in number and that ordinary millionaires may soon be snubbed. The dialogue reflects social snobbery and shifting class perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Griggs
Lane’s Family Medicine Advertisement Claim
An old classified style notice touts Lane’s Family Medicine as daily bowel movement aid for health. It is said to act gently on the liver and kidneys and cure sick headaches. Price listed as 25 and Se.
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Bright
Lane
Crematories by Country Count
Italy leads with twenty four crematories followed by America with twenty two. Germany has four, England three, and France tyro.
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Italy
America
Germany
England
France
Various Household Remedies and Advertisements
A collage of 1900 era ads and notes promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds with money back guarantees, borax uses, Chicago Scale Co second hand scales for sale, New York city per capita spending, Piso’s Cure for Consumption praised, and assorted quotes on ink quality dyes and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Grove
Chicago Scale Co
Births and Legacies Highlighted in Ladies Home Journal Note
A brief excerpt notes births and lineage in the Madison era circle. It mentions Donelson facing the era, Mary Louise Adanes as granddaughter of John Quincy Adams, born 1829, and James Madison Randolph born during his maternal grandfather's second term. The item reflects 19th century family connections featured 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 in Canada
A Canadian farm uses electric power from two small waterfalls of sixty and one hundred eighty feet. The system yields a yearly saving of two thousand five hundred dollars. The quotation from Horace is cited on prudence in adversity and prosperity.
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Tooth of the Serpent
Dolly
Detroit Journal
Winkers
Mary
New York Weekly
Ohio State Journal
Philadelphia Bulletin
Sidney
Nat
Toma Eee
Lake de Cate
Tia Se Pte Ees
United Mine Warkere
Opersists Mette: Tieid
Joms
MiTénem
United Ming Workers of America
Jon M. Palmer
Charles A. Boutelle
Maine
Congress
Boutelle
Bangor
House of Representatives
Naval Committee
Navy
Waverly
Mass
D. A. Boutelle
DR. Stone
Pekin
Abbie Goodrich Chapin
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
John ¥. Boyer
Trinity Springs, Ind
Carter
Hall
Claudian
Dr. Kline
K. H. Kline, Ltd
Mrs. Stowe
Putnam
Bacon
St. Jacobs_Oil
Horace
Pinkham
Ish Brady
Eve
Acent
West Kimmey Street
Ineo Eltry
Chicago Newspeagen Union
White House
Union Avenue
Chico
N. OU
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