Saturday, June 5, 2021

1919 - SENATE ADOPTS AMENDMENT FOR SUFFRAGE, 56-25 Congress Puts Votes for Women Up to States for Ratification - Long Fight

1851 - June 5 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form
This influential book is often included in lists of "causes of the Civil War" (1861-65). Harriet Beecher Stowe's story first appeared on June 5, 1851, in serial form, a chapter at a time, in a weekly ... Read MORE...

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June 5, 1851
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George H. Hartwell
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Cor. Main and Central Sts., Southbridge, Mass.

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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
SENATE ADOPTS AMENDMENT FOR SUFFRAGE, 56-25
Congress Puts Votes for Women Up to States for Ratification - Long Fight

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5. - Action by Congress on equal suffrage - subject of... Read MORE...

The Daily Notes -  Canonsburg, Pennsylvania -  June 5, 1919
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Peekskill, New York, USA

1869  At Peekskill, N. Y., a man attempted to chastise his wife with the poker, when the child interceded and he hurled the weapon at her.

It stuck in her head, and she ran screaming into the street, where a passing man pulled it out. She died a few days ago. The murderer is under arrest.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  June 5, 1869
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

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The Ladies' Home Journal, June 1898

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 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

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Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
San Antonio, Texas, USA

1868 - THE TERRIBLE HAIL-STORM IN TEXAS - LOSS $500,000.
The San Antonio Express, of May 21, gives the following particulars of the late disastrous hail-storm:

"Our city is a perfect wreck; every house in it has received some damage; many are in... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  June 5, 1868
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1942  June 5 – The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary & Romania.

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1917  June 5 - Residents near Topeka KS reported disk-shaped hailstones six to ten inches in diameter, and two to three inches thick. The hailstorm was accompanied by a tornado.

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1869  The reformed Presbyterian Synod, in session at Newburgh, N. Y.,
recently passed resolutions deploring the desecration of the Sabath by the Postoffice Department.

St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1869  One of the Friars at the Convent of Presburg, Hungary, was recently poisoned while partaking of the sacrament.
A servant had poured sulphuric acid in his cup.

St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

1940  June 5 - 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited (Akron Ohio)

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1942  June 5 - Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54

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 America - Did you know? April 22, 1889 - Oklahoma is opened to settlers.

 Quebec - Did you know? The life of the French-Canadians in Quebec was largely agrarian. It was a system where each...Read MORE...



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Dealers in Men's, Youths' and Boys' Ready-Made Clothing,
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes and Gent's Furnishing Goods.
Also, Trunks, Bags, Valises and Lap Robes.
Children's Clothing a Specialty.

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