1889 - FRIGHTFUL WRECKS. Two Freight Trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad Reduced to Debris. A Large Number of Train-Hands and Passengers Killed and Wounded.

1889 - FRIGHTFUL WRECKS. Two Freight Trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad Reduced to Debris. A Large Number of Train-Hands and Passengers Killed and Wounded.
PITTSBURGH, PA., June 26. - At 2:20 a.m. today west-bound freight No. 1313 telescoped the extra west-bound freight No. 308 at Monastery Coke-works, near Latrobe station on the Pennsylvania railroad.... Read MORE...

Daily Republican -  Decatur, Illinois -  June 27, 1889
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For Christmas Nothing More Appropriate Than Our Brilliant Cut Glass
S.C. Johnson Manufacturer, Racine Junction, Wis.

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Bolton, Massachusetts, USA

1885  The fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Samuel Brown Hayes and Miss Rebecca Hosmer was celebrated at their residence in Bolton, Mass.,

lately, where they have lived fifty years. Mrs. Hayes was the fourth daughter of the late Nathan David Hosmer, of Acton, and is the fourth child in the family who has celebrated a golden wedding.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  June 27, 1885
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Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

1868 - Interesting Marriage
The Salem (Mass.) Gazette says: "On Tuesday of last week Mr. Wm. Blodgett, a resident of Topsfield, who severed creditably in the army in the late war, and is looking for a pension for support,... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  June 27, 1868
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Egg Toast

Beat an egg smooth with half a teacup of rich milk. Dip slices of stale bread in this...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, July 19, 1882

The Parker Games
For Merry Winter Evenings
Parker-Brothers, Salem, Mass, USA

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Spooner, Wisconsin, USA

1908 - FIRE AT SPOONER, WIS. Loss of Fifteen Thousand Dollars by Early Morning Blaze.
SPOONER, Wis., June 26. - Fire broke out in Tnen & Idean's saloon at 2 o'clock this morning, consuming the building and entire contents, as well as two adjoining buildings occupied by Charles Yep as... Read MORE...

The Duluth News-Tribune -  Duluth, Minnesota -  June 27, 1908
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1901  June 27 - There was a rain of fish from the sky at Tiller's Ferry, SC. Hundreds of fish were swimming between cotton rows after a heavy shower.

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1967  June 27 - Race riot in Buffalo NY (200 arrested)

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1833  June 27 - Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury Conn

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 America - Did you know? George Washington was a savvy businessman who owned one of the largest distilleries in 18th century ...Read MORE...



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 Quebec - Did you know? In the mid 1800s, New France had a population of about 4 million. 1/ 2 were Catholic. 1/ 2 were...Read MORE...



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Villa de Champlain, Champlain, Quebec

The Idea Food Cutter
The Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co.
Southington, Conn.

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November 1898

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Died June 27

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