Peculiar egg-throwing contests fascinate Sharpsburg Ky town
In Sharpsburg Kentucky a local pastime called egg-throwing replaces shootings with vigorous battles between two crews led by captains Jim Strong and Bill Eversole. Each side fields about twenty men who supply eggs. fights peak on Saturdays with volleys, egg-carrying cap losses, and a total of 430 eggs used. The scene leaves houses and sidewalks plastered with shells while Strong's side is declared winner. Also noted is W L Bunker of Milan Kansas, a farmer claiming Siamese-twin lineage and a large wheat crop heritage linked to famous twins who settled in North Carolina.
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Kentucky
Sharpsburg
Jim Strong
Bill Brersole
Strong
Eversole
Eversoles
Captain Strong
Chicago
W. L. Bunker
Milan
Kan
Sumner County
North Carolina
Kansas
The Blues and Patent Medicines Advertised Word Salad
An old advertising fragment promotes Red Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to cure dyspepsia biliousness and various ailments including chills and fever and kidney complaints. It also touts medicated tobacco EE-M for catarrh hay fever asthma and colds. The piece claims a cash reward for cures of a condition and includes testimonials for a patent medicine cure with Toledo pharmacists and druggists referenced.
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EEM
Ee-M
Atlanta
Family Poisoning Tragedy In Nebraska Home
A Schuyler Nebraska family of seven faced a fatal poisonings event when Mrs Davis and four children died after consuming coffee laced with strychnine. The father Frank Davis and his oldest son left earlier, while another daughter became ill and the remainder showed distress during breakfast. An apparent motive remains unclear.
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Omaha Bee
Schuyler
Neb
Frank Steinach
Shell Creek Precinct
Frank Davis
Sixta
Davis
Japanese Tea Guild to Sponsor U S and Canada Education Push
The Japanese Tea Guild sent a commission to the United States and Canada to promote Japanese teas and aid American representatives in publicity. Tea bazaars will open in major cities where women can sample tea and learn preparation techniques. The government funds education efforts and issues a recipe: use a dry porcelain teapot, one teaspoon per cup, pour hot water and steep 2–3 minutes, do not boil leaves, store leaves tightly, and avoid sugar or cream.
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United States
Canada
Canadas
Japanese Tea Guild
Neal Dow Passes Away in Portland Home
General Neal Dow, famous Prohibition leader, died at his residence in Portland, Missouri, on Saturday afternoon. He lingered peacefully, recognizing his children at the bedside. death came from old age after a year of declining strength. His mind remained clear until a few days before death.
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Neal Dow
Portland
General Dow
Daily Paper
Coke Price War Forecast by Major U S Coke Producers
Cleveland advices report W J Raney a top coke producer believes Frick interests will raise furnace coke to $2 per ton on January 1. Raney quotes furnace coke worth 90 cents while market price stands at 1 50 as tensions hint at a new Frick Raney conflict in the coke industry.
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Cleveland
Ohio
W. J. Raney
Frick
Raney
Frick and
Columbia President Seth Low Resigns to Consider Mayor Run
A New York dispatch reports President Seth Low, Citizens' Union mayoral candidate, tendered his resignation as Columbia College president. Trustees referred the resignation to a five member committee for review with a report due at the November 15 meeting.
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New York
Columbia College
Seth Low
Citizens’ Union
Fever Cases and Fatalities Reported in New Orleans Area
Fever cases rose in New Orleans over the weekend with warm weather aiding spread. Four deaths occurred, thirty-one new cases reported Sunday, plus nine teen Saturday night in Edwards and one death. Mobile, Alabama saw four new cases and no deaths. An appeal to aid the needy will be distributed by the Can't-Get-Away Club. Camp Detention at Mount Vernon offers ten days’ quarantine with a health clearance from hospital surgeons.
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New Orleans
J. Dunn
State Board of Health
Edwards
Mobile
Ala
Mount Vernon
Vaccination of Mails Under Study After Cabinet Session
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Gary and Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger met with the president after the cabinet to discuss mail disinfection in infected districts. Dr. Wyman plans border camps if needed to disinfect mails from New Orleans and Louisiana to Texas, aiming to ease Texas and national concerns.
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Washington
Gary
Shallenberger
White
Railway Mail Service
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Louisiana
New Orleans
Texas
Luetgert Trial Drags Through Sixth Week in Chicago
Chicago special reports the Luetgert murder trial remaining unfinished after six weeks. The defendant’s testimony is anticipated as a key turning point with Luetgert possibly taking the stand. Observers say the prosecution leads, while defense experts clash on cross examination and bone identifications amuse jurors.
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Chicago
Adolph Luetgert
Luetgert
Sanagemaker
Vincent
Miners in Belgium Press for Wage Increase
The national congress of miners meeting in Liege Belgium has called for a 16 percent wage rise. If the request is not granted by mid November the executive committee will likely call a strike.
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National Congress of Miners
Liege
Belgium
Miles Homeward Bound
General Nelson A. Miles sails from London to the United States aboard the St Louis with Mrs Miles and Major Camp after a European tour since May. He inspected fortifications barracks camps and ordnance works and wrote three reports.
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Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Major Camp
Maus
London
United States
St. Louis
Europe
Miners Quitting Jellico Prompt New Labor Import
The Jellico region miners are leaving in large numbers and few workers remain. Chattanooga reports no Jellico coal and only a few small mines in operation. Operators plan to import labor but have faced difficulty.
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Chattanooga
Jellico Coaler
Jellico
Caring for Wagons and Beekeeping in Warm Weather
After heavy rains wagon wheels swell and dry rot worsens under sun and wind. Paint wheel wood annually on dry wood. linseed oil helps paint last longer. For beekeeping, work on warm bright days when bees fly. avoid cool cloudy times and dawn or dusk as bees irritate easily.
Sorghum as Fodder Rival to Corn in Silo Storage
The article argues sorghum rivals corn for fodder, especially when siloed. It notes sorghum stalks are tough when green but soften with fermentation, offering carbon rich nutrition and palatability. It cites sugar cane regions where workers fatten on sugar, illustrating sorghum benefits.
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West
South
Black muck soil myths and nutrient needs
The piece argues that black muck soil is not inherently rich and may lack nitrogen and minerals. It notes that swamp muck often lacks mineral fertility and remains waterlogged, reducing value despite easy handling. Ammonia and potash are needed for best results, while city buyers pay high prices for muck over drier, less vegetable matter soil.
Dairying Success Hinges On Careful Milkers And Steady Help
The article argues success in dairying relies on skilled milking and dependable workers. A careless milker wastes wages and lowers cow productivity by leaving milk rich in butterfat in the udder. Fat reabsorption dries the cow, and reliable help remains a major farm challenge. Milking many cows daily is hard on the hands and requires endurance.
Dry bricks absorb water to aid damp grain handling
The article explains that dry bricks absorb water, making them useful for farmers to dry damp grain in bins. A brick can absorb about half a pint of water, and placing a few through a heap can dry out surplus moisture from many bushels of damp grain, with potential use for damp hay or grain in bundles.
Wasteful Waste of Sweet Corn Stalks
The column explains harvesting sweet corn where one or more ears remain per stalk. It urges cutting and feeding the lone ear or nubbin to cattle as its value exceeds market sale, noting fodder corn requires nutrition to boost milk yield and criticizing leaving ears to waste.
Be Good to Yourself Body Advice
The Medical and Surgical Reporter offers practical guidance urging deliberate care of the body. It urges avoiding harm, proper clothing, sleep, warmth, and avoiding exposure, with emphasis on studying body health and the consequences of violating life laws.
Immigration totals reach peak in 1882 and later highs
A Treasury Department bulletin notes the record high immigrant arrivals of 788,002 in 1882, with 669,431 in 1881 and 608,322 in 1883, followed by declines to 334,203 in 1886 and a later peak of 623,084 in 1892. Subsequent years show fluctuations ending with a sudden drop to 230,832 this year.
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Treasury Department
Beehives Attract Toads For Evening Feasts
S V Hall of Dunkirk Georgia found toads gathering near his beehives at dusk. He watched them ambush bees brought in by the hives capturing bees with long tongues. Dissected frog showed bees in its stomach, some whole, some digested, the toads displaying unexpected foraging intelligence.
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S. V. Hall
Dunkirk
Mr. Hall
Prohibition Ticket and Skin Cure Ad Offer
A humorously phrased ad extols Tetterine as a guaranteed cure for skin diseases and markets it via druggists or mail from J. T. Shuptrine in Savannah. The same item notes the Nebraska Prohibition ticket featuring a white rose as its emblem for the fall election.
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J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Nebraska
Change of Life Heralded as Vital for Women
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential during the menopause, describing hot flashes, heart surges, and nerves in distress. It cites Mrs. Detra Watson of Cincinnati praising the remedy as a savior of life and recommending it to other women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Detra Watson
West Thst
Cincinnati
Ohio
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