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In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated March 11, 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 March 11 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Old-Fashioned Molasses Candy - First secure old-fashioned New Orleans molasses. This is far the most important and the most difficult part of the recipe. Then boil, allowing have an ounce of butter to each pint of molasses until it becomes...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1898
1880s
Bradley's Super-Phosphate of Lime
Bradley Fertilzer Co.
Boston, Mass.
"The Bradley Fertilizer Company was founded on the point of land adjacent to the Back River on Weymouth Neck in 1874 and remained in operation until 1982 when it was purchased by ConocoPhillips."
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"It became recognized as the world’s largest fertilizer plant..." northweymouth.org
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St Paul, Minnesota, USA
St. Paul, Minn., March 1. - Members of the legislature were "fired out" literally to-night in a summary manner. At 9 o'clock while both houses were in session, fire was discovered in the dome of the capitol. An alarm was immediately given. In the senate and assembly chambers, a blinding cloud of smoke immediately followed, the opening of the doors. Many of the members rushed for the windows, but the height was too much, and they turned and got out through the cloak room just in time. The flames ... Read MORE...
The Emporia Weekly News - Emporia, Kansas - March 11, 1881
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1881 - A Disastrous Fire - The Minnesota State House Burned.
St. Paul, Minn., March 1. - Members of the legislature were "fired out" literally to-night in a summary manner. At 9 o'clock while both houses were in session, fire was discovered in the dome of the capitol. An alarm was immediately given. In the senate and assembly chambers, a blinding cloud of smoke immediately followed, the opening of the doors. Many of the members rushed for the windows, but the height was too much, and they turned and got out through the cloak room just in time. The flames ... Read MORE...
The Emporia Weekly News - Emporia, Kansas - March 11, 1881
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies
Avoid making any noise in eating, even if each meal is eaten in solitary state. It is a disgusting habit, and one not easily cured if once contracted, to make any noise with the lips when...Read MORE...
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness: A Complete Handbook for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society... by Florence Hartley, January 1, 1872
Long Beach, California, USA
1933: A 6.4 earthquake killed 120 people and caused $50 million in damages, Long Beach, California. (The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com)
2,000 HURT, PROPERTY LOSS UP TO 35 MILLION.
LONG BEACH IS HARDEST HIT BY SERIES OF 23 SEVERE SHOCKS.
NIGHT OF TERROR IN LOS ANGELES.
RELIEF SITUATION NOW WELL IN HAND; NAVY AND MARINES HELP.
Bulletin:
Seattle, Wash., Mar. 11 (AP) - An earthquake, described by University of Washington scientists as being "stronger than any of the previous... Read MORE...
Moberly Monitor Index - Missouri - March 11, 1933
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1933 - March 10 - Major earthquake in Long Beach, Calif
1933: A 6.4 earthquake killed 120 people and caused $50 million in damages, Long Beach, California. (The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com)
2,000 HURT, PROPERTY LOSS UP TO 35 MILLION.
LONG BEACH IS HARDEST HIT BY SERIES OF 23 SEVERE SHOCKS.
NIGHT OF TERROR IN LOS ANGELES.
RELIEF SITUATION NOW WELL IN HAND; NAVY AND MARINES HELP.
Bulletin:
Seattle, Wash., Mar. 11 (AP) - An earthquake, described by University of Washington scientists as being "stronger than any of the previous... Read MORE...
Moberly Monitor Index - Missouri - March 11, 1933
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Olean, New York, USA
The Dead:
NORMAN BROWN, aged 18 years, Olean.
JOHNNY TOBIN, aged 15 years, Olean.
JOHN McCREADY, aged 13 years, Olean.
JOHN McMAHON, aged 19 years, Olean.
MICHAEL V. DRISCOLL, aged 22 years, North Olean.
WALTER SWIFT, aged 19 years, Olean.
JOHN STEMLINGER, aged 17 years, Olean.
HENRY GODDEN, aged 18, years, Bordmanville.
RICHARD CONNELL, aged 19 years, North Olean.
WALTER JACKSON, aged 13 years.
WALTER ROTH, aged 16 years.
HERMAN ROLLMAN, aged 15 years.
ROFELO QUARTINO.
CARMEN... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 11, 1903
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1903 - OIL TANKS EXPLODED WITH AWFUL RESULTS. OVER TWENTY DEAD AND HALF A HUNDRED FATALLY INJURED AT OLEAN N.Y. CROWDS GATHERED TO SEE THE TRAIN WRECK WHEN THE BURNING OIL EXPLODED CAUSING A FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
The Dead:
NORMAN BROWN, aged 18 years, Olean.
JOHNNY TOBIN, aged 15 years, Olean.
JOHN McCREADY, aged 13 years, Olean.
JOHN McMAHON, aged 19 years, Olean.
MICHAEL V. DRISCOLL, aged 22 years, North Olean.
WALTER SWIFT, aged 19 years, Olean.
JOHN STEMLINGER, aged 17 years, Olean.
HENRY GODDEN, aged 18, years, Bordmanville.
RICHARD CONNELL, aged 19 years, North Olean.
WALTER JACKSON, aged 13 years.
WALTER ROTH, aged 16 years.
HERMAN ROLLMAN, aged 15 years.
ROFELO QUARTINO.
CARMEN... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 11, 1903
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Jamestown, New York, USA
Fire Started From Flying Embers in a Blaze on Saturday, and Continued Until Eight O'clock This Morning.
Jamestown, March 14 - Shortly after one o'clock this morning a fire broke out anew in the GOKEY factory building and spread so rapidly that before the firemen could rach the scene and get streams of water plying upon them, the flames were beyond control. The fire was an even more spectacular one than that of Saturday night in the same building and in which Foreman JOHN HANSEN of the fire... Read MORE...
The Olean Evening Times - New York - March 11, 1910
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1910 - JAMESTOWN HAS A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE - THE GOKEY BUILDING AND SHERMAN HOUSE TOTALLY DESTROYED AND TWENTY FIRMS SUFFER LOSSES.
Fire Started From Flying Embers in a Blaze on Saturday, and Continued Until Eight O'clock This Morning.
Jamestown, March 14 - Shortly after one o'clock this morning a fire broke out anew in the GOKEY factory building and spread so rapidly that before the firemen could rach the scene and get streams of water plying upon them, the flames were beyond control. The fire was an even more spectacular one than that of Saturday night in the same building and in which Foreman JOHN HANSEN of the fire... Read MORE...
The Olean Evening Times - New York - March 11, 1910
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Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
LARGE FIRE IN MONTREAL
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AMOUNTING TO NEARLY $200.000.
MONTREAL, Quebec, March 10 - The largest fire in Montreal for a long time occurred this afternoon, and destroyed the business places of the following firms:
Soune & Leroy; E. Leichtenheimer; Park Brothers & Co.; the Diamond Steel Works; Bacon Brothers, manufacturers' agents of the New-Rockland Slate Company; the china and earthernware house of J. L. Cassidy & Co.; P. M. Galarneau's store; Compagnie Central de New-York;... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 11, 1886
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1886 - Montreal Fire
LARGE FIRE IN MONTREAL
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AMOUNTING TO NEARLY $200.000.
MONTREAL, Quebec, March 10 - The largest fire in Montreal for a long time occurred this afternoon, and destroyed the business places of the following firms:
Soune & Leroy; E. Leichtenheimer; Park Brothers & Co.; the Diamond Steel Works; Bacon Brothers, manufacturers' agents of the New-Rockland Slate Company; the china and earthernware house of J. L. Cassidy & Co.; P. M. Galarneau's store; Compagnie Central de New-York;... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - March 11, 1886
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1905 Dangers of Fire Alarm Boxes
Two citizens have recently made claims against the city because they rain their heads against fire alarm boxes attached to telegraph poles; one sets forth that his hat was damaged, the other that his head was damaged. The city might plead that the boxes are very useful in preventing citizens from running their heads against the telegraph poles.
The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 11, 1905
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1880 Aurora
James Manchester and wife, of Wisconsin, formerly of Lervanna, in this county, have been here for the last two weeks visiting friends and relatives.
Evening Auburnian
Auburn, New York
March 11, 1880
1871 The Presbyterian Church of Truro Nova Scotia, has had but three pastors in one hundred years.
The present pastor was installed in 1838. One of the elders has held office for sixty-seven years.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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Two citizens have recently made claims against the city because they rain their heads against fire alarm boxes attached to telegraph poles; one sets forth that his hat was damaged, the other that his head was damaged. The city might plead that the boxes are very useful in preventing citizens from running their heads against the telegraph poles.
The Argus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 11, 1905
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1880 Aurora
James Manchester and wife, of Wisconsin, formerly of Lervanna, in this county, have been here for the last two weeks visiting friends and relatives.
Evening Auburnian
Auburn, New York
March 11, 1880
1871 The Presbyterian Church of Truro Nova Scotia, has had but three pastors in one hundred years.
The present pastor was installed in 1838. One of the elders has held office for sixty-seven years.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 Dennis, Mass., has elected four ladies upon its School Board.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 To Clean Black Silk and Ribbons
Take an equal quantity of alcohol, molasses and soft-soap. Mix them thoroughly together. Spread the ribbons or silk on the table, and rub some of the mixture well in, using a small, clean cloth. When rubbed enough, rinse the silk in two or three changes of clean warm water. The soft-soap must be made of wood ashes. When rinsed, fold the silk in a towel for a few minutes, and then iron with a flat-iron not too hot. If these directions are carried out, the silk will look nearly as good as new.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 To Fry Sweetbreads.
Let them soak a few minutes in water. Take them out, and wipe them perfectly dry. Do not cut them or split them. Put on pepper and salt. Let the pan get hot, with a very little butter or perfectly sweet lard in it. Now lay in the sweetbread. If in danger of burning, remove from the front of stove. When cooked nearly through, turn them, and let them cook as long again. They must be well cooked.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 To Clean Black Silk and Ribbons
Take an equal quantity of alcohol, molasses and soft-soap. Mix them thoroughly together. Spread the ribbons or silk on the table, and rub some of the mixture well in, using a small, clean cloth. When rubbed enough, rinse the silk in two or three changes of clean warm water. The soft-soap must be made of wood ashes. When rinsed, fold the silk in a towel for a few minutes, and then iron with a flat-iron not too hot. If these directions are carried out, the silk will look nearly as good as new.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 To Fry Sweetbreads.
Let them soak a few minutes in water. Take them out, and wipe them perfectly dry. Do not cut them or split them. Put on pepper and salt. Let the pan get hot, with a very little butter or perfectly sweet lard in it. Now lay in the sweetbread. If in danger of burning, remove from the front of stove. When cooked nearly through, turn them, and let them cook as long again. They must be well cooked.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 Washing Recipe.
A correspondent furnishes the following to the Western Rural: "For two tubs of clothes, take one half tea-cup of coal-oil, and mix it thoroughly with enough soap to form a suds. Separate the white from the colored clothes, and put them in separate tubs to soak over night. In the morning wring out and make another suds, and wash them through it. Then boil and rise. The clothes will be very white."
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 Care for Sick Sheep. - James Smith, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., says:
"I believe it is not generally known to farmers what to do for sheep when their ears lop, and they stand with their feet together, and their eyes run; the disease is just commencing. Catch the animal, and pull the hoof apart, and the issues will be found stopped up with a hard substance; pick that out and the animal will get well immediately. A little clean lard put into the oxen and cows' ears, when they run at the eyes, is very good."
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 Tried to Poison Her Sister
Mrs. Stiles, of Windsor, Conn., is under arrest fro sending poisoned confectionery to her sister, Mrs. E. R. Pitkin, of South Windsor, a few weeks ago. Investigation is said to prove that she was instigated by jealousy of Mrs. Pitkin, who captured Mr. Pitkin thirty years ago when she wanted him herself, and that she has nursed her wrath ever since.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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A correspondent furnishes the following to the Western Rural: "For two tubs of clothes, take one half tea-cup of coal-oil, and mix it thoroughly with enough soap to form a suds. Separate the white from the colored clothes, and put them in separate tubs to soak over night. In the morning wring out and make another suds, and wash them through it. Then boil and rise. The clothes will be very white."
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 Care for Sick Sheep. - James Smith, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., says:
"I believe it is not generally known to farmers what to do for sheep when their ears lop, and they stand with their feet together, and their eyes run; the disease is just commencing. Catch the animal, and pull the hoof apart, and the issues will be found stopped up with a hard substance; pick that out and the animal will get well immediately. A little clean lard put into the oxen and cows' ears, when they run at the eyes, is very good."
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1871 Tried to Poison Her Sister
Mrs. Stiles, of Windsor, Conn., is under arrest fro sending poisoned confectionery to her sister, Mrs. E. R. Pitkin, of South Windsor, a few weeks ago. Investigation is said to prove that she was instigated by jealousy of Mrs. Pitkin, who captured Mr. Pitkin thirty years ago when she wanted him herself, and that she has nursed her wrath ever since.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
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1927 March 11 - 1st armored commercial car hold-up in US, Pittsburgh
The first armored car robbery is committed by the Flatheads Gang near Pittsburgh.
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March 11, 1927
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1873 Fortune from Shoplifting
A female shoplifter in Syracuse, New York, who has recently been pardoned out of jail, is said to have accumulated a fortune of $80,000 by stealing. It was securely invested and could not be discovered at the time of conviction.
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Macon Weekly Telegraph
Macon, Georgia
March 11, 1873
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The first armored car robbery is committed by the Flatheads Gang near Pittsburgh.
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March 11, 1927
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1873 Fortune from Shoplifting
A female shoplifter in Syracuse, New York, who has recently been pardoned out of jail, is said to have accumulated a fortune of $80,000 by stealing. It was securely invested and could not be discovered at the time of conviction.
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Macon Weekly Telegraph
Macon, Georgia
March 11, 1873
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America - Did you know?
Observation of foreign travelers to America: "Advertising prescription drugs. That was the weirdest one for me. "ask your doctor for brand x antidepressants" type commercials on TV. In the UK, your doctor tells you what drugs you should take, not...Read MORE...thoughtcatalog.com
Quebec - Did you know?
The Headless Ghost of Mary GallagherBack in June 1879, two Montreal prostitutes, Susan Kennedy and Mary Gallagher, were drinking in a Griffintown bar with a john named Michael Flanagan. Despite the three spending the night together, Susan...Read MORE...
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Profile on Joshua's Mountain, Assonet, Mass.
"Profile Rock, also known as the Old Man of Joshua's Mountain, is a 50-foot high granite rock formation located in Freetown, Massachusetts just outside Assonet village and near the Freetown State Forest.
Native Americans believe it to be the image of the Wampanoag Chief, Massasoit. The Wampanoags occupied the region of present-day Rhode Island and Massachusetts bounded by Narragansett Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Chief Massasoit was friendly to the early Pilgrim settlers, but his son, Philip, is the namesake of King Philip's War (1675) between the Wampanoags (sometimes referred to as the Pokanoket) and the English, which resulted in the tribe’s ruin.
Joshua’s Mountain was named after Joshua Tisdale who was the first to settle near the site..." wikipedia
1880s
Crown Sewing Machines and Florence Oil Stoves
The Florence Machine Co.
Florence, Mass.
Just prior to the Civil War, Leander Langdon invented and patented a sewing machine. Just five years later, the Florence Sewing Machine Company produced 20,000 sewing machines a year. By the 1870s, it was also producing stoves, becoming the Florence Machine Company... historic-northampton.org
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