Tuesday, September 21, 2021

1897 - September 21 – Francis P. Church responds to a letter to the editor that is known as the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter.

Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1899 - SWALLOWED PIN; DEATH MAY RESULT - Lena Reilly Held Pin in Her Mouth and One Slipped Down Her Throat - WAS LAUGHING AT A JOKE
Convulsed by Porter's Funny Story She Suddenly Cried Out and Fell to the Floor.

VICTIM IN GREAT AGONY

Surgeons Will Try to Locate Pin by Means of X Rays.

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The Evening Telegram -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1899
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1880s
Bradley's Super-Phosphate of Lime
Bradley Fertilzer Co.
Boston, Mass.

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New Vineyard, Maine, USA

1886 - September 21 - Three Deaths at New Vineyard
FARMINGTON, Sept. 20. Capt. Leonard Hackett, eighty-five years old, Hannah Wilcox, sixty-five, and Jonathan Look, jr., aged forty-four, all died Saturday in the neighboring town of New Vineyard,... Read MORE...

Bangor Daily Whig and Courier -  Bangor, Maine -  September 21, 1886
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1784 - September 21 - The Nation's First Daily Newspaper Began Publication
The nation's first daily newspaper, the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, began publication on September 21, 1784. Many independent newspapers ran before that on a weekly or monthly basis.... Read MORE...

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September 21, 1784
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1897 - September 21 – Francis P. Church responds to a letter to the editor that is known as the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter. (wikipedia)
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa... Read MORE...

The Sun -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1897
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Alamonde Beef

Take a round of beef, and stuff it with half pound pork, half pound butter, the...Read MORE...



Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery, 1814
1938 - Sept. 21 - The Great Hurricane brought terror to large parts of New England and Long Island
A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected New England causing a massive forest blow down and widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly... Read MORE...

WeatherForYou.com
September 21, 1938
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1880s
Crown Sewing Machines and Florence Oil Stoves
The Florence Machine Co.
Florence, Mass.

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Utica, New York, USA

1878 - How a Hat Saved a Life
MAJ. RUBE ALLEN, Com. Vanderbilt's favorite veteran engineer of the Central Road, a man of giant stature, with a brave heart, which is as tender as a woman's, had a new hat for one of the freight... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

1878 - A Little Traveler
The passengers by the through Intercolonial train from St. John, N.B. to Montreal, which arrived at Bonaventure Station this morning, was very much interested in a little girl about seven years of... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  September 21, 1878
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1938 - Sept. 21 - The Great Hurricane brought terror to large parts of New England.
A great hurricane smashed into Long Island and bisected New England causing a massive forest blow down and widespread flooding. Winds gusted to 186 mph at Blue Hill MA, and a storm surge of nearly... Read MORE...

WeatherForYou.com
September 21, 1938
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 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

A lady will always dress plainly when traveling. A gay dress, or finery of any sort, when in a...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
Oswego, New York, USA

1896 - Big Blaze at Oswego.
OSWEGO, N. Y., Sept. 21. - At an early hour yesterday morning fire destroyed the entire plants of the Silver Metal company and the Seliger Toothill Novelty company, together with the three-story... Read MORE...

North Adams Transcript -  North Adams, Massachusetts -  September 21, 1896
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1947  September 17–September 21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana causes widespread damage and kills 51 people.

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 America - Did you know? In 1919, Boston had a molasses disaster. At that time, two million gallons of crude molasses burst...Read MORE...



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 Quebec - Did you know? The oldest grocery store in North America is in Quebec City.
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1880s
Vacuum Harness Oil
M. Haberbush
Lancaster, PA

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Died September 21

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