King Pip VII Reigns at National Apple Show in Spokane
The National Apple Show comes to Spokane the week of November 16 with King Pip VII presiding over a six day apple carnival. Visitors will receive an apple favor daily, sample varieties like Wageners and Spitzenburgs, and enjoy concerts, dances, and conventions on over 90 000 square feet of space. Special rail rates and city preparations promise a large northwest audience.
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Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Howard
Riverside
Pip VII
Brother Jonathan
MacIntosh Red
Brother Wagener
Stayman Winesap
Spitzenburgs
Great Northwest
Northwest
Chiaffarelli
Pip
Congress of Growers
Seek Champion Makers of Pies at National Apple Show
Three apple pie contests planned by the National Apple Show in Spokane offer prizes for best pie made from fresh canned and dried apples across three classes open to housewives, high school students, and non Spokane county women. Each class has four prizes with Peter first, second, third, and fourth honors. winning recipes published in the Apple Annual distributed nationally.
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Spokane
United States
Canada
Poison paradoxes and mysteries of venom and toxins
The article discusses how dilution can increase toxicity in some poisons, including bacterial toxins and cobra venom. It cites Dr. F Roux and notes paradoxes in venom digestion, blood stream reactions, and the puzzling effects of small doses of strychnine versus tetanus risk, with a note on paradoxical cures.
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F. Roux
Icelandic Bride Customs Ignite Wedding Preparations
In Iceland a bride must invite all her friends to a dimmer at home and prepare every dish herself. Success earns praise for her skill and promises to uplift younger sisters, doubling their chances of marriage by showcasing culinary mastery.
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Iceland
Origins of the Foot Kissing Custom Across Civilizations
The article traces the custom of kissing feet as a sign of honor from ancient times. It notes oriental practices of kissing hands and hems and claims the Egyptians borrowed it from the Assyrians, with Greeks adopting it from Egypt, and Romans later following the Greek example.
Peculiar Foreign Customs Prompt Dinner Debate
A dinner discussion contrasts Chinese customs with Western norms. One man notes reverse practices in mourning and rejoicing and questions why soup is taken at the end of meals, while others offer light quips about the topic.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Cholera Strikes New York in 1832 and 1850
The report notes cholera outbreaks in New York City in 1832 and 1850 with the disease reaching the city in June 1832 and raging through October. Public schools were used as hospitals and the mortality from the era reached about 5400 according to the New York American.
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New York
Erosion Eats Dover Cliffs Marked Chalk Loss
The Dover cliffs lose chalk yearly with 190 thousand tons tumbling from Shakespeare Cliff. A prior collapse buried the coastguard watchhouse at the summit, illustrating ongoing coastal erosion and danger to structures along the British coast.
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Dover
Shakespeare
Coastguard
Italian band Chiaffarelli to headline National Apple Show
Chiaffarelli's Italian band, fresh from a summer engagement at Coronado beach, will headline the seventh National Apple Show and Fruit Products Congress in Spokane the week of November 16. The renowned ensemble, linked to Channing Ellery's era, will present afternoon and evening programs blending high brow classics with ragtime, while manager Gordon C. Corbaley negotiates the northwest booking.
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Coronado Beach
California
Spokane
Cyafaralli
Channing Ellery
Pacific Coast
Herbert Bolster
Iowa State
McKinley
Canton
Ellery
Royal Italian Band
Gordon C. Corbaley
Apple Show
San Diego
Northwest
Pippi
Virtues of Porridge Criticized By Scottish Authorities
The medical officer of the Scotch education department again warns against substituting tea and bread for porridge and milk in children meals. The Edinburgh Dispatch supports the view, noting many parents once raised on Them would admit fault for drifting from wholesome practice.
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Scotch Education Department
Edinburgh
Scotland
Woman’s bullet aim defeats burglar in street drama
A Florida Times-Union item notes a woman fires at a burglar and the bullet curves, missing the target, and instead injures a bystander in the leg nine times out of ten, illustrating unpredictable ballistics.
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Aphellon
Florida Times-Union
I am an income tax collector
An exchange between a tax official and an artist in London highlights a humorous misidentification. The artist asserts his craft while the official clarifies his tax role, prompting a brief comic misunderstanding.
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London Tatler
Dr King's New Life Pills Adurges Quick Health Boost
A vintage medical patent advert promises Dr King's New Life Pills cure and restore mood with a first dose claimed to relieve low spirits dizziness and bilious constipation. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
New Life
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