Tuesday, March 7, 2023

1896 - Dead Cinch for Men

Decatur, Michigan, USA

1896 - Dead Cinch for Men.
Decatur, Michigan, presents a combination. Its population is 1500. The president of the council is a woman. The leading doctor is a woman. Mrs. Rev. Gregg preaches at the Advent church and Mrs.... Read MORE...

The Daily Herald -  Delphos, Ohio -  March 7, 1896
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1880s New Home Sewing Machine Ad
Orange, Mass.

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Chester, Massachusetts, USA

1868 - Hiram Smith, and eccentric old bachelor at Chester, Mass., is having his sepulcher hewn in a large rock in that town.
He pays a man $700 to do the work, and by the stipulation the cave is to be seven feet long, four wide, and four deep, and after his coffin is put in, the aperture will be sealed up with a marble... Read MORE...

St Joseph Herald -  Saint Joseph, Michigan -  March 7, 1868
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Baked Eggs - Beat up six eggs, one tablespoon flour, six of sweet milk; melt a piece of...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn., September 29, 1880
El Paso, Texas, USA

1916 - GASOLINE EXPLOSION IN EL PASO JAIL IS CAUSE OF 18 DEATHS. SEVERAL MORE TO DIE AS RESULT OF INJURIES. LIGHTED MATCH TO VAPORS IS THE CAUSE.
(By Associated Press)
El Paso, Texas, March 7. - Although the death list remains at eighteen in the jail explosion here last night, several more prisoners are expected to die. The explosion occurred ... Read MORE...

Brownsville Herald -  Brownsville, Texas -  March 7, 1916
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1800s A. B. Chase Organ Co.
Norwalk, O.

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Binghamton, New York, USA

1870 - THE INEBRIATE ASYLUM FIRE. THE REAR BUILDING BURNED - THE MAIN EDIFICE UNINJURED - LOSS $75,000 - SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
From the Binghamton Republican, March 5.
At between 11 and 12 o'clock last night, a fire caught in the rear of the New York State Inebriate Asylum, and in three quarters of an hour the entire rear... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 7, 1870
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Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

1883 - 27 pounds of wool mittens
Avis Porter, a Friend, residing in Greenfield, N. Y., who is now in her ninety-fourth year, has, during the present year, purchased twenty-seven pounds of wool, had it carded, and not only has spun... Read MORE...

The Columbus Journal -  Columbus, Nebraska -  March 7, 1883
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Stuart, Florida, USA (Potsdam)

1942 - 7 ARMY FLIERS LOSE LIVES IN PLANE CRASH. RIVER SEARCHED FOR BODIES OF VICTIMS OF CRAFT WRECKED DURING STORM.
Stuart, Fla., March 7. - (AP) - A wide stretch of the tide-swept St. Lucie River was being searched by army men today for the bodies of seven military fliers who plunged to their death in a... Read MORE...

The Bee -  Danville, Virginia -  March 7, 1942
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1932  March 7 – Four people are killed when police fire upon 3,000 unemployed autoworkers marching outside the Ford River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan.

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1908  March 7 - Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council & announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles"

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1917  March 7 - 1st jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden NJ

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 America - Did you know? The oldest public school was opened in 1635 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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1880s Wm. H. Zinn
Boston, Mass.

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