1893 - U.S. President Grover Cleveland is operated on in secret.

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

1838 - Fire at Worcester.
A fire broke out in the vicinity of School street, in Worcester, about 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning, which destroyed a large block of dwellings, brick machine factory, belonging to T. W. Paine,... Read MORE...

The Farmers' Cabinet -  Amherst, New Hampshire -  August 31, 1838
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Metallic Band Sleigh Bells
Manufactured by F. Armstrong, Bridgeport, Conn.
1880s

Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

1865 - Thank You to Soldiers
A noble woman, by the name of Susan Williams, South Sutton, Massachusetts, gives to every soldier who enlisted from that town, on his return, the sum of five dollars, and the same amount to the... Read MORE...

Janesville Weekly Gazette -  Janesville, Wisconsin -  August 31, 1865
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Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1871 - A CRASH AT LOUISVILLE, KY
The Floors of a Grain Warehouse Fall Through to the Cellar - Three Men Killed.

Louisville - August 30, 1871
About ten o'clock this morning the fourth floor of Whitney, Brown & Co.'s grain... Read MORE...

New York Herald -  New York, New York -  August 31, 1871
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North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

1871 - Should have said Yes?
An aged woman in North Adams, Massachusetts, relates that many years ago, while attending a social dance, a young mechanic asked for her hand for one of the dances. She indignantly refused, feeling... Read MORE...

Tri-Weekly Era -  Raleigh, North Carolina -  August 31, 1871
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

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The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., November 24, 1880

Dewitt's D & C Expectorant
For Coughs Due to Colds
E. C. Dewitt & Co., Chicago, Illinois
Found at The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada

Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1889  Explosion

An explosion occurred yesterday in the packing room of the Beloeil Powder Works at Chambly, Quebec, killing two men, named Joseph Favreault and Samuel Bettie.

New York Herald -  New York, New York -  August 31, 1889
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1893 - July 1 – U.S. President Grover Cleveland is operated on in secret.
The published stories concerning the health of President Cleveland seem to lack some of the essential element of consistency, and they will not excite general credence until stronger confirmatory... Read MORE...

Reading Times -  Reading, Pennsylvania -  August 31, 1893
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Aged People Should Eat Very Little Meat

Savannah, Georgia, USA

1893 - MANY MISSING. Only Fifteen Persons Known to Have Been Killed at Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug 31 - The storm injured many buildings in Savannah and did great damage to the trees. Fifteen people are known to have been drowned and more are missing It is impossible to estimate ... Read MORE...

Aberdeen Daily News -  Aberdeen, South Dakota -  August 31, 1893
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North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

1898 - MILK DEALER KILLED. Charles Davis Thrown From His Wagon and His Skull Fractured.
North Adams, Mass., Aug. 30 - Charles Davis, aged 41, a milk dealer, was thrown from his wagon, when his horse ran away today, and died three hours later from a fractured skull. He leaves a widow and ... Read MORE...

Boston Journal -  Boston, Massachusetts -  August 31, 1898
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Port Jervis, New York, USA

1902 - FIRE AT PORT JERVIS, N.Y. DELAWARE HOUSE BURNED AND SEVENTEEN HORSES PERISH - LOSS ESTIMATED AT $75,000, WITH $20,000 INSURANCE.
Port Jervis, N.Y., Aug. 30. - A fire started from spontaneous combustion in the hayloft of Liveryman W. J. COLLIER, on Railroad Avenue, about 3 o'clock this morning, and before the flames were... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 31, 1902
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

1907 - LOST THREE FINGERS
While his machine, a massive steam shear, was momentarily idle, Nogene Mire fell asleep and was awakened by the knives clipping off three of the fingers on his left hand. The accident happened at... Read MORE...

The Fort Wayne Sentinel -  Fort Wayne, Indiana -  August 31, 1907
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Auburn, New York, USA

1910 - BEST REUNION YET - Ranks of 111th Are Thinning but Old Spirit Is There
WITH OLD COMMANDER AGAIN
Hospitality of MacDougall Home to Be Extended to Survivors Next Year

The survivors of the One Hundred and Eleventh N.Y.V. who attended the reunion of the regiment... Read MORE...

The Auburn Citizen -  Auburn, New York -  Wednesday, August 31, 1910
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Sullivan, New York, USA (Chittenango)

1912 - TWO ARE HURT, ONE FATALLY, IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Charles B. Hormel and Mrs. Frank Tracy Thrown From Car Near Chittenango.
HORMEL DIES OF INJURIES

Machine Strikes a Post at Side of Road While Descending Hill at High Speed - Driver Is Crushed Against Steering Wheel - Both Victims Prominent Socially.

The turns in the ... Read MORE...

Syracuse Herald -  Syracuse, New York -  August 31, 1912
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1864  Seven deaths from diptheria occurred in 16 days in one house, occupied by two families, in the town of Shaftsbury, Vermont.

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Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Lowell, Massachusetts

1886  August 31 - 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston SC, 110 die
An earthquake of between 7.3 and 7.6 on the Richter scale hits Charleston, South Carolina, leaving 40,000 homeless.
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1888  A Butte, Cal., man who began farming on rented land ten years ago has this year $61,000 worth of wheat to sell.


Semi-Weekly Interior Journal
Stanford, Kentucky

1954  August 31 - Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing sixty persons and causing 450 million dollars damage. It was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England that year.

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In 1664, the English seized New Amsterdam (city and colony) from the Dutch and renamed it New York.

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Harbor Scene looking South, Stamford, Conn.

Lowney's Chocolate Bonbons

The Walter M. Lowney Company
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Boston

The Ladies' Home Journal
April 1898

Died August 31

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1913 - METEOR FALLS IN RIVER. Shock of Its Explosion Breaks Windows in Tiverton, R. I.

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1786 - August 29 - Shays' Rebellion in Springfield, Mass
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"Commercial wooden boatbuilding thrived in St. Augustine with the advent of the shrimping industry in the 1920s and over the following decades expanded exponentially with the success of commercial boatbuilding outfits such as DESCO and St. Augustine Trawlers. DESCO (Diesel Engine Sales Company), in particular, built trawlers in such prodigious quantities for the world market that their motto became "The Sun Never Sets on a DESCO Boat." " www.lampmaritime.org/ LAMP/ Hertiage_Boatbuilding/ Boatbuilding_History


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L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1823 - Receives Generous Gift
Mr. Lois Voyer, habitant of the Parish of Ancienne Lorette, in Lower Canada, had the misfortune to lose a barn of 94 feet in length, on the 1st of August, by fire communicated by lightning. Nine days ... Read MORE...

Daily National Intelligencer -  District of Columbia -  August 29, 1823
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Greenwich, Massachusetts, USA*

1846 - Serious Accident
A Mr. David Lincoln, with his wife and brother, Sylvester Lincoln, of Greenwich, were riding into our village in a buggy, last Wednesday, the forward part of the body holding the dasher gave way,... Read MORE...

The Newport Mercury -  Newport, Rhode Island -  August 29, 1846
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Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

1866 - Cruel Teacher
The citizens of Lenox, Massachusetts, are greatly incensed against a teacher in one of the primary schools there named Frances Williams, who beat a little child in a cruel manner for mispronouncing a ... Read MORE...

Harrisburg Telegraph -  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -  August 29, 1866
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Baked Potatoes - Raw potatoes pared and sliced very thin, put into a pudding dish and...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., March 9, 1881

Whitestone, New York, USA

1890 - PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWN - A Rowboat Capsizes and Five Occupants Perish.
A shocking drowning accident by which five lost their lives, occurred recently off Whitestone, Long Island, N. Y. The employes of the Schaeffer Brewing Company of New York were holding their annual... Read MORE...

The Cranbury Press -  New Jersey -  August 29, 1890
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Gold Medal Cough Medicine
Blackberry Root, Ginger, Cinnamon, Clove, Anise Compound
Pfeiffer Mfg. Co.
St. Louis, Mo.
Found at The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada

Preston, Connecticut, USA

1893 - WILLIAM E. CHAPMAN KILLED.; Crushed by a Tree Weakened by Last Week's Cyclone -- Escape of His Son.
One of the victims of the cyclone of last week was William E. Chapman, the well-known President of the Chapman Wrecking Company. Early on Thursday, the morning after the storm, Mr. Chapman left his... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 29, 1893
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New Milford, Connecticut, USA

1911 - TORNADO HITS CONNECTICUT.
Uproots Trees, Wrecks Houses, and Destroys Crops Near New Milford.

NEW MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 28. - A tornado swept through a section three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide here late today,... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 29, 1911
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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...Read MORE...



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Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

1913 - METEOR FALLS IN RIVER. Shock of Its Explosion Breaks Windows in Tiverton, R. I.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Aug. 28. - A meteor fell into the Seaconnett River near Tiverton, R. I., last night, churning up the water and producing and explosion that sounded like the discharge of a... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 29, 1913
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1965  August 29 - A national record for the month of August was established when 2.5 inches of snow fell atop Mount Washington NH.

Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many locations it was the earliest freeze of record.

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1885  Ex-Governor Reuben E. Fenton died suddenly Tuesday while sitting at his desk in the First National Bank at Jamestown, N. Y.


St. Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1907  August 29 – The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers.

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Broadway, Newburgh, N.Y.

G. G. Whittaker

Died August 29

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1851 - Passing Counterfeit Bills

Kittery, Maine, USA

1846 - Cabinet Shop Fire
The cabinet shop of Mr. Dame, in Kittery, near Portsmouth, bridge, was destroyed by fire on the 18th, while the workmen were absent at noon. Loss 5 or $600 - no insurance. The fire was caused by a... Read MORE...

The Farmers' Cabinet -  Amherst, New Hampshire -  August 27, 1846
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1890s
The Woolson Spice Co.
Toledo, O.

Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

1846 - Stage Accident.
The Pittsfield Sun states that a bridge near Williamston broke down on Monday evening, precipitating a stage load of eleven passengers 8 or 9 feet into the river. The coach was turned bottom up in... Read MORE...

The Farmers' Cabinet -  Amherst, New Hampshire -  August 27, 1846
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Greenville, Rhode Island, USA

1851 - Passing Counterfeit Bills
In the Police Court this afternoon, Solomon T. Dolbear was examined upon a charge of passing two counterfeit ten dollar bills, one on the Farmers' Exchange Bank of Gloucester, and the other on the... Read MORE...

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Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1854 - August 27 - Tornado Kills 18 to 20 people in Louisville church
This deadly storm touched down near the intersection of Jefferson and Twentieth Streets, unroofing 21 buildings at the German Protestant Orphan Asylum. The Louisville Daily Courier described the... Read MORE...

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August 27, 1854
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

1857 - Rescue of the Missing Newburyport Pilot.
The Newburyport Herald of the 25th inst. has the following account of the arrival home of the missing and mourned pilot:-

The day of miracles is passed - so it has, and let it go; but so long as... Read MORE...

The New York Herald -  New York, New York -  August 27, 1857
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Hard Sauce - Beat one-fourth of a poiund of butter to a cream, adding gradually one cup of...Read MORE...



The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1898

E. Trudeau's Dairy bottle

Tiffin, Ohio, USA

1887 - Nothing Slow About This Girl.
Celia Forbing, of Kenton, O., was walking through the new court-house at Tiffin with some young friends. Suddenly she stepped up to the marriage record and dared any young man present to take out the ... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald  -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  August 27, 1887
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

1901 - TURNED HOSE ON STRIKER. This Was the Revenge Non-Union Men Took Upon a Former Comrade.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 26 - Because Thomas Oldecker, a non-union workman in the Crescent Tin Plate Mill, deserted twenty-five of his non-union comrades, who still remain at work, to-day they turned a... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 27, 1901
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1908 - INSULTED - Governor of New York - Saratoga County Fair Sports Refuse To Start Their Horses
So Long as Hughes Was on the Ground - Action is Condemned on All Sides.

Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.
Balston Spa, N.Y., August 26. - An incident unparalleled in the history of the state... Read MORE...

The Cincinnati Enquirer -  Cincinnati, Ohio -  August 27, 1908
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Dress for Morning Visits — A lady should never receive her morning callers in a wrapper, unless...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

Athens, Georgia, USA

1908 - THE DAMAGE AT ATHENS ESTIMATED AT $25,000
Athens, Ga., August 26. - As a result of the flood in the Oconee river the Aichan cotton mills have been forced to close down. The damage to the mill will be about $1,000.

The waterworks plant is... Read MORE...

The Atlanta Constitution -  Atlanta, Georgia -  August 27, 1908
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Elgin, Illinois, USA

1911 - 2 KILLED IN ELGIN AUTO RACE - GRANDSTAND COLLAPSES
Elgin, Ill., Aug. 26 - The death of a driver and his mechanician[sic] when their big racing car turned a somersault going at eighty miles an hour and the injury of scores of spectators when a section ... Read MORE...

The Syracuse Herald -  Syracuse, New York -  August 27, 1911
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1870  The funeral of Admiral Farrigut, at Portsmouth, N. H., on the 17th, was attended by a larger concourse of people than ever assembled in that State on a similar occasion.


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Saint Joseph, Michigan

June 15, 1800 - The U.S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, DC.

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Bay of Naples Inn

Mayr's Laxative Powder No. 2
Berosol Products, Distributors
Rockaway Beach, N.Y.

Found at The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada

Died August 27

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1885 - MARY FOLHART'S STORY. Why a Brooklyn Girl was Arrested for Theft.

Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1841 - Boat upset by steamer
On the 16th inst. a small boat crossing from Batiscan to St. Pierre les Becquet, Quebec, was upset by a steamer - three females were drowned; Mrs Radeau, Mrs Cote and Miss Mailbat. They were going to ... Read MORE...

Daily Atlas -  Massachusetts -  August 23, 1841
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Buy your boots & shoes of Preble Bros., 77 Pleasant and 23 So. Main St., Fall River, Mass.

1882 - A MURDERER CAPTURED
Arrest of James Conroy for Killing Peter M'Cann, of Saratoga County.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 22. - Several weeks ago a circular was received at Police Head-quarters, in this city, offering a reward of... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 23, 1882
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Rochester, Minnesota, USA

1883 - DEATH-DEALING CYCLONE. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN MINNESOTA. A TRAIN LIFTED FROM THE RAILS AND MANY OF ITS PASSENGERS EITHER KILLED OR FEARFULLY WOUNDED.
Winona, Aug. 22 - A cyclone struck Rochester about 7 o'clock last evening, and one-third of the city is in ruins. All north of the track is devastated, including the Methodist church, Horton's... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 23, 1883
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1885 - MARY FOLHART'S STORY. Why a Brooklyn Girl was Arrested for Theft.
She Visits a Female Friend to Attend Her Through Illness and Receives a Proposal of Marriage from a Married Man - Going to Saratoga County to Face Her Accuser.

A lank, knowing looking countryman... Read MORE...

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle -  Brooklyn, New York -  August 23, 1885
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Cooking Chickens - A new way of cooing chickens is to parboil them and then drop them into...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., September 29, 1880

Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA

1889 - A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. Three Men Killed by an Accident to a Threshing Machine.
A terrible accident occurred about noon at the farm of CHARLES DINSMORE, eighteen miles southwest of Aberdeen, Dakota. Three men were killed and several others seriously injured by the explosion of a ... Read MORE...

The Cranbury Press -  New Jersey -  August 23, 1889
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Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

1898 - ONLY FOUR KILLED IN WRECK.
CASUALTIES AT SHARON NOT SO NUMEROUS AS AT FIRST REPORTED - TWO MAY NOT RECOVER.

Sharon, Mass., Aug. 22. - In the excitement and confusion attending the clearing away of the wreckage caused by... Read MORE...

Omaha Daily Bee -  Omaha, Nebraska -  August 23, 1898
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Bakersfield, California, USA

1952 - NEW QUAKE JARS SOUTHLAND, BAKERSFIELD LOSS IN MILLIONS. 2 DEAD, 32 HURT, BUSINESS AREA LEFT SHAMBLES. RESCUERS DIG INTO WRECKAGE, MORE TEMBLORS FEARED.
Bakersfield, Calif. (UP) - Another earthquake rattled windows in Southern California today as Bakersfield dug out of the debris left by the bomblike earth shock that caused the deaths of two persons... Read MORE...

San Mateo Times -  San Mateo, California -  August 23, 1952
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1884  Harvey Wakefield, who died recently in Colebrook, Conn, at the age of eighty-two, had a passion for saving all sorts of articles that people generally threw away.
In his barn is a huge pile of newspapers, an it is said that every newspaper he had received in sixty years lies in that heap. - Hartford Post.

St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1894  All the members of the school board in Tiverton, R. I., are women; and the superintendent says the schools of that town are the best conducted in the state.


Fayette County Leader
Fayette, Iowa

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Hingston Run Dam, Johnstown, Pa.

Walter Baker & Co.
Dorchester, Mass.

The Ladies' Home Journal
January 1898

Died August 23

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1892 - THE BORDEN MURDER. Preparations for the Preliminary Hearing of Lizzie Borden.

1890s
Highland Brand Evaporated Cream
Highland, Ill.

Trumbull, Connecticut, USA

1865 - THE LAST MURDER BY RAIL.
Bridgeport, Conn., August 15. - An extra freight train was sent up the Housatonic Road this afternoon. By an accident to the cylinder of the engine, the freight train stopped on the track, near the... Read MORE...

The Adams Sentinel -  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania  -  August 22, 1865
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA

1866 - TERRIFIC TORNADO. THREE BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN - ONE MAN KILLED AND THREE SEVERELY INJURED BY THE FALLING WALLS.
From the Saginaw (Mich.) Enterprise, Aug. 13.
About 2 1/ 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a small black cloud passed over this city, and almost in an instant, without the least warning, a terrific gale... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 22, 1866
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Watertown, New York, USA

1868 - Mention was made some time since of the resident of Watertown, N. Y., who wheeled his wife on a wheelbarrow from that place to Saratoga.
The trip was undertaken, on the advice of a physician, for the benefit of the wife's health. Recently the couple passed through Utica on their way home, the woman restored to health, and walking... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  August 22, 1868
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Green Corn Pudding - Grate a dozen ears of corn; season with a teaspoonful of white pepper;...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., September 28, 1881

Harvard, Massachusetts, USA

1868 - Mary Woodward on Trial
Mrs. Mary Woodward, of Harvard, Mass., has been held in $1,000 for trial on a charge of inhumanly treating her step-son, six years of age. It was testified in the Police Court that the child had been ... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  August 22, 1868
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Friends Kiln Dried Rolled White Oats
Muscatine Oat-Meal Co., Muscatine, Iowa

Dressing with Two Hundred Dollars Per Year

Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

1892 - THE BORDEN MURDER. Preparations for the Preliminary Hearing of Lizzie Borden.
Fall River, Mass., Aug. 22. - Miss Lizzie A. Borden arrived here from the Taunton jail this morning and will be given a preliminary hearing on a charge of murder this afternoon, beginning at 2... Read MORE...

Harrisburg Telegraph -  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -  August 22, 1892
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St Paul, Minnesota, USA

1904 - SIXTEEN PEOPLE KILLED - The Tornado at Twin Cities Wrought Devastation.
It Cut a Pathway Eight Miles Long Through the Business District - Hundreds of Fine Shade Trees Ruined.

St. Paul, Minn., August 22. - The tornado which Saturday night struck this city cut a pathway ... Read MORE...

The Sun -  Chanute, Kansas -  August 22, 1904
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Missoula County, Montana, USA (Missoula)

1941 - FAIR GRANDSTAND RAZED BY FLAMES.
Missoula, Mont., Aug. 21. - (UP) - Fire late today destroyed the grandstand of the Western Montana Fair here, a livestock building, 21 automobiles and the tepee village of the Flathead Indian... Read MORE...

Nevada State Journal -  Reno, Nevada -  August 22, 1941
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South Hero, Vermont, USA

1960 - 7 HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES KILLED IN VERMONT CRASH.
South Hero, Vt. (UPI) - Gov. Robert T. Stafford has asked for a report on a crash that killed seven youths who graduated from high school together two months ago.

The youths, all from Winooski,... Read MORE...

The Daily Times -  New Philadelphia, Ohio -  August 22, 1960
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1762  August 22 - 1st female (Ann Franklin) US newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury

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1868  In digging a foundation in San Francisco, a heavy barrel was exhumed, and great was the excitement when it became rumored that a barrel of gold dust had been hidden there some twenty years ago.
When opened, it proved to be full of very putrid flour.

St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1868  A ball was recently held in Bethel, Conn., and during the evening a 200 pound hog was thrust into the door by some of the jealous un-invited ones.


St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1885  Mrs Smith of Moultonborough, N. H., took her first dose of medicine at the age of ninety-six. - Boston Globe


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Saint Joseph, Michigan

1885  A widow in Wilton, Conn., says she never intends to marry again. She is 104.


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Saint Joseph, Michigan

1902  August 22 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first American President to ride in an automobile when he rides in a Columbia Electric Victoria through Hartford, Connecticut.

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1911  August 22 – The theft of the Mona Lisa is discovered in the Louvre.

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"The Woodbury Soap Company is an American manufacturer of personal care products such as cold cream, facial cream, facial powder, after-shave talc and ear swabs. Founded in Albany, New York in 1870, the company was sponsor to popular radio programs in the 1930s and 1940s.

The John H. Woodbury company was established in 1870 in Albany, New York by a dermatologist. The company was still in New York in 1901, making and retailing soap, when the Andrew Jergens Company (now a subsidiary of Kao) purchased the company which owned the soap brand, and moved the headquarters to Cincinnati, Ohio." wikipedia

Found at Old Drugstore, St Augustine, Florida

Died August 22

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1902 - They Held Hands. Rustic Couple From the Country Create a Whole Lot of Amusement on Lewiston Streets.

L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1837 - Horrible Murder Attempt
The Canadian of Monday gives an account of a horrible attempt at murder in the parish of L'Islet, under circumstances of almost unparalleled atrocity. The circumstances are thus related by a... Read MORE...

Spectator -  New York -  August 21, 1837
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Gold Medal Cough Medicine
Blackberry Root, Ginger, Cinnamon, Clove, Anise Compound
Pfeiffer Mfg. Co.
St. Louis, Mo.
Found at The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada

Bouctouche, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

1879 - THE GREAT NEW BRUNSWICK STORM. A TERRIFIC TEMPEST DESTROYS FOUR SCORE HOUSES - THE WATERSPOUT - MANY PERSONS WOUNDED AND SOME KILLED.
St. John, New Brunswick, Aug. 11. - An extra edition of the Moniteur Acadien contains the following particulars of the great storm at Buctouche:

About 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the sky was... Read MORE...

Reno Evening Gazette -  Reno, Nevada -  August 21, 1879
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Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1880 - Killed by a Sidewalk.
OMAHA, August 17, - Yesterday afternoon during a heavy rainstorm, Willie Copley, aged 9, while running home, was caught by a plank sidewalk which had been piled against the fence to allow the grading ... Read MORE...

The Salt Lake Weekly Tribune -  Salt Lake City, Utah -  August 21, 1880
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

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Lewiston, Maine, USA

1902 - They Held Hands. Rustic Couple From the Country Create a Whole Lot of Amusement on Lewiston Streets.
They were from the country – that – no one who saw the rustic couple would question for a minute. The fellow who was possibly six feet in height, wore high water pants, had long hair, with a... Read MORE...

The Lewiston Daily Sun -  Lewiston, Maine -  August 21, 1902
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July 1898

Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

1932 - Woman Killed, 23 Hurt as Electric Train Quits Track
By The Associated Press
KENOSHA, Wis., Aug. 20. - A Chicago woman was killed and 23 persons were injured when a north shore electric train left the rails and plowed into a field three miles south of ... Read MORE...

Abilene Morning Reporter-News -  Abilene, Texas -  August 21, 1932
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Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Greater Sudbury)

1970 - HUNDREDS LEFT WITHOUT HOME. FOUR KILLED AS 90 m.p.h. WINDS, RAIN SMASH THROUGH FOUR ONT. COMMUNITIES.
Sudbury, Ont. (CP) - Hundreds of the homeless sought shelter in schools, churches and private homes Thursday night after a freak storm which killed at least four persons, injured about 150 and caused ... Read MORE...

Winnipeg Free Press -  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada -  August 21, 1970
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1869  Shovel Manufactory Burned
An extensive shovel manufactory at Taunton, Mass., was burned a few days ago, involving a loss of $100,000.

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1897  August 21 – The Oldsmobile is founded in Lansing, Michigan by Ransom E. Olds.

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1930 - Kick By A Dead Horse Puts Man In The Hospital

Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)

1853 - AWFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. FOURTEEN LIVES LOST. THIRTY OR FORTY SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Disagreeable necessity obliges us to shock the sensibilities of our readers, by the recital of another horrible calamity from a collision of Railway trains.

At 8 o'clock, yesterday morning, a... Read MORE...

The Ohio Organ -  Cincinnati, Ohio -  August 19, 1853
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Andover, Massachusetts, USA

1857 - Watched People Search for Her
The Andover Mass. Advertiser tells a story of a woman belonging to that town, who had a falling out with her husband, and threatened to drown herself in the 'great pond.' Her husband was not at first ... Read MORE...

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New-Hampshire Patriot -  New Hampshire -  August 19, 1857
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Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

1865 - EXTENSIVE FIRE. The Spirit of Fire After Connecticut Buttons - Heavy Loss.
NEW-HAVEN, Friday, Aug. 18.
The large button factory of MALTBY, MORTON & Co., in Waterbury, Conn., was totally destroyed by fire this morning at 3 o'clock.

The building was entirely of wood,... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 19, 1865
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Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

1886 - THE BRIDGE GAVE WAY. A FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR BRATTLEBOROUGH, VT.
BRATTLEBOROUGH, Vt., Aug. 18. - An accident occurred on the narrow gauge railroad here to-night, in which the engineer of a train and one passenger were killed and seven other passengers were... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 19, 1886
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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
Aspirin Discoverer Dies an Unknown Man

"CHICAGO (UPI) - In these days of deadlines and taxes and other headaches, offer a cheer for Felix Hoffmann, one of the world's great... Read MORE...

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Davenport, Iowa, USA

1897 - EXPLOSION IN A SIRUP REFINERY. Causes a Fire and Loss of Life.
Davenport, Iowa - August 19 - An explosion of dust knocked out two walls of the elevator of the Davenport Sirup Refinery to day.

John RAPP and John RAHN, two men in the cupola, were forced to jump ... Read MORE...

Madison Courier -  Madison, Indiana -  August 19, 1897
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Athol, Massachusetts, USA

1907 - WRECK AT ATHOL.
Engine and Five Freight Cars Derailed - Wreck Crew Has Ten Hours Task Clearing Up.

The Boston & Maine wreck train was called out from this city early Sunday morning and the crew were given a 10... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  August 19, 1907
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1914 - Married 52 Years - Mr. and Mrs. George W. Salisbury will observe anniversary tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Salisbury, who reside at No. 1 ½ Lewis Street are congratulating themselves that if they live until tomorrow they have reached the fifty-second anniversary of their marriage.... Read MORE...

The Auburn Citizen -  Auburn, New York -  Wednesday August 19, 1914
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Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

1929 - SIX LOSE THEIR LIVES IN BLAZE. SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED WHEN FIRE DESTROYS ROOMING HOUSE AT LITTLE ROCK.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 19 - (AP) - Six persons were burned to death and several others injured or burned in a fire in a rooming house here today.

Explosion of a gas cooking stove started the fire ... Read MORE...

Centralia Daily Journal -  Centralia, Washington -  August 19, 1929
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Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA

1930 - Kick By A Dead Horse Puts Man In The Hospital
Plymouth. - Paradoxical as it may seem, Walter Brickner was confined to the hospital here today as the result of being kicked by a dead horse.
Brickner, an employe of the Edward W. Bohnsack company... Read MORE...

The Sheboygan Press -  Sheboygan, Wisconsin -  August 19, 1930
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Torrington, Connecticut, USA

1955 - Hurricane Diane
...Connecticut Hit.
And in Connecticut, Gov. ABRAHAM RIBICOFF ordered units of the National Guard to Torrington where the Naugatuck River and its tributaries were swollen. Flash floods developed in... Read MORE...

Chester Times -  Pennsylvania -  August 19, 1955
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Oswego, New York, USA

1957 - GAS BLAST IN TUNNEL FATAL TO 4.
Oswego, N.Y. (AP) - An explosion tore through a tunnel cut in rock 100 feet below Lake Ontario and killed three construction workers yesterday. The blast turned the 6,250-foot tunnel into a... Read MORE...

Chester Times -  Chester, Pennsylvania -  August 19, 1957
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1895  August 19 - American frontier murderer and outlaw, John Wesley Hardin, is killed by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas.

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1934  August 19 - The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.

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1955  August 19-20 - Rivers throughout Central Massachusetts and Northeastern Connecticut overflow, causing millions of dollars damage.

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June 1898

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1848 - APPALLING CONFLAGRATION! 500 BUILDINGS BURNED!! $3,000,000 Property Lost!!

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Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

1848 - SAD ACCIDENT
As the passengers by the noon train were about landing from the Boston on the bridge at the foot of Maiden lane, it gave way, by which several persons were more or less injured. GEORGE EUGAN, a hand... Read MORE...

Albany Evening Journal -  Albany, New York -  August 18, 1848
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Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

1848 - APPALLING CONFLAGRATION! 500 BUILDINGS BURNED!! $3,000,000 Property Lost!!
Fire, though a good servant, is indeed a fearful master! And fearfully did this mad element rage yesterday! Our city is desolate! The ruin is appalling! The spirit sinks and the heart sickens, in... Read MORE...

Albany Evening Journal -  Albany, New York -  August 18, 1848
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La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1866 - Bad Check
The Journal de Quebec states that a poor farmer of St. Anne de la Pocatiere, who had heard that a relative of this father in Europe had died, leaving a large fortune, and who had sent papers to claim ... Read MORE...

Macon Telegraph -  Macon, Georgia -  August 18, 1866
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Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

1879 - Strange Wedding
The New England girl certainly carries off the palm for originality. A young woman of Wallingford, Conn., was married the other evening, and while the festivities that followed the ceremony were at... Read MORE...

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Wheeling Register -  Wheeling, West Virginia -  August 18, 1879
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Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

1888 - Specifications Called For. Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, the Prohibition nominee for President is accredited with the following three sentences in his Fourth of July address at Woodstock, Conn.:
"He (the saloon keeper) sits supreme in the National Congress and makes laws in the country's capital.

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St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  August 18, 1888
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Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

1890 - LARGE PRINT WORKS BURNED. THE DUNNELL ESTABLISHMENT AT PAWTUCKET DESTROYED BY FIRE.
PAWTUCKET, R. I. Aug. 16. - The Dunnell Print Works were destroyed by fire to-day. The loss is roughly estimated at from $150,000 to $200,000, and is fully covered by insurance in Manufacturer's... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 18, 1890
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Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

1892 - RAILROAD WRECK AT BEVERLY. A PASSENGER CRASHES INTO A FREIGHT - SEVERAL HURT.
BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 17. - At 5:40 this afternoon Passenger Train No. 112, Rockport to Boston, met an extra freight at Paradise Crossing, on the Boston and Maine, Railroad at Beverly and a collision... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 18, 1892
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Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

1893 - BIG FIRE IN ATLANTIC CITY. THE CITY HALL, OPERA HOUSE, AND OTHER PROPERTY BURNED.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 17. - The business portion of Atlantic City narrowly escaped destruction by fire at an early hour today. The fire destroyed $75,000 worth of property. One life is supposed... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 18, 1893
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

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Stamford, Connecticut, USA

1900 - LIGHTNING IN A MANSION Bolt Tears Two Great Holes In Roof of the Edifice
WHILE INMATES SLEEP SOUNDLY
Guests and Servants Unconscious of All Danger While the Electric Fluid
Was Ripping Things Up--Damage Amounts to [ineligible].

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New Haven Evening Register -  New Haven, Connecticut -  August 18, 1900
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Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

1904 - Button Saved His Life
Special to The Inquirer

READING, Pa., Aug. 17 - A button saved the life of Allen R. Dunkelberger when he and several friends were engaged in target practice with a .32-calibre revolver. As one of... Read MORE...

Philadelphia Inquirer -  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  August 18, 1904
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Norfolk, Virginia, USA

1905 - NUMBER OF DEAD MAY BE NEAR A HUNDRED. Twelve Bodies Recovered and 75 or 80 Persons Missing in Virginia Wreck.
Norfolk, Va., Aug 18 - So far only twelve known dead have been taken from the wreck of the Atlantic Coast Line railway's Kingston and Greenville, N. C., excursion train which went through an open... Read MORE...

The Fort Wayne Sentinel  -  Fort Wayne, Indiana -  August 18, 1905
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Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA

1910 - He Voted Wrong in '56; Has Never Shaved Again
Bethlehem, Ct., Aug. 18. - Cornelius C. Parmelee, who is dead at the age of 80, was a staunch supporter of of John C. Fremont for president back in '56.

At that time Cornelius was a handsome young ... Read MORE...

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Saginaw News -  Saginaw, Michigan -  August 18, 1910
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1735  August 18 - Evening Post begins publishing (Boston, Mass)

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August 14, 1916 - U.S. agrees to purchase Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) for $25 million.

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Bridgeport, Connecticut
June 27, 1918

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