The "tasty" news of 1910

"Considerable curiosity was aroused a few days ago when it was noticed that several large palm trees by the Presbyterian church lot had been cut down and were being cut into small sections. . .

"Some said the fibrous wood was to be made into souvenirs such as pin cushions. . .

"It seems that among the curious. . . was a farmer who resides near town. He was told that the pulpy wood of the palm tree was the finest kind of food for hogs and that the porkers went simply daffy over the toothsome morsels. He was also told that the hogs would find in it a medicinal quality which would fortify them against the ravages of cholera. . . Mr. Farmer asked for a load, which was presented to him free. Gleefully he took home his wagonload. . . and more gleefully he lifted some into his hog pen, for this was fattening hogs at little expense.

"The porkers, however, and much to the surprise of the farmer, turned up their snouts at the new style of breakfast food, despite the raise in prices of other food stuffs. They had no intention of turning their stomachs into saw mills and so passed the alleged luxury by without a NIBBLE."

(Was cholera more toxic than Obama?)