A Passion for Statistics Ends with Cove Oyster Feat
In Tennessee Mountains a famed eater named Ange Coombs once swallowed vast quantities of canned oysters. Neighbors pooled fifty cents each to test him, watching as he emptied can after can without pause. They marveled at his appetite and wondered how many oysters he could eat in a single sitting.
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Tennessee Mountains
Cove
Coombs
Champion Cove
The
Central Press Association
Lord George Sanger The Showman Who Gifted Himself a Title
The world’s famed showman George Sanger reportedly dubbed himself “Lord” George Sanger after a dispute with William F. Cody over horse damages. In Joseph Harker’s Studio and Stage, the tale recounts Sanger’s sharp reply that cemented the nickname and public perception of his elevated status.
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Sanger
George Sanger
Joseph Harker
William Cody
Cody
Bill
William FP. Cody
W. F. Cody
Lord George Sanger
How Telephone Serves Federal Reserve Bank New York
A 15 story Federal Reserve Bank of New York building houses a vast private branch exchange switchboard with twenty positions serving 2,000 telephones. Vault areas feature two telephones each: one to the bank’s private system and one to the Rector central office for after hours emergencies, with auxiliary trunk lines to the central station for added protection.
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Rome
Johor Central
Save on Your Gas By William E Knox
President American Bankers Association William E Knox urges balance between material wealth and spiritual and intellectual growth. He warns against chasing money alone, compares mind and spirit to essential fuel, and urges enjoying life while pursuing progress. He uses driving and gas as a metaphor to savor scenery as one travels.
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William E. Knox
American Bankers Association
Fife
Ife
New England agriculture review warns of decline and debt
A Banker-Farmer report from Lees County Mississippi cites a $5,000 budget funding an expert to promote increased dairying and better dairy operations. It notes 200 cars of heifers and cows shipped from the county last year.
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New England
Lees County
Mississippi
Telephone bells reach Sarawak oil region in Borneo
Modern service has arrived in Sarawak on Borneo's west coast. An English rajah rules a prosperous mixed population as a seven mile long telephone cable links Lutong oil refinery with Miri. The plant is designed to withstand heat and humidity in the equatorial tropics.
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Sarawak
Borneo
Alujah
Lutong
Miri
Equator
Clergyman Harness Maker Left Wealth to Heirs in London
Rev Canon Charles Griffiths of Bristol owned a thriving harness manufacturing business in London's East End. Established in 1750, the concern grew under his supervision after a relative left it to him 12 years ago. The will revealed the prosperous enterprise and Griffiths as a generous employer.
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Charles Griffiths
Bristol
England
London
New York Times
Milk from Trees Reported in West Indies and Asia
A report describes a tree sap called Kyahya in the West Indies yielding no milk when crushed, while the Kirighuman in Sri Lanka and the massenodendron in Puru forests allegedly provide milks that do not sour and may keep indefinitely.
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West Indies
Puru
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Denton Journal
Maine
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
Parlionear
Iruin
Cobb
Federal Reserve Bank
America
Victrolas
Victor Records
Victor
Karpen
Simmons
Cavalier
Singer
Hoosier
Kirsch
Heywood-Wakefield
Wilton
Crex
Denton Auto Company
P. R. Fisher
A. R. Murphy
Goldsboro Bank
Branl
Sylvatus, Va
Tee
George W. Marshall
Baltimore Feed and Seed Co
N. HolliDay ST
Baltimore
Goldsboro
Maryland
Robert Jarrell, JR
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wesley Collegiate Institute
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
Box
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
S. Frank Cole
Denton, Md
John Irwin
Denton , Maryland
W. A. Smith
Manker St
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