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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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.
Too hearty appreciation of a funny... Read MORE...
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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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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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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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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Alamonde Beef
Take a round of beef, and stuff it with half pound pork, half pound butter, the...Read MORE...
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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...
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September 21, 1938
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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...
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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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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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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...
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September 21, 1938
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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...
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September 21, 1938
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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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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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