Wednesday, September 21, 2022

1878 - How a Hat Saved a Life

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.

Too hearty appreciation of a funny... Read MORE...

The Evening Telegram -  New York, New York -  September 21, 1899
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Gresco
There is nothing in Corset-dom to compare with it

Michigan Corset Co., Jackson, Mich.

The Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898

Visit Jackson, Michigan, USA!

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...

www.americaslibrary.gov
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

Apple Fritters.

Pare some apples and cut them in thin slices - put them in a bowl, with a glass...Read MORE...



The Virginia Housewife or Methodical Cook, 1828
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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The Lovers and Wearers of "BLACK CAT"
Triple Knee "Leather" Stockings for Boys, 25 cents a pair

Chicago-Rockford Hosiery Company, Kenosha, Wis.

The Ladies' Home Journal
January 1898

Visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (Southport)!

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

If you expect a friend to meet you at the end of your journey, sit near the door of the steam-boat...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.

www.wikipedia.org


Visit Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA!

 America - Did you know? The lowest point in the Western Hemisphere is Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. It is...Read MORE...



legendsofamerica.com


 Quebec - Did you know? Seigneuries in North America were granted to military officers, some were owned by the Catholic...Read MORE...



Seigneurs and the seigneurial system of New France (www.apointinhistory.net/ feudal-system.php)
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Visit Passaic, New Jersey, USA!

Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.


City Hall, 1906

Stamped Shawknit on the Toe
Knitted to the Shape of the Human Foot

Shaw Stocking Co., Lowell, Mass.

The Ladies' Home Journal
March 1898

Visit Lowell, Massachusetts, USA!

Died September 21

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