Friday, March 10, 2023

1911 - AUTO BUCKS INTO STORE - Salem Councilman's Car Darts Back Through Window - Damage Heavy.


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Oswego, New York

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Arlington, Texas, USA

1909 - Arlington Fire Burns 3 Stores - Total Loss on Buildings and Contents Will Approximate $15,000 - Carlisle Students Aid Fire Fighters
Rush From Academy and Begin Systematic Efforts to Save Property.

Fire, starting from a defective flue, leading from the Home cafe, caused a loss of approximately $15,000 at Arlington Wednesday... Read MORE...

Fort Worth Star-Telegram -  Fort Worth, Texas -  March 10, 1909
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Salem, Oregon, USA

1911 - AUTO BUCKS INTO STORE - Salem Councilman's Car Darts Back Through Window - Damage Heavy.
SALEM, Or., March 9. - (Special.) - Councilman W. H. Eldridge in attempting to crank a recently purchased automobile, which was standing in front of C. M. Eppley's store on East State street, was... Read MORE...

The Oregonian -  Portland, Oregon -  March 10, 1911
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Hempstead, New York, USA

1910 - INMATES CAUGHT IN BLAZING POORHOUSE. OLD MAN DEAD, FIVE PERSONS IN HOSPITAL AFTER MIDNIGHT FIRE IN HEMPSTEAD. PANIC ON STEEP STAIRWAYS.
HAND GRENADES KEPT THE FLAMES BACK AND SAVED MANY LIVES, BUT SOME OF THE INJURED MAY DIE.

Hempstead, L. I., March 10. - The Hempstead Poorhouse, about two miles from this village, burned to the... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  March 10, 1910
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Cortland, New York, USA

1906 - IN A SHEET OF FLAMES. Mrs. Mary Bassett, 80 Years Old, Horribly Burned. DISCOVERED BY A NEIGHBOR.
John P Murray Went to Her Assistance - It is Thought That a Lamp Must Have Exploded and Set Her Clothing on Fire - Taken to the Hospital.

Cortland, March 10 - Mrs. Mary Bassett, an old lady living ... Read MORE...

Syracuse Herald -  Syracuse, New York -  March 10, 1906
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 1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

White Cake

Two cups of pulverized sugar, one cup of butter beaten together, four cups of flour,...Read MORE...



The Southbridge Journal, Southbridge, Massachusetts, December 25, 1885
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1912 - FIVE DIE WHEN WALL FALLS DURING WAREHOUSE BLAZE. WINNIPEG (MANITOBA) FIRE SWEEPS INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER BUILDING AND SPREADS TO ADJOINING STRUCTURES.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 9. - Five persons were killed and many injured during the progress of a fire which started in the immense brick warehouse of the International Harvester Company tonight. The ... Read MORE...

The Indianapolis Star -  Indianapolis, Indiana -  March 10, 1912
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Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
R.P. Hall & Co., Proprietors, Nashua, N.H.

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Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

1936 - Fog Blankets New England, Due to Thaw - Woman Killed at R. R. Crossing; Mist Causes Accidents
BOSTON, March 10 (AP) - Fog blanketed New England today caused one death at a grade crossing, contributed to automobile accidents, halted airplane travel, and slowed shipping in harbors and in... Read MORE...

Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  March 10, 1936
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Bennington, Vermont, USA (North Bennington)

1902 - Unity Collar and Cuff Co. Fire
Bennington, Vt. March 9. - The most disastrous fire in the history of North Bennington broke out in the cutting room of the Unity Collar and Cuff Co., at 3 o'clock this morning completely destroying... Read MORE...

Daily Kennebec Journal -  Augusta, Maine -  March 10, 1902
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Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater)

1941 - TWELVE FIREMEN DIE AT BROCKTON. 16 OTHERS ARE HURT WHEN ROOF CAVES IN DURING THEATER FIRE. PRIEST TRAVERSES BURNING BUILDING IN BORROWED HELMET AND COAT TO GIVE DOOMED MEN LAST RITES.
Brockton, March 10 (AP) - Twelve firemen were killed and 16 injured early today when the snow-laden roof of the 30-year-old Strand theater collapsed during a fire which destroyed the... Read MORE...

The Fitchburg Sentinel -  Fitchburg, Massachusetts -  March 10, 1941
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 1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

Never try to outshine your guests in dress. It is vulgar in the extreme. A hostess should be...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
Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

1881  Crushed by Train

Wednesday night, at Albion, R. I., Geo. Gordon, a brakeman on the Worcester freight train, fell and four cars passed over his body. He leaves a wife and two children.

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New Hampshire Patriot -  New Hampshire -  March 10, 1881
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1888  A severe shock of earthquake was felt at Pasadena, Cal, on the morning of the 7th. Brick buildings were shaken, but no damage was done. A shock was also felt at Los Angeles.


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Saint Joseph, Michigan

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Motel La Plage, Berthier-en-Bas, Quebec

E. O. Abbott
Fruit, Confectionery, Holiday Goods, Wax Flowers, Fancy Goods.
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Died March 10

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