100 years ago today : Detectives shot by eggs
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 1, 2021 9:43am CST
This was taken from the The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, February 01, 1921 Found on chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
No that's not what the actual headline says, but it sort of looked like it to me at first. I had to look up the definition for Yeggs and it's basically a burgular. Never heard the term before and don't know if it was considered derogatory or just slang in those days.
Three detectives were shot while trying to defend Morton Bond Co. from thieves. Out of the three, two were suspected not to survive.
Seems like a scene from the wild west, don't it?
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I thought it was eggs haha@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
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1 Feb 21
I'm glad I'm not the only one! I mean, I saw the Y but my brains said "eggs"
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
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1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Its a good thing to hit them with too
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
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1 Feb 21
@RebeccasFarm Oh yes! There have been people in my life I would have loved to hit with eggs.
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@LindaOHio (222727)
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2 Feb 21
I thought it was the name of the perp. lol I love those old newspaper articles.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
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2 Feb 21
I kind of thought that too after I realized it wasn't eggs.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
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2 Feb 21
I don't think it's used at all anymore.
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