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Mrs Ovilla Delage, wife of Louis Delage leader in the Southbridge Brass Band died suddenly on Saturday night. She was a daughter of David Boucher, of this town and 32 years of age. Funeral services... Read MORE...
The Southbridge Journal - Southbridge, Massachusetts - January 11, 1900
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Mrs Ovilla Delage, wife of Louis Delage leader in the Southbridge Brass Band died suddenly on Saturday night. She was a daughter of David Boucher, of this town and 32 years of age. Funeral services... Read MORE...
The Southbridge Journal - Southbridge, Massachusetts - January 11, 1900
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A Merry Meal Makes Good Digestion
There's delight and health in a dish of Van Camp's Boston Baked Pork and Beans
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Toledo, Ohio, USA
January 11, 1918 - A tremendous blizzard completely immobilized the Midwest, stopping mail service for two weeks.
The vast storm then moved through the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Winds reached 60 mph at Toledo OH, and the temperature plunged from 28 above to 15 below zero during passage of the cold... Read MORE...
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January 11, 1918 - A tremendous blizzard completely immobilized the Midwest, stopping mail service for two weeks.
The vast storm then moved through the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Winds reached 60 mph at Toledo OH, and the temperature plunged from 28 above to 15 below zero during passage of the cold... Read MORE...
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January 11, 1918
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Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
1879 - The End of the Whistle
Locomotive whistling is to be superseded at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., by a bell worked by electricity which will be set up in the depot. When the train arrives within a mile of the station, the bell will... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 11, 1879
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1879 - The End of the Whistle
Locomotive whistling is to be superseded at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., by a bell worked by electricity which will be set up in the depot. When the train arrives within a mile of the station, the bell will... Read MORE...
St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - January 11, 1879
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1800s Cooking Tips and RecipesTo make a Cheshire Pork Pie for Sea.
Take some salt pork that has been boiled, cut it into thin...Read MORE...
The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, 1796
Old Mother Hubbard she went to the cupboard and there made a find very nice. She said "with great ease Macaroni and Cheese - Van Camp's makes a meal in a trice."
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Niagara Falls, New York, USA
1889 - AT NIAGARA FALLS. The Suspension Foot Bridge Gone and Other Damage Done.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Jan 11. - The storm raged here with great fury. The suspension foot bridge spanning the Niagara river below the falls was torn from its gables at 3 o'clock this morning and a... Read MORE...
The News - Frederick, Maryland - January 11, 1889
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1889 - AT NIAGARA FALLS. The Suspension Foot Bridge Gone and Other Damage Done.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Jan 11. - The storm raged here with great fury. The suspension foot bridge spanning the Niagara river below the falls was torn from its gables at 3 o'clock this morning and a... Read MORE...
The News - Frederick, Maryland - January 11, 1889
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1897 A $200,000 Fire In Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 10. - Fire this morning destroyed the packing house of the Anchor Flour Mill, owned by the Pillsbury-Washburn Milling Company. The loss is $200,000, fully insured.
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 11, 1897
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1897 A $200,000 Fire In Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 10. - Fire this morning destroyed the packing house of the Anchor Flour Mill, owned by the Pillsbury-Washburn Milling Company. The loss is $200,000, fully insured.
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 11, 1897
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Springfield, Illinois, USA
1873 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Chicago, Ill., Jan. 10. - The St. Nicholas Hotel, of Springfield, was damaged by fire, last night, to the extent of $80,000. The loss on furniture by fire and waster is about $6,000. The building was ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 11, 1873
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1873 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Chicago, Ill., Jan. 10. - The St. Nicholas Hotel, of Springfield, was damaged by fire, last night, to the extent of $80,000. The loss on furniture by fire and waster is about $6,000. The building was ... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - January 11, 1873
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for MenEvery man who has the use of his eyes and his right hand can write whatever hand he pleases....Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
Carterville, Illinois, USA
1962 - MINE EXPLOSION KILLS ALL 11 BELOW GROUND. RESCUERS WORK THROUGH NIGHT TO FIND BODIES.
Carterville, Ill. - An explosion ripped through the Blue Blaze Coal Co.'s No. 2 mine northeast of Carterville at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, killing all 11 underground workers.
Rescue teams who... Read MORE...
Southern Illinoisan - Carbondale, Illinois - January 11, 1962
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1962 - MINE EXPLOSION KILLS ALL 11 BELOW GROUND. RESCUERS WORK THROUGH NIGHT TO FIND BODIES.
Carterville, Ill. - An explosion ripped through the Blue Blaze Coal Co.'s No. 2 mine northeast of Carterville at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, killing all 11 underground workers.
Rescue teams who... Read MORE...
Southern Illinoisan - Carbondale, Illinois - January 11, 1962
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1935 January 11 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
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1759 January 11 - 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia
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December 20 - French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark formal transfer of Louisiana Purchase from France to US for $27M
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December 20 - French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark formal transfer of Louisiana Purchase from France to US for $27M
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America - Did you know? During Alaska's statehood celebration, Fairbanks attempted to turn the Chena River into gold, as a...Read MORE...The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
Quebec - Did you know? Children in New France had many chores. Small children might bring in the wood for the fireplace....Read MORE...teacherweb.com/ ON/ LakeheadUniversity/ NewFranceWQ/ wqr6.aspx
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