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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated December 18, unearthing stories that resonate with genealogists and history enthusiasts alike.
From local happenings to global events, we'll uncover the stories that shaped the lives of our ancestors, providing valuable insights for those on a quest to discover their roots.
So, grab your magnifying glass and step into the past as we unravel the December 18 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
The Beautiful New Game of The Spider and The Flies
The Fuller Mfg. Co., Makers, Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Ladies' Home Journal
November 1898
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1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.
THE MACHINE ACTUALLY FLIES
Successful Trial of Kitty Hawk, N.C., of Wright Brother's Invention.
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 18. - A successful trial of a flying machine was made yesterday near Kitty Hawk, N. C., by Wilbur and Orville Wright, of Dayton, Ohio. The machine flew for three miles in the face of a wind blowing at the registered velocity of 21 miles and hour and then gracefully descended to earth at the spot selected by the man in the navigator's car as a suitable landing place. The machine ... Read MORE...
Lewiston Evening Journal - Lewiston, Maine - December 18, 1903
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Election cake
Thirty quarts flour, ten pounds butter, fourteen pounds sugar, twelve pounds raisins, three dozens eggs, one pint wine, one quart brandy, four ounces cinnamon, four ounces fine colander seed, three ounces ground alspice; wet the...Read MORE...
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Spokane, Washington, USA
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 18 - Seven persons were killed and ten were injured today when a street car went through the Division Street bridge over the Spokane River. The killed were in the car more than an hour after it went into the river. The injured were removed to a hospital.
Two street cars were on the bridge at the time of the accident. They were owned by the Washington Water Power Company. One of the cars was leaving the bridge when, the whole structure collapsed. One end of this car fell... Read MORE...
Ogden Standard - Ogden, Utah - December 18, 1915
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1915 - STREET CAR GOES THROUGH BRIDGE. SEVEN KILLED AND TEN INJURED HEN DIVISION STREET, SPOKANE, STRUCTURE COLLAPSES AND PEOPLE FALL INTO RIVER.
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 18 - Seven persons were killed and ten were injured today when a street car went through the Division Street bridge over the Spokane River. The killed were in the car more than an hour after it went into the river. The injured were removed to a hospital.
Two street cars were on the bridge at the time of the accident. They were owned by the Washington Water Power Company. One of the cars was leaving the bridge when, the whole structure collapsed. One end of this car fell... Read MORE...
Ogden Standard - Ogden, Utah - December 18, 1915
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A Taffeta Silk Petticoat at $7.50
John Taylor, Dry Goods, Kansas City, Mo.
The Ladies' Home Journal
November 1898
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1892 December 18 – The Nutcracker ballet with music by Tchaikovsky is premiered at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia.
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1869 Not long ago a merchant in Munich bought from a peasant a wagon load of hay, paying for it by weight.
When the wagon was about to be unloaded the head of the seller's son appeared on top. The buyer cried out that he had bought the young scamp too, and therefore could do as he liked with him, and began to beat him. The father of the boy came to the rescue, and the fight grew to such proportions that the police took the peasant, his son, the buyer and the wagon load of hay into custody.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1869 In Tiffin, Ohio, the other day a little boy placed his mouth over a teakettle of boiling water, tipped it up and filled his mouth with the hot water, a portion of which he swallowed. His death resulted in a few days after the occurrence.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1869 Not long ago a merchant in Munich bought from a peasant a wagon load of hay, paying for it by weight.
When the wagon was about to be unloaded the head of the seller's son appeared on top. The buyer cried out that he had bought the young scamp too, and therefore could do as he liked with him, and began to beat him. The father of the boy came to the rescue, and the fight grew to such proportions that the police took the peasant, his son, the buyer and the wagon load of hay into custody.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1869 In Tiffin, Ohio, the other day a little boy placed his mouth over a teakettle of boiling water, tipped it up and filled his mouth with the hot water, a portion of which he swallowed. His death resulted in a few days after the occurrence.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
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1866 Fire at Charlestown
BOSTON, Monday, Dec. 17. A fire in Charlestown last night destroyed the wooden building at the corner of High and Pearl streets, formerly occupied as a Methodist Church. Loss, $10,000. The Armory of the Prescott Light Horse Guard, a school-room and several offices in the building were burned out.
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New York, New York
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1796 December 18 - 1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)
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BOSTON, Monday, Dec. 17. A fire in Charlestown last night destroyed the wooden building at the corner of High and Pearl streets, formerly occupied as a Methodist Church. Loss, $10,000. The Armory of the Prescott Light Horse Guard, a school-room and several offices in the building were burned out.
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New York, New York
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1796 December 18 - 1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)
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America - Did you know?
The California grizzly bear is the state’s official animal. However, in 1953 when it was named, it had already become extinct. The last known California grizzly to have been seen was killed in 1922.
Quebec - Did you know?
The Loup-GarouA staple of Quebecois folklore, the story of the loup-garou AKA werewolf goes something like this: A young man named Andre wants to become a hunter and trapper and unknowingly apprentices with a man who’s a werewolf. What’s more,...Read MORE...
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Dr. Raub's Egg White Soap
The Grandest toilet Soap Made
Nothing Else Like It
10 Cents a Cake
$1.00 a Dozen
Charles F. Miller, Lancaster, Pa.
The Ladies' Home Journal
December 1898
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