1836 - Bird's Nest Pudding

San Antonio, Texas, USA

1889 - A unique chair made of the horns of Texas cattle was lately sent from San Antonio to the White House.
It is the gift of a San Antonio banker to President Harrison, and cost its donor $1,500. The horns are riveted with gold, and there are a number of gold plates used in its construction. From one of... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 30, 1889
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Mogul Cork Tips
Egyptian Cigarettes
Are Made From the Choicest Selections of Turkish Tobacco
15c. Per Package.

Montreal Argus
January 14, 1905

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Anchorage, Alaska, USA

1964 - 21 DEAD, 83 MISSING IN FRIDAY'S EARTHQUAKE. PROPERTY DAMAGE ESTIMATE AT OVER $350-MILLION.
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - As Alaskans toiled to dig out from the rubble of Friday's great earthquake, Civil Defense officials listed new casualty figures today of 21 known dead and 83 missing and... Read MORE...

The Daily Sentinel -  Sitka, Alaska -  March 30, 1964
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Bird's Nest Pudding

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1867 - March 30 – Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly"
U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was... Read MORE...

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For Speeding a Specialty;
For the Family;
For the Road;
Correct in style;
Half the regular price;
Harness, Horse Blankets, Sleigh Bells, Sleigh Robes, etc., etc.

E. N. Heney Co., Limited.
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Montreal Argus
December 31, 1904

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Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

1879 - FIRE'S DESTRUCTIVE WORK. FIVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH. THE TREMONT HOUSE AT CLAREMONT, N. H., DESTROYED - ONE PERSON PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED - THE LOSSES AND INSURANCES.
CLAREMONT, N. H., - March 29. - It was discovered at 1 o'clock this morning that the Tremont House was on fire. The building was leased by F. H. Gibson & Co., with Riley Deming as manager and... Read MORE...

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1889  Henry Paine, a ten-year-old boy of Roanoke, Va., was killed on the 27th by a ball bat in the hands of a young colored companion.


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1889  It was stated by the Governor of Lower California on the 26th that the discoveries at the Santa Clara placers had been exaggerated, and only practical miners were finding gold.


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Saint Joseph, Michigan

1954 March 30, 1954: Official opening of Canada's first subway (Toronto)

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1858 March 30, 1858: H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, patented the first pencil with eraser

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1889  Fire
A church and five business buildings were destroyed by fire at West Haven, Conn., on the 27th.

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Boston, Massachusetts
January 30, 1890


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1920 - EIGHT KILLED, 100 HURT AT ELGIN IN STORM CAUSING $4,000,000 LOSS. TORNADO WRECKS BUSINESS SECTION AND DAMAGES VIRTUALLY EVERY HOME - WORSHIPPERS CRUSHED IN CHURCH - CITY PARALYZED - NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW.

Seth Norwood & Co
Manufacturers of Fine Shoes, Beverly, Mass

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Austin, Texas, USA

1897 - GREAT BLOW AT AUSTIN.
Part of the University Buildings Unroofed and Other Damage.

Austin, Tex., March 28. - The northern portion of the city was struck by a small sized cyclone this afternoon at 3 o'clock, which... Read MORE...

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Toledo, Ohio, USA

1920 - Eight Known Dead.
(By Associated Press.)
TOLEDO, Mar. 29. - Eight persons are known to be dead and nearly 100 injured, some so seriously that their death is expected, in a storm of cyclonic intensity that struck... Read MORE...

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To make a Pork Pie.

Take a loin, neck, or any nice part, an equal quantity of fat and lean pork, ...Read MORE...



The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, 1796

Steele, North Dakota, USA

1902 - BLIZZARD VICTIM FOUND
STEELE, N. D., March 28. - The body of C. R. Stewart, one of the two sheep herders who were lost in the blizzard at the Chicago ranch, was found two miles from the ranch last night and was buried... Read MORE...

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Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

1948 - TWO ARE KILLED AS BUILDING FALLS.
Jersey City, N.J., March 28. - (AP) - A three-story brick building suddenly crumbled Sunday and two persons were crushed to death in the wreckage. Three others were injured.

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Manistique, Michigan, USA

1920 - MICHIGAN TOWN FLOODED. Manistique River Breaks Bounds; 50 Families Are Homeless.
MANISTIQUE, Mich. (AP) - Approximately 50 families were driven from their homes early Sunday when the Manistique river broke its bounds. Nearly a half mile of the residential and business sections... Read MORE...

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Joliet, Illinois, USA

1920  Tornado

John Denver, of Joliet, Ill., was injured when his automobile was turned upside down by the wind. More than a score of barns in the neighborhood of Plainfield were demolished.

The Philadelphia Inquirer -  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  March 29, 1920
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Elgin, Illinois, USA

1920 - EIGHT KILLED, 100 HURT AT ELGIN IN STORM CAUSING $4,000,000 LOSS. TORNADO WRECKS BUSINESS SECTION AND DAMAGES VIRTUALLY EVERY HOME - WORSHIPPERS CRUSHED IN CHURCH - CITY PARALYZED - NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Special to The New York Times.

Elgin, Ill., March 28. - Eight people are known to have been killed and a hundred were injured when a tornado swept over this city shortly after noon today. The... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 29, 1920
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1945  March 29 - Providence, RI, hit 90 degrees to establish a March record for the New England area.

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1848  March 29 - Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam

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1904 - Moved Over State Line - Eben Stevens Merely Walks Across Room to Avoid Taxes

Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

1904 - Moved Over State Line - Eben Stevens Merely Walks Across Room to Avoid Taxes
Waterbury, Conn., March 28 - Eben S. Stevens, for many years a manufacturer and the chief taxpayer of Dudley, Mass., and whose house is on the State line, has removed his effects into the Connecticut ... Read MORE...

The Pittsburgh Press -  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -  March 28, 1904
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Furniture Store
316 & 318 W. Federal St.
Youngstown, Ohio

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1882 - LONGFELLOW DEAD. The Much-Beloved Poet Passes Away Peacefully at His Home in Cambridge Friday Afternoon - A Brief Sketch of the Man and His Works.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, died at his residence in Cambridge, on Friday afternoon, at the age of 75 years and 25 days. His illness was short ant not very painful, and his life ended as it ... Read MORE...

The Boston Weekly Globe -  Boston, Massachusetts -  March 28, 1882
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Richford, Vermont, USA

1900 - FIRE AT RICHFORD.
David Grant's House Nearly Destroyed This Forenoon.
(Special to the Messenger.)

Richford, March 28 - David Grant's house north of the elevator caught fire at 9:40 o'clock this forenoon and was... Read MORE...

St. Albans Daily Messenger -  St. Albans, Vermont -  March 28, 1900
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Ansonia, Connecticut, USA

1882 - TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATH A DISASTROUS FIRE IN ANSONIA, CONN.
THREE HOUSES DESTROYED AND TWO LIVES LOST - NARROW ESCAPE OF SOME OF THE OTHER INMATES.

New-Haven, March 27. - Fire broke out at 8:45 o'clock this morning in George Hall's meat market, at Maple... Read MORE...

New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 28, 1882
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Wales Goodyear Co.
Windsor, Vermont

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Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate)

1834 - Attempted Bank Robbery
A daring attempt,as we learn from the Providence Journal, was made on the morning of the 21st inst before daylight, to rob the Citizens Union Bank of Scituate, in Rhode Island. The apartment of the... Read MORE...

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1928  March 28 - In California, the St. Francis Dam north of Los Angeles fails, killing 600.

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1920  March 28 - The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage.

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Zaneis & Miller
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Washington, Illinois

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1891 - Fatal Disregard of a Wife's Advice

1891 - Fatal Disregard of a Wife's Advice
Union, S. C, March 17. - A very sad accident occurred near Home postoffice, in this County, last Friday, 13th instant. C. LaFayette Kirby was cleaning out his well, when the rope, or chain, broke... Read MORE...

The Intelligencer -  Anderson, South Carolina -  Thurs, March 26, 1891
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1902 - May 20 – Cuba gains independence from the United States.
CUBA'S INDEPENDENCE
THE HOME GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CONTROL ON MAY 20TH
THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURATION
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New Lebanon, New York, USA

1870  The general term of the Supreme Court at Hudson, N. Y.,

has affirmed the decision of Judge Miller, in the noted habeas corpus case of Babour vs. Trustees of the New Lebanon Shakers, awarding the custody of a child held by the Shakers to its parents.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 26, 1870
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Feather Cake

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Ellsworth, Maine, USA

1870  Woman Soldier

The Ellsworth (Maine) American has had a visit from a woman in that vicinity who served in the army two years, dressed in male attire. She has resumed female habiliments, though she uses tobacco.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 26, 1870
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Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

1942 - BLAST FELT IN RADIUS OF 50 MILES. SEVERAL KILLED AT CEMENT PLANT QUARRY AT EASTON, PA.
Easton, Pa., March 26. - At least seven men were killed an an unknown number injured today in a premature dynamite explosion in a limestone quarry at the plant of the Lehigh Portland Cement... Read MORE...

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Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

1890 - CONFLAGRATIONS. Incendiarism at Bismarck, N. D.
BISMARCK, N. D., March 25. - Some one tried to burn up the town this morning. At 2 o'clock an incendiary started a blaze between two empty buildings, with the wind blowing sixty miles an hours. The... Read MORE...

The Sunday Inter Ocean -  Chicago, Illinois -  March 26, 1890
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Greenburgh, New York, USA (Tarrytown) (Hartsdale)

1910 - ROCKEFELLER, JR., FIGHTS FIRE. In Charge of His Own Hose Company at a Pocantico Hills Blaze.
Special to The New York Times.

TARRYTOWN, N. Y., March 23. - Fire in the woods on the estate of John D. Rockefeller gained such headway this afternoon that the Rockefeller fire brigade, with... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 26, 1910
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 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

Tell stories very seldom , and absolutely never but where they are very apt, and very short. Omit...Read MORE...



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Duluth, Minnesota, USA

1910 - BOY IS STRUCK DOWN BY AUTO. Thomas Wood Is Thrown From Bicycle as He Darts in Front of Moving Machine.
Thomas Wood, 10 year old son of T. S. Wood, 1927 East Superior street, had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon from being crushed under the wheels of a large touring car. He owes his life to the... Read MORE...

The Duluth News Tribune -  Duluth, Minnesota -  March 26, 1910
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1872  March 26 – An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.2 strikes Lone Pine, California.

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1870  The iron moulders of Peekskill, N. Y., 300 in number, recently quite work on account of the determination of the owners of the foundries to reduce their wages by twenty per cent.


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1880 - Nuremberg Pudding

1909 advertisement

The House of Quality
Pianos
Fred W. Peabody
16 Main St.
Amesbury, Mass.

Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909

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Memphis, Tennessee, USA

1907 - $65,000 LOSS AT MEMPHIS. Freight House and Twenty-Five Car Loads of Merchandise Burned.
Memphis, Tenn., March 21. - A freight house of the Illinois Central Railroad, situated at the corner of Shelby and Calhoun streets in the southern part of this city, together with twenty-five car... Read MORE...

The Dallas Morning News -  Dallas, Texas -  March 24, 1907
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Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1911 - EXPLOSION WRECKS COURTHOUSE. New Million-Dollar Structure in Omaha Shattered by Blast of Unknown Origin Early This Morning.
[By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire]

Omaha, Neb., March 23. - Two explosions in the basement of the new million-dollar courthouse at Eighteenth and Farnum streets at 1 o'clock this morning... Read MORE...

The Albuquerque Morning Journal -  Albuquerque, New Mexico -  March 24, 1911
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Rockford, Illinois, USA

1908  FIRE AT ROCKFORD, ILL.

ROCKFORD, Ill., March 23. - Fire early today damaged the business block occupied by the Rockford & Interurban company and the W. Clark Printing company, to the extent of $75,000.

The Duluth News Tribune -  Duluth, Minnesota -  March 24, 1908
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Nuremberg Pudding

Three cups of flour, two-thirds of a cup of suet chopped fine, one cup of...Read MORE...



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Chico, California, USA

1908  THEATER BURNS.

Chico, Cal., March 24. - The Star theater here was gutted by fire this morning. The blaze started by a moving picture machine. Several stores in the vicinity were badly damaged.

San Jose Mercury News -  San Jose, California -  March 24, 1908
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Wheelocks's Department Store
Amesbury, Mass.

Kensington, New Hampshire, sketches and reminiscences by Mace, Ida M Published 1909

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Stamford, Connecticut, USA (Springdale)

1908 - Saved From Fire
Stamford, Conn., March 24. - Curly is only a "husky" and until recently he trod the frozen Northwwest helping drag pack sleds. He came to Col. John I. Holly, a Stamford business man from Alaska, and... Read MORE...

San Jose Mercury News -  San Jose, California -  March 24, 1908
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Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point)

1949 - Gas Explosion Injures Plumber
Methodist Church Slightly Damaged

Lew Blakeslee of 231 Lake street, Penn Yan, was seriously injured at 11 a. m. Friday, March 18, in a gas boiler explosion.

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Milford, Massachusetts, USA

1882 - VALUABLE MACHINERY LOST. BURNING OF THE CLINCHING-SCREW FACTORY AT MILFORD, MASS.
MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 23. - The manufactory of Estabrook & Co., was burned last evening. The fire, the cause of which is unknown, broke out in the first story of the building, occupied by the owners... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 24, 1882
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 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

Tell stories very seldom , and absolutely never but where they are very apt, and very short. Omit...Read MORE...



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Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

1907 - MANY FINGERS CUT OFF. Two Accidents at Holyoke in Which These Valuable Members Were Lost.
Yesterday was a bad day for Holyoke fingers. Nine were lopped off, as reported last evening, with outlying districts to be heard from. Fred Joyall, a lad of 15, who has been employed at the Norman... Read MORE...

Springfield Republican -  Springfield, Massachusetts -  March 24, 1907
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1898  March 24 – Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania, becomes the first person to buy an American-built automobile when he buys a Winton automobile that had been advertised in Scientific American.

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1900  March 24 - New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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1896 advertisement

The Betz
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The Anderson Vapor Bath Co,
319 Seventh Street Northwest
Washington, D.C.

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Washington, District of Columbia
July 3, 1896

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Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

1907 - FOUR FROZEN TO DEATH IN BLIZZARD IN EAST.
Bathurst, N. B,, March 23. - Word was received here yesterday of the loss of four lives in the severe blizzard which swept over the eastern provinces Wednesday night. Mrs. John Comeau and three of... Read MORE...

Duluth MN Evening Herald -  Duluth, Minnesota -  March 23, 1907
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The Genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills
for sale by
W. R. Peck
Chemist & Druggist
203 S. Madison St.
Peoria, Ill.

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Lewiston, Maine, USA

1903 - U-No Beer
Sheriff Cummings has ordered the U-No beer joints with lunch rooms combined to sell nothing between the hours of twelve Saturday night and twelve Sunday night, save food, coffee or tea. The... Read MORE...

The Lewiston Daily Sun -  Lewiston, Maine -  Monday morning, March 23, 1903
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Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1857  March 23 – Elisha Otis' first elevator is installed (at 488 Broadway, New York City).

On March 23, 1857, the first passenger elevator was installed in the retail establishment of the New York porcelain and glass dealer Haughwout and Company.

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1878  A firm of cotton brokers which supplies two-thirds of the raw material used in the knitting mills of Cohoes, N. Y.,

report an excess of sales of $200,000 for the past nine months over the entire last year's trade, showing the prospects of the manufacturers to be most flattering.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 23, 1878
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Omaha, Nebraska, USA

1913  Tornado

March 23, 1913 - Devastating tornadoes marched across east, northeast and west Iowa. The deadliest tornado struck Omaha, Neb., killing 94 and injuring 350. More than 600 homes were lost.

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Rhea, Smalley & Co.,
Wholesale Dealers in All Kinds of Farm Machinery
226 S. Washington and 120 Liberty Sts., Peoria, Ill.

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Augusta, Georgia, USA

1916 - MILLIONS GO UP IN FLAMES AT AUGUSTA AS BUSINESS DISTRICT IS BURNED. WIND MAKES FIREMEN HELPLESS. SEVEN HUNDRED HOMES ARE DESTROYED. MILITIA PATROLS STREET.
FIRE IS CONTROLLED WHEN DIES OUT - COMPANIES FROM OTHER CITIES HELP OVERWORKED FIREMEN IN AUGUSTA

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Montpelier, Vermont, USA

1900 - TO-DAY'S FIRES. Langdon Block, Montpelier, Gutted Early This Morning. IGNITED FROM AN ELECTRIC WIRE.
Was Ready for Occupancy of Savings Bank and Insurance Company.
(Special to the Messenger.)

Montpelier, March 23. - The new brick and granite block, at the corner of Main and State streets, that... Read MORE...

Albans Daily Messenger -  St. Albans, Vermont -  March 23, 1900
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Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

1908 - KILLS HERSELF AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN
Mother Turns on Gas in Kitchen of Home While Husband is Asleep Up Stairs.

FALL RIVER, Mass., March 22. - Mrs. Joseph Terrien, twenty-five years of age, killed herself and her two small children... Read MORE...

The Scranton Republican -  Scranton, Pennsylvania -  March 23, 1908
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 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

When in the car if you find the exertion of talking painful, say so frankly; your escort cannot be...Read MORE...



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Hinesburg, Vermont, USA

1868 - Loss by the Fire in Hinesburg, Vt.
From the Burlington Free Press, March 20.

The woolen mill of DOW & BOYNTON, Hinesburg, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire broke out while all hands were gone to dinner, and in very few... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 23, 1868
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1839  March 23 – The Boston Morning Post first records the use of "OK" (oll korrect).

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St. Bernards Catholic Church, 1908

Jos. A. Morrison
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Fine Jewelry,
Silver and Plated Ware, Clocks, Spectacles, Eye Glasses, &c,
Main St., Pittsfield, Me.


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