Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a captivating journey through time, exploring the rich tapestry of history and genealogy.
In this edition, we'll delve into the treasure trove of historical news articles dated July 20, unearthing stories that resonate with genealogists and history enthusiasts alike.
From local happenings to global events, we'll uncover the stories that shaped the lives of our ancestors, providing valuable insights for those on a quest to discover their roots.
So, grab your magnifying glass and step into the past as we unravel the July 20 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
"Delicious as the breast of chicken" - and so filet of alligators, thus designated, finds its way to New Orleans tables today to relieve the meat shortage.
Time was when the alligator merely furnised ideas for teh cartoonist and a hide for luggage but those days have gone, though perhaps not forever.
Reports from Ben Monteleone, manager of a fish market in New Orleans indicated that alligator steak is finding favore with Mme. Orleans.
"We buy alligators from the swamp trappers who... Read MORE...
Toledo Blade - Toledo, Ohio - July 20, 1943
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1943 - Tastes Like Chicken?
"Delicious as the breast of chicken" - and so filet of alligators, thus designated, finds its way to New Orleans tables today to relieve the meat shortage.
Time was when the alligator merely furnised ideas for teh cartoonist and a hide for luggage but those days have gone, though perhaps not forever.
Reports from Ben Monteleone, manager of a fish market in New Orleans indicated that alligator steak is finding favore with Mme. Orleans.
"We buy alligators from the swamp trappers who... Read MORE...
Toledo Blade - Toledo, Ohio - July 20, 1943
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Canada - The Right Land for the Right Man
Canadian National Railways
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1943 - You'd Be Surprised - Clean Clothes
One of the chief joys of modern civilization is to be able to take a good bath and to put on clean clothes. The American people are beginning to appreciate the fact now that their 7,000 commercial laundries are having difficulties because or labor, machinery, soap and other shortages.
"Laundry" comes from the same Latin root that gave us "lave" and literally means simpley a place where washing is done.
The commercial laundry is a comparatively new industry.
It is estimated that at the... Read MORE...
Toledo Blade - Toledo, Ohio - July 20, 1943
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1920 - Human Fly Says He Takes No Risks: Hasn't Fallen and Never Expects To
KANSAS CITY. Mo.—Standing perilously on the narrow ledge of a window, a man balanced himself for a leap that meant life or death. Just above was the protruding cornice of the building. Upon its tin surface. The summer Sun beat mercilessly, its rays heating the metal to a temperature human fingers could not touch without intense pain.
Cooly, the man calculated the disstance to the cornice. Raising himself on tiptoe, he caught the edge with his finger tips. He withdrew quickly.
Ten stories... Read MORE...
The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal - Atlanta, Georgia - July 20, 1920
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Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Two Irishmen from among the spectators went up on the stage to aid the magician in his performances. In one of the feats it became necessary for one of them to drink a glass of wine. This, however, they both resolutely refused to do. Mr. Young not knowing the ground of their objection we presume, urged them, but without effect. No argument could persuade them to touch one drop of the wine, though on that account the "trick" would fail. The scene was very amusing and drew marks of approbation... Read MORE...
Newburyport Herald - Newburyport, Massachusetts - July 20, 1841
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1841 - An amusing incident occurred last night at the Lowell Museum, which is well worth noticing...
Two Irishmen from among the spectators went up on the stage to aid the magician in his performances. In one of the feats it became necessary for one of them to drink a glass of wine. This, however, they both resolutely refused to do. Mr. Young not knowing the ground of their objection we presume, urged them, but without effect. No argument could persuade them to touch one drop of the wine, though on that account the "trick" would fail. The scene was very amusing and drew marks of approbation... Read MORE...
Newburyport Herald - Newburyport, Massachusetts - July 20, 1841
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Geneva, New York, USA
It becomes our painful duty to record, in connection with the festivities of the fourth, one of the most melancholy accidents which has for many years befallen our village. In the evening after the usual ceremonies of the day were over, a large and dense assemblage was collected at the head of Seneca St., and in front of the Bank, extending themselves in both directions along Main St., in order to witness the fireworks which, as report went, were to be of an unusually brilliant and effective... Read MORE...
Vermont Telegraph - Brandon, Vermont - July 20, 1842
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1842 - MELANCHOLY CASUALTY.
It becomes our painful duty to record, in connection with the festivities of the fourth, one of the most melancholy accidents which has for many years befallen our village. In the evening after the usual ceremonies of the day were over, a large and dense assemblage was collected at the head of Seneca St., and in front of the Bank, extending themselves in both directions along Main St., in order to witness the fireworks which, as report went, were to be of an unusually brilliant and effective... Read MORE...
Vermont Telegraph - Brandon, Vermont - July 20, 1842
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
Potato Salad
Take some cold boiled potatoes and slice very thin; add to them three hard-boiled eggs, also sliced thin; chop one small fresh onion. In a glass bowl or salad dish put a layer of potatoes, then a layer of eggs, and sprinkle over them ...Read MORE...
The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, March 29, 1881
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Baltimore, July 15.
The New York papers received this morning, furnish an account of another unfortunate accident occasioned by the explosion of a steam boiler - The Editor of the Commercial Advertiser says, that on Monday evening he went to Jersey City and saw the wreck of the ferry boat and learnt the following particulars:
About one o'clock, the boat arrived at the city of Jersey, from Courtland street dock, the passengers landed, and the men were employed in getting in wood, the steam... Read MORE...
The Torch Light And Public Advertiser - Hagerstown, Maryland - July 20, 1824
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1824 - MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
Baltimore, July 15.
The New York papers received this morning, furnish an account of another unfortunate accident occasioned by the explosion of a steam boiler - The Editor of the Commercial Advertiser says, that on Monday evening he went to Jersey City and saw the wreck of the ferry boat and learnt the following particulars:
About one o'clock, the boat arrived at the city of Jersey, from Courtland street dock, the passengers landed, and the men were employed in getting in wood, the steam... Read MORE...
The Torch Light And Public Advertiser - Hagerstown, Maryland - July 20, 1824
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men
A seeming ignorance is very often a most neces
sary part of worldly knowledge. It is , for instance ,
commonly advisable to seem ignorant of what people offer to tell you ; and when they say, ' Have not you heard of such a thing ?' to answer, 'No...Read MORE...
Practical Morality, Or, A Guide to Men and Manners... (1813). United Kingdom: J. Walker.
1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
"...Back in the ’20s, Scotch was a synonym for 'cheap.' Richard Drew, a 23-year-old research assistant at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, was trying to create a sticky-but-not-too-sticky adhesive tape for auto painters to use on two-tone paint jobs. When he erred on the not-too-sticky side, one of the car-painters asked, 'Why so Scotch with the adhesive?' and a brand name was born.
An engineering-school dropout who supported himself by playing the banjo for Twin Cities dance bands,... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 20, 2014
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Palmer, Massachusetts, USA (Bondsville) (Three Rivers)
Cars Derailed at Bad Place Saturday Morning.
Traffic was tied up on the Boston and Albany, railroad for over three hours, Saturday morning on account of two freight cars being derailed under the railroad bridge just east of the union station in Palmer. The accident happened about 6:30 in the morning. Two freights that were running east came into Palmer about 6 o'clock. The first switched off on to the west-bound track and the other on to the Ware River line so as to let train No. 20, which... Read MORE...
The Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - July 20, 1908
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1908 - PALMER. FREIGHT WRECK MAKES TROUBLE
Cars Derailed at Bad Place Saturday Morning.
Traffic was tied up on the Boston and Albany, railroad for over three hours, Saturday morning on account of two freight cars being derailed under the railroad bridge just east of the union station in Palmer. The accident happened about 6:30 in the morning. Two freights that were running east came into Palmer about 6 o'clock. The first switched off on to the west-bound track and the other on to the Ware River line so as to let train No. 20, which... Read MORE...
The Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - July 20, 1908
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Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
About 2 o'clock on Saturday morning, fire broke out in a house (formerly the alms-house) in Dedham, owned by Mr. J. F. Richards, which, together with another house and barn, was entirely destroyed. The houses were occupied by thirty-six Irish families. One of the tenants, Mr. David McHugh, was making his egress from his house, having under each arm a child, when he was run against by some one equally anxious to make their escape, causing him to drop one of his children, a boy about 7 years of... Read MORE...
Liberator - Boston, Massachusetts - July 20, 1849
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1849 - Fire in Dedham. Loss of Life.
About 2 o'clock on Saturday morning, fire broke out in a house (formerly the alms-house) in Dedham, owned by Mr. J. F. Richards, which, together with another house and barn, was entirely destroyed. The houses were occupied by thirty-six Irish families. One of the tenants, Mr. David McHugh, was making his egress from his house, having under each arm a child, when he was run against by some one equally anxious to make their escape, causing him to drop one of his children, a boy about 7 years of... Read MORE...
Liberator - Boston, Massachusetts - July 20, 1849
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Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 19. - The mystery surrounding the identity of the man known as "Charles Hill," who died at the Good Samaritan Hospital here on May 17, leaving $142,000 in cash, has been solved. His real name was Salem Charles and his home was at Brimfield, Mass.
The story of the search for heirs by the Public Administrator and his attorney, Leon Moss, is interesting. After following up innumerable alleged "clues," all of which came to naught, Administrator Kelogg found among the old... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 20, 1902
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1902 - MISSING HEIRS LOCATED - Bible Assists in Revealing Dead California Resident's Identity - The Relatives of Salem Charles, Who Left $142,000 Are Discovered in New England.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 19. - The mystery surrounding the identity of the man known as "Charles Hill," who died at the Good Samaritan Hospital here on May 17, leaving $142,000 in cash, has been solved. His real name was Salem Charles and his home was at Brimfield, Mass.
The story of the search for heirs by the Public Administrator and his attorney, Leon Moss, is interesting. After following up innumerable alleged "clues," all of which came to naught, Administrator Kelogg found among the old... Read MORE...
The New York Times - New York, New York - July 20, 1902
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
Trees Blown Over, Buildings Damaged and Wires Down as Result of Lively Storm.
A wind and rainstorm that passed over Pittsfield Saturday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock did a large amount of damage in the north part of the city. The storm area was about a mile wide and there was not the slightest difficulty in following the trail of the storm as it blew down trees and telegraph poles and did d a great amount of damage to such crops as corn and oats. On Peck's road near Peck's upper mill... Read MORE...
The Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - July 20, 1908
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1908 - BERKSHIRE COUNTY. PITTSFIELD. DAMAGE BY HIGH WIND.
Trees Blown Over, Buildings Damaged and Wires Down as Result of Lively Storm.
A wind and rainstorm that passed over Pittsfield Saturday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock did a large amount of damage in the north part of the city. The storm area was about a mile wide and there was not the slightest difficulty in following the trail of the storm as it blew down trees and telegraph poles and did d a great amount of damage to such crops as corn and oats. On Peck's road near Peck's upper mill... Read MORE...
The Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - July 20, 1908
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Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Bridgeport, Conn., July 30. - A drowning marked with peculiar circumstances occurred late yesterday at Seaside park. The victim was Miss Lillian Brabner, aged fourteen. The girl was sitting on the shore with a companion, Miss Cotton, aged fifteen, when Joseph Barrett, aged twenty-two, and Frederick Butler, aged twenty-one, approached. The men caught the hands of the girls and ran into the water with them. Miss Cotton succeeded in escaping from Butler, but Barrett took the Brabner girl out into... Read MORE...
The Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - July 20, 1905
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1905 - THE DROWNING OF CONNECTICUT GIRL - Occurs Under Very Peculiar Circumstances
Bridgeport, Conn., July 30. - A drowning marked with peculiar circumstances occurred late yesterday at Seaside park. The victim was Miss Lillian Brabner, aged fourteen. The girl was sitting on the shore with a companion, Miss Cotton, aged fifteen, when Joseph Barrett, aged twenty-two, and Frederick Butler, aged twenty-one, approached. The men caught the hands of the girls and ran into the water with them. Miss Cotton succeeded in escaping from Butler, but Barrett took the Brabner girl out into... Read MORE...
The Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - July 20, 1905
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1953 July 20 - Twenty-two inches of hail reportedly fell northeast of Dickinson, ND.
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July 20, 1953
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1908 TOSSED BY A BULL DEER.
While hundreds of spectators looked on, helpless to interfere, Ajax, an Asiatic bull deer in the Bronx park zoo, New York, becoming suddenly enraged, crept up behind Keeper William C. Reardon while he was mowing the deer enclosure Saturday and tossed him a dozen feet in the air. As Reardon dropped to the ground Ajax attacked him with his antlers. Reardon was unconscious and he was hurried to Fordham hospital, where it was said Saturday night that while his injuries were serious, he would...
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The Springfield Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
July 20, 1908
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1866 Stole Money from Letters
A lad seventeen years of age, employed as a clerk in the postoffice at New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been arrested for opening letters and purloining money from them. He confesses his guilt.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
July 20, 1866
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The Weather Channel
July 20, 1953
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1908 TOSSED BY A BULL DEER.
While hundreds of spectators looked on, helpless to interfere, Ajax, an Asiatic bull deer in the Bronx park zoo, New York, becoming suddenly enraged, crept up behind Keeper William C. Reardon while he was mowing the deer enclosure Saturday and tossed him a dozen feet in the air. As Reardon dropped to the ground Ajax attacked him with his antlers. Reardon was unconscious and he was hurried to Fordham hospital, where it was said Saturday night that while his injuries were serious, he would...
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The Springfield Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
July 20, 1908
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1866 Stole Money from Letters
A lad seventeen years of age, employed as a clerk in the postoffice at New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been arrested for opening letters and purloining money from them. He confesses his guilt.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
July 20, 1866
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1844 Crushed by Wheel
Yesterday Captain Doyen of St. Ours, a Canadian gentleman of respectability in that parish, was struck on the breast by the shaft of caleche No. 149, belonging to one Milton, and driven by a little boy, and the wheel passed over his body. He died in the course of an hour and a half. - The unfortunate gentleman was 74 years of age.
Spectator
New York
July 20, 1844
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Yesterday Captain Doyen of St. Ours, a Canadian gentleman of respectability in that parish, was struck on the breast by the shaft of caleche No. 149, belonging to one Milton, and driven by a little boy, and the wheel passed over his body. He died in the course of an hour and a half. - The unfortunate gentleman was 74 years of age.
Spectator
New York
July 20, 1844
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America - Did you know?
Punkin Chuckin: Each year, as corn stalks tower toward the sky and leaves turn yellow, orange and red, folks in the United States often flock to farms in order to attend fall festivals. Most of the goings on at these festivals are pretty tame if a...Read MORE...people.howstuffworks.com
Quebec - Did you know?
People of New France were rewarded for having large families - 10 children - 300 pounds per year; 12 children - 400 pounds.
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Swimming Pool, Old Reservoir, 1913
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