The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-06
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The biggest ester TO establish =
new record WAS WISCONSIN farmer
named William Hstner. he de-.
voured fifty roasting ears in one tav,
and passed on to the unknown conn.
try where green corn is not supposed?
to be on the bill of fare.
Indiana reported tho youngest
grandfather, Edgar Williams, of
Indianapolis, aged 80, who belongs
to family noted for early marriages.
Among the novel records of the
period must be included that held by
James Stewart, of Leyden, N. Y,
who announces that he has lived on
earth lO4 years without ever having
told lie. He goes George Wash.
lngton one better by saying that he
can lie, but won't. This remarks.
bic centenarian used alcoholic bev-
erages and tobacco freely until he
was so, when he took new chute
and swore off.
| The most extraordinary old per-
son of the year WAS Signora Catelina
| Flores, of Pasadena, Cal, who peace
fully passed at the age of III, hav.
ing continued her usual round OF
work until the day of her death. She
had lived under the shadow Of the
San Gabriel Mission for more than
100 years.
| THE LARGEST BABY
| The largest child ever born ir
| Illinois saw the light of day in Wau
kegan in July, when Mrs. George
Catlln gave birth to a daughter
weighing twentyone and halt
pounds
| St. Louis factories eclipsed all
competitors in the 2 >ducton of the
dainty known as g. + kraut, using
for this purpose 100000 cabbages
and manufacturing more than 1O0,-
1000 half barrels, which we're shipped
to all parts of the United States.
| Fifty persons committed suicide
IN Chicago during the month of MAJ
the greatest number ever recorded
in single month, according to the
health department.
| The largest gun in tho world, d
l0 inch weapon, requiring years iu
construction, WAS completed at the
\ Watervilet Arsenal in June. this be
ing the most powerful engine of de
struction yet devised By man.
May was the record mouth 70,
immigration, the total number o.
steerage passengers from foreign
countries passing through Ellis Is
land being $500. The Que da,
! record was broken on May 3, whor
I b,ol3 mon, women and children from
D almost every country in Europe, al
= we'll as a few from Asia and Africa
!, stepped foot on American soil for tn,
q first time.
The largest number of stoerag.
: passengers tnat ever arrive d at Nev
2 York in one vessel came in March ,
y the Hamburg American liner Batn
i, via, the number being 1902.
sE Turning to great aohievents in liv
0 stock. Shamrock, the champion stee
r Of the third Internatinnal Live Stool
@ Exposition, won the prize in hi
q class. He was sold at auction
q bringing fifty ak cents n pound OF
n the hoof. His weight was l,89
II pounds making his total Cost 81 ,O1O
q $50.
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