Beloit man bets on pies loses twenty dollar wager
Beloit on June 19 Charley Ross paid twenty five dollars after a pumpkin pie eating bid ended in defeat. The wager involved two barabo figures and the pies ate totaled seven as the gamble collapsed.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
11
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Bets On Ten Pies
The performer known as Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater wagered $20 that he could eat ten pumpkin pies in two hours. He ate seven and a half before stopping due to a physician’s warning, while another bet for ten pies ended at four and a quarter. He returned to Beloit to prove the boast and ended up eating parts of pies, losing the bets but gaining the treats for free.
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Peter
Ross
Beloit
Farm Army Enlists 90000 for Kansas Harvest Drive
An army of 90,000 business and professional men is enlisted in Kansas to aid the wheat harvest, organized in ten day shifts of 30,000 under Gen EK Frizell, federal farm labor agent. They will be paid 50 to 55 cents an hour for 10 to 11 hour days, with board and lodging, as part of a state plan to support harvest workers amid wartime shortages.
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Toppepka
Kan
Eve Not Adam's First Wife Linked to Lilith Tale
A New York lecture summarized by Robert P. Dow claims Adam first wed Lillith, a blonde who left him, introducing divorce. Dow ties Lilith to Beelzebub and suggests her children were insects, based on antiquity research.
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Robert P. Dow
Entomological Society Bulletin
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Prospector Turns Gold Into War Bonds After Finding Rich Vein
Charles McNesle, five years on a Powder River placer claim in Oregon, returned with 65000 in gold and learned of the war. He enlisted efforts fail due to age, so he bought thrift stamps and Liberty bonds, then sent for a grub stake and went back to the hills.
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Charles McNesle
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McNesle
Cow Testing Pays Profit for Dairymen
A U S Department of Agriculture statement explains cow testing cannot force farmers to cull poor cows or change feeding. It notes testing will not compel but will encourage economical herd improvement, farm practice, and dairy business efficiency.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Illinois Governor’s Red Cross wool to be knitted into socks
Springfield Illinois June 19 Governor Lowden the highest bidder for the residential White House Red Cross wool will not frame it as a keepsake. The wool will be spun into yarn and Mrs Lowden will knit socks for soldiers.
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From
Stenographers Salaries Unchanged in Government Posts
The Civil Service Commission clarifies no raise in starting pay for stenographers and typists in Washington departments. Initial salaries remain from 1000 to 1200 dollars, with 1200 as a minority and the War Department paying no less than 1100, with promotion to 1200 after three months. Demand for experienced stenographers remains high and qualified applicants are urged to apply. Full details available from the Civil Service representative at the local post office.
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Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
War Department
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Costs Mount for Home Painting Amid War Prices
Householders in New Castle delay summer painting as paint costs rise with the war. Paint now around 4 dollars per gallon and linseed oil near 2 dollars, with other materials higher. Painters stay busy with jobs booked weeks ahead as government demand drives prices and fabricating plants east of Denver shift to federal control.
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New Castle
Pittsburg
Denver
Maude the Elephant Eats $20 From Visitor at Zoo
Mrs. W. W. Suttles of Atlanta visited the Zoo and got too close to Maude the elephant. Maude grabbed her meshbag containing a $20 bill and devoured it. Suttles recovers and seeks to recover the money while zoo staff monitor Maude for indigestion.
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Atlanta, Ga
Largest Show Window In World Is Established
GREAT LAKES II June 19. A 1000 foot long show window completed under Captain William A. Moffett serves as a naval exhibition space for Uncle Sam's sailors. It lies between the electric railway and Camp Dewey, can hold 10 000 sailors at drill, and trains passing by witness battalions in training with martial music from the navy band detachments.
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Great Lakes, II
William A. Moffett
Uncle Sam
Camp Dewey
Great Navy Band
Open Homes For Wives Of Soldiers
Des Moines Iowa June 19 Two emergency homes established by the Red Cross civilian relief department will care for wives of soldiers after leaving a maternity hospital. Mothers will stay until strength returns and be taught baby care and self-care. After leaving, effort will place them in homes.
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Des Moines
Civilian Relief Department of the Red Cross
Peggy Replaces Peg as Seagull Females Nest
A San Francisco seagull nicknamed Peg, famed by waterfront visitors, vanished but reappeared and was renamed Peggy after discovering a nest of eggs. The waterfront legend centers on the bird and its unfolding story.
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Peg
Peggy
San Francisco
Ensigns In Uniform Disturb Girls School
A detachment of ensigns stationed from the Great Lakes to Boston stopped in Troy to tour Emma Willard School for Girls. The visit sparked a flood of cards between students and sailors and prompted the Troy post office to consider extra staff. Faculty urged the sailors to avoid the campus in the future.
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Troy
N. Y
Grate Lakes
Boston
Troy Navy League
Emma Willard School For
Troy Post Office
Boys Learn To Cook Girls Train In Carpentry In Cleveland Schools
In Cleveland Ohio public schools the curriculum has shifted with boys taught domestic cooking and grocery skills while girls receive training in household carpentry. Both genders show proficiency in their new tasks and the program aims to broaden traditional roles.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Woodwork Care Note: Kerosene Water Clean Uses
Do not use soap and water on varnished kitchen woodwork. A kerosene and water solution may smell briefly but will brighten the natural wood significantly.
Awkward moment over age remark in conversation
A woman recalls an event where a man tried to minimize the topic by suggesting a reference to her age would be distasteful. She expresses that his approach angered her more than the question itself.
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