Saturday, March 11, 2023

1835 - Bird's Nest Pudding


When Baby is About to Walk
Procure a pair of ANKLE SUPPORTERS

R. H. Golden
South Norwalk, Conn.

The Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898

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1936 - SAY DUBOIS MINER DEAD AS RESCUERS WORK IN CAVE-IN.
DUBOIS, PA., Mar. 12. - Rescue workers reported Lee Selner, 32-year-old miner, died today - nearly 18 hours after he had been trapped under tons of slate in a mine.

The victim called to his... Read MORE...

Clearfield Progress -  Clearfield, Pennsylvania -  March 12, 1936
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1887  The Prince of Wales has granted a warrant for a new Masonic lodge to be called the "Anglo-American."

The lodge is formed with a view of affording facilities for American residents in England meeting their brethren of the English Grand Lodge under the constitutions of the latter body.

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 12, 1887
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Bird's Nest Pudding

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The New England Cook Book, 1836
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

1917 - DIES OF BURNS. Mrs. Loraine Succumbs to Terrible Injuries Sustained Thursday.
Mrs. John Loraine, 462 Elizabeth street, is dead following four days of terrible suffering, as a result of burns, sustained Thursday morning when in attempting to revive a fire she mistook a can of... Read MORE...

The Fort Wayne News -  Fort Wayne, Indiana -  March 12, 1917
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Silver Plate
Wm. Rogers, Eagle Brand
Made only by Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., Wallingford, Conn.

The Ladies' Home Journal
July 1898

Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was a cutlery and silver hollowware manufacturer in Wallingford, Connecticut, founded in 1866. By c. 1895, the company operated large factories in Wallingford and Montreal, Canada.

In 1898, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. became part of the International Silver Company headquartered in neighboring Meriden.
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Chicago, Illinois, USA

1927 - CHICAGO FIREMEN IN DEATH TRAP, EXPLOSION IN A CHEMICAL PLANT.
Chicago, March 11 - (AP) - The ranks of engine companies numbers three and six were depleted late today when an explosion killed one fireman and seriously injured ten other, two probably... Read MORE...

Independent -  Helena, Montana -  March 12, 1927
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

1917 - 3 KILLED, 30 HOUSES WRECKED IN RESIDENCE SUBERB OF CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11. - Three persons are known to have lost their lives, four others are probably fatally seriously injured as the result of a tornado which wrecked about 30 houses in the... Read MORE...

The Washington Post -  Washington, D.C. -  March 12, 1917
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1894  March 12 – For the first time, Coca-Cola is sold in bottles.

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1888  March 12 - A blizzard paralyzed southeastern New York State and western New England. Albany NY reported 46.7 inches of snow.

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1887  Samuel K. Wilson, the wealthiest citizen of Trenton, N. J., has startled his friends by suddenly marrying a second wife,
Miss Conway, of Boston, and sailing for Europe before congratulations could be offered. His wealth is put at $12,000,000. - N. Y. Tribune.

St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan

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 America - Did you know? The term “O.K.” is credited to Martin Van Buren, raised in Kinderhook, New York. After he went into ...Read MORE...



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 Quebec - Did you know? The inhabitants of Quebec do not only canoe in the summer, but also in the winter. Originally, ice...Read MORE...



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Visit Middletown, Rhode Island, USA (Green's End)!

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


Luke's Lodge of Newport
Middletown, Rhode Island

The Clinton Safety Pin
The Oakville Company
Waterbury, Conn.

The Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898

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Died March 12

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