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 June 14, 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 June 14 historical headlines that may hold the missing pieces of your family's history puzzle.
Sheldon, Vermont, USA (Sheldon Springs)
The Central Vermont railway bridge over the Missisquoi river at Sheldon Junction was burned this morning shortly after 10 o'clock. It was the longest bridge on the Missisquoi division of the Central Vermont and though built of wood was valued at approximately $15,000, having cost much more than that originally. It was 459 feet long in three spans of 147 feet and 6 inches each with necessary approaches, and was what is called a through wooden or covered bridge.
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St Albans Daily Messenger - St Albans, Vermont - June 14, 1900
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1900 - BRIDGE BURNED. Central Vermont Structure at Sheldon Junction Gone. FIRE CAUGHT FROM ENGINE'S SPARK. Will Be Replaced by a Steel Bridge - A Carry-by Established.
The Central Vermont railway bridge over the Missisquoi river at Sheldon Junction was burned this morning shortly after 10 o'clock. It was the longest bridge on the Missisquoi division of the Central Vermont and though built of wood was valued at approximately $15,000, having cost much more than that originally. It was 459 feet long in three spans of 147 feet and 6 inches each with necessary approaches, and was what is called a through wooden or covered bridge.
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St Albans Daily Messenger - St Albans, Vermont - June 14, 1900
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"Cuticura soap, manufactured by the Potter Drug and Chemical company, is an antibacterial medicated soap in use since 1865. Noted Boston philanthropist George Robert White (1847-1922) was once the president and owner of Potter Drug and Chemical. Cuticura contains triclocarban instead of the more usual triclosan. These two antibacterial agents have very similar molecularity. By themselves they kill 99.99% of bacteria and microbes (like fungus spores) on contact. Cuticura soap has been in use, and is relatively unchanged, since 1865." wikipedia
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June 14, 1775 - Colonies establish a Continental Army to be headed by George Washington.
The decision to establish the Continental Army was a crucial step in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. Before this, the colonies had been relying on local militias to confront British forces. However, as tensions escalated and it became clear that a more organized and unified military force was necessary, the Continental Congress authorized the creation of the Continental Army.
George Washington, a respected military leader from Virginia, was chosen to lead the army. His... Read MORE...
June 14, 1775
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, June 13. - (AP) - Red Cross and other relief agencies cared today for 250 homeless victims of a tornado that killed 21 persons in a residential district here and roared off "whistling like 10,000 devils."
That description came from Private G. J. PRINCE of Will Rogers air field who saw the funnel dip down last night out of a stormy sky, life a huge truck and lay it down near him in a ditch where he had taken refuge.
The army sent soldiers from the air base who toiled through ... Read MORE...
The Ada Evening News - Oklahoma - June 14, 1942
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1942 - THIRTY-ONE KILLED WHEN TORNADO STRIKES OKLAHOMA CITY. TWISTER STRIKES INTO SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CITY. LAYS WASTE AREA TWO BLOCKS SQUARE; MANY CRITICALLY INJURED; RELIEF AGENCIES AND ARMY RUSH RESCUE, AID FORCES TO SCENE.
Oklahoma City, June 13. - (AP) - Red Cross and other relief agencies cared today for 250 homeless victims of a tornado that killed 21 persons in a residential district here and roared off "whistling like 10,000 devils."
That description came from Private G. J. PRINCE of Will Rogers air field who saw the funnel dip down last night out of a stormy sky, life a huge truck and lay it down near him in a ditch where he had taken refuge.
The army sent soldiers from the air base who toiled through ... Read MORE...
The Ada Evening News - Oklahoma - June 14, 1942
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Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Greenville, June 11. - Two persons were instantly killed early this morning when the east bound Norfolk Southern night express crashed through a burning trestle over Chicod creek, about 10 miles east of this city.
The dead are J. R. SLADE, engineer, 42, Norfolk, and BILL HARRINGTON, fireman, 30, Berkley, Va. Passengers and other members of the train crew escaped serious injuries, only two receiving minor hurts.
The entire train, with exception one Pullman coach, was precipitated through the ... Read MORE...
Robesonian - Lumberton, North Carolina - June 14, 1926
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1926 - TWO PERSONS KILLED WHEN TRAIN GOES THRU TRESTLE. NORFOLD AND SOUTHERN EXPRESS WRECKED NEAR GREENVILLE - ENGINEER AND FIREMAN DIE IN DEVOTION TO DUTY.
Greenville, June 11. - Two persons were instantly killed early this morning when the east bound Norfolk Southern night express crashed through a burning trestle over Chicod creek, about 10 miles east of this city.
The dead are J. R. SLADE, engineer, 42, Norfolk, and BILL HARRINGTON, fireman, 30, Berkley, Va. Passengers and other members of the train crew escaped serious injuries, only two receiving minor hurts.
The entire train, with exception one Pullman coach, was precipitated through the ... Read MORE...
Robesonian - Lumberton, North Carolina - June 14, 1926
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Omaha, Nebraska, USA
The gague of the government weather bureau at the postoffice building recorded rainfall if 1.8 inches Saturday afternoon. The greater part of the fall occurred between 1:30 and 2:30 o’clock.
The deluge extended to most parts of the city, except to the north in Florence and Benson, where there were heavy showers but not to be compared to the near-cloudburst in the downtown district.
Railroads reported the rain to be local to Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Forty customers were forced to... Read MORE...
Omaha World Herald - Omaha, Nebraska - June 14, 1925
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1925 - BASEMENTS FLOODED BY NEAR 2-INCH RAIN. Downtown Section Gets Heavy Drenching—North Part of City “Dry.”. DINERS FLEE CAFETERIA.
The gague of the government weather bureau at the postoffice building recorded rainfall if 1.8 inches Saturday afternoon. The greater part of the fall occurred between 1:30 and 2:30 o’clock.
The deluge extended to most parts of the city, except to the north in Florence and Benson, where there were heavy showers but not to be compared to the near-cloudburst in the downtown district.
Railroads reported the rain to be local to Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Forty customers were forced to... Read MORE...
Omaha World Herald - Omaha, Nebraska - June 14, 1925
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, June 13. - (AP) - Cartwheeling across rainswept Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, 30 light planes were wrecked yesterday in a 70-mile-an-hour blow that caused $150,000 damage.
The freakish thunderstorm hit the hangar area only. Half a mile away at the control tower, the wind was only 32 miles an hour.
Sixteen planes were a total loss. Three were swept through a cyclone fence, and one was blown more than 100 yards. Roof sections were torn off the hangars. No one was injured.
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Oakland Tribune - Oakland, California - June 14, 1954
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1954 - 30 PLANES WRECKED BY 70 M.P.H. WIND.
Phoenix, June 13. - (AP) - Cartwheeling across rainswept Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, 30 light planes were wrecked yesterday in a 70-mile-an-hour blow that caused $150,000 damage.
The freakish thunderstorm hit the hangar area only. Half a mile away at the control tower, the wind was only 32 miles an hour.
Sixteen planes were a total loss. Three were swept through a cyclone fence, and one was blown more than 100 yards. Roof sections were torn off the hangars. No one was injured.
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Oakland Tribune - Oakland, California - June 14, 1954
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Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Bantam) (Northfield)
Litchfield was crowded with people all day Saturday, come to view the ruins of the big fire. Farmers drove in from miles around and the hotels were overflowing with summer residents from Hartford, New Haven and other cities, drawn by rumors of the loss of their own property. The stores had stocked up heavily for the summer trade; and 20 of these stocks of goods are either destroyed or damaged. Eight buildings are burned to the ground. A big temporary building will be put up in the 50-acre park... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 14, 1886
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1886 - CONNECTICUT. EMBERS FROM THE LITCHFIELD FIRE.
Litchfield was crowded with people all day Saturday, come to view the ruins of the big fire. Farmers drove in from miles around and the hotels were overflowing with summer residents from Hartford, New Haven and other cities, drawn by rumors of the loss of their own property. The stores had stocked up heavily for the summer trade; and 20 of these stocks of goods are either destroyed or damaged. Eight buildings are burned to the ground. A big temporary building will be put up in the 50-acre park... Read MORE...
Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 14, 1886
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Ware, Massachusetts, USA
Was Swimming in Snow’s Pond and Got Beyond His Depth.
John Szarek, 18, was drowned in Snow’s pond at Ware about 6 o’clock last evening, while swimming with two other Poles. He had ventured in above his depth, against the advice of his companions, who saw him sink without being able to render any assistance. The body was recovered in about half an hour, and after Medical Examiner W. W. Miner had viewed it, Undertaker J. T. Brosnahan took the body in charge and had it taken to the rooms of N.... Read MORE...
The Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 14, 1908
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1908 - MAN DROWNED AT WARE.
Was Swimming in Snow’s Pond and Got Beyond His Depth.
John Szarek, 18, was drowned in Snow’s pond at Ware about 6 o’clock last evening, while swimming with two other Poles. He had ventured in above his depth, against the advice of his companions, who saw him sink without being able to render any assistance. The body was recovered in about half an hour, and after Medical Examiner W. W. Miner had viewed it, Undertaker J. T. Brosnahan took the body in charge and had it taken to the rooms of N.... Read MORE...
The Springfield Republican - Springfield, Massachusetts - June 14, 1908
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Randolph, Vermont, USA
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bover Are in an Exciting Runaway.
(Special to The Messenger)
Randolph, June 14. - Last Tuesday evening Alfred Bover drove across the South Pleasant street railroad crossing in front of an engine, which so frightened his horse that it ran into an electric light pole. Mr. Bover was accompanied by his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Bover were thrown over the dash board. Mrs. Bover's head was bruised and she fainted as the result of the severe shaking. The horse was capture after... Read MORE...
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 14, 1900
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1900 - NARROW ESCAPE IN RANDOLPH
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bover Are in an Exciting Runaway.
(Special to The Messenger)
Randolph, June 14. - Last Tuesday evening Alfred Bover drove across the South Pleasant street railroad crossing in front of an engine, which so frightened his horse that it ran into an electric light pole. Mr. Bover was accompanied by his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Bover were thrown over the dash board. Mrs. Bover's head was bruised and she fainted as the result of the severe shaking. The horse was capture after... Read MORE...
St. Albans Daily Messenger - St. Albans, Vermont - June 14, 1900
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1937 June 14 – Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
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1922 June 14 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding makes his first speech on the radio.
President Warren G. Harding, while addressing a crowd at the dedication of a memorial site for the composer of the "Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key, becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio. The broadcast heralded a revolutionary shift in how presidents addressed the American public. It was not until three years later, however, that a president would deliver a radio-specific address. That honor went to President Calvin Coolidge.
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June 14, 1922
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1903 June 14 - The Heppner Disaster occurred in Oregon.
A cloudburst in the hills sent a flood down Willow Creek, and a twenty foot wall of water swept away a third of the town in minutes, killing 236 residents and causing 100 million dollars damage.
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June 14, 1903
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June 14, 1937
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1922 June 14 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding makes his first speech on the radio.
President Warren G. Harding, while addressing a crowd at the dedication of a memorial site for the composer of the "Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key, becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio. The broadcast heralded a revolutionary shift in how presidents addressed the American public. It was not until three years later, however, that a president would deliver a radio-specific address. That honor went to President Calvin Coolidge.
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June 14, 1922
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1903 June 14 - The Heppner Disaster occurred in Oregon.
A cloudburst in the hills sent a flood down Willow Creek, and a twenty foot wall of water swept away a third of the town in minutes, killing 236 residents and causing 100 million dollars damage.
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June 14, 1903
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1884 The city fathers at Olean, N. Y., have instructed the police to compel all boys under the age of fifteen years to vacate the streets after 8:30 o'clock p.m.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 14, 1884
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1884 A couple of Flushing (N. Y.) squirrel-hunters caught a Canadian stoat or ermine, which was nested in a tree.
It whipped their dog before they killed it. It is the first known to have been caught on Long Island.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 14, 1884
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1823 Until 1823, not a single steam vessel have visited Maine waters, and the appearance of a puffing, smoking steamer in Casco Bay, in that year, terrified some of the superstitious dwellers on the islands and the coast. - Boston Post.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 14, 1884
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St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 14, 1884
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1884 A couple of Flushing (N. Y.) squirrel-hunters caught a Canadian stoat or ermine, which was nested in a tree.
It whipped their dog before they killed it. It is the first known to have been caught on Long Island.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 14, 1884
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1823 Until 1823, not a single steam vessel have visited Maine waters, and the appearance of a puffing, smoking steamer in Casco Bay, in that year, terrified some of the superstitious dwellers on the islands and the coast. - Boston Post.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 14, 1884
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1881 June 14 - Player piano patented by John McTammany Jr (Cambridge, Mass)
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June 14, 1881
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1897 HEADQUARTERS HOTEL AT FARGO, N. D., DESTROYED.
Fargo, N. D., June 14. - The Headquarters hotel, the oldest hostelry in the state, was totally destroyed by fire at 6 p. m. The ticket office and waiting rooms of the Northern Pacific were also burned. A lucky change in the direction of the wind undoubtedly saved the city from another great disaster.
Waterloo Daily Reporter
Iowa
June 14, 1897
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1877 Fell into Ausable Chasm
Alonzo Baker, the well-known guide in the Adirondacks, was killed a few nights since by falling into the Ausable Chasm, near Keeseville.
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Elyria, Ohio
June 14, 1877
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June 14, 1881
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1897 HEADQUARTERS HOTEL AT FARGO, N. D., DESTROYED.
Fargo, N. D., June 14. - The Headquarters hotel, the oldest hostelry in the state, was totally destroyed by fire at 6 p. m. The ticket office and waiting rooms of the Northern Pacific were also burned. A lucky change in the direction of the wind undoubtedly saved the city from another great disaster.
Waterloo Daily Reporter
Iowa
June 14, 1897
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1877 Fell into Ausable Chasm
Alonzo Baker, the well-known guide in the Adirondacks, was killed a few nights since by falling into the Ausable Chasm, near Keeseville.
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Elyria, Ohio
June 14, 1877
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1905 Modest Summer Home
J. J. Hill has purchased a simple and inexpensive summer residence at Lenox, Massachusetts, instead of the elegant mansion which he was expected to select. What an astonishing change would be made in the United States, if millionaires, their wives and daughters, should copy modesty and simplicity.
The Arizona Sentinel
Yuma, Arizona
June 14, 1905
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1870 75 Chinamen
CHICAGO, June 12. - A gang of seventy-five Chinamen arrived here from San Francisco, en route to North Adams, Massachusetts, to be employed in a boot and shoe factory, the first ever sent East, and are under the direction of Koopmanschap.
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Atlanta, Georgia
June 14, 1870
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1901 Four Killed by Train Today.
Flint, Mich., June 14. - While MAJOR GEORGE W. BUCKINGHAM, his daughter ANNA, MRS. THOMAS APPLEGATE and her sister, MRS. GENERAL HUMPHREY, of Adrian, were out driving this morning they were struck by a Pere Marquette passenger train. All four were instantly killed. The body of Buckingham was hurled 75 feet and the remains of two ladies were found on the pilot of the engine. The close proximity of the factory buildings at the crossing prevented a clear view of the tracks and the party drove...
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Newark Daily Advocate
Newark, Ohio
June 14, 1901
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J. J. Hill has purchased a simple and inexpensive summer residence at Lenox, Massachusetts, instead of the elegant mansion which he was expected to select. What an astonishing change would be made in the United States, if millionaires, their wives and daughters, should copy modesty and simplicity.
The Arizona Sentinel
Yuma, Arizona
June 14, 1905
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1870 75 Chinamen
CHICAGO, June 12. - A gang of seventy-five Chinamen arrived here from San Francisco, en route to North Adams, Massachusetts, to be employed in a boot and shoe factory, the first ever sent East, and are under the direction of Koopmanschap.
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Atlanta, Georgia
June 14, 1870
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1901 Four Killed by Train Today.
Flint, Mich., June 14. - While MAJOR GEORGE W. BUCKINGHAM, his daughter ANNA, MRS. THOMAS APPLEGATE and her sister, MRS. GENERAL HUMPHREY, of Adrian, were out driving this morning they were struck by a Pere Marquette passenger train. All four were instantly killed. The body of Buckingham was hurled 75 feet and the remains of two ladies were found on the pilot of the engine. The close proximity of the factory buildings at the crossing prevented a clear view of the tracks and the party drove...
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Newark Daily Advocate
Newark, Ohio
June 14, 1901
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1873 Small Pox Vaccine and Tobacco
A Portsmouth, Rhode Island, man who was a noted tobacco-chewer, has loathed the weed ever since he was vaccinated. But it is given as fact that the small-pox has caused more people to abandon chewing than vaccination has.
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Hartford Daily Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
June 14, 1873
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1871 Shakers Elope
One of the latest excitements is that of an elopement among the Shakers of Hancock, Mass. The parties were Ira Lawson, a leading man of the church and Eliza Van Valen, one of the 'fairest of the fair.' Lawson was allowed to keep the bank account of the society, and it is said he took away with him all he could lay his hands on. As the Shakers are not recognized by law, nothing can be done with him. With this understanding the Shakers will have no trouble to fill his position.
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Constitution
Connecticut
June 14, 1871
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A Portsmouth, Rhode Island, man who was a noted tobacco-chewer, has loathed the weed ever since he was vaccinated. But it is given as fact that the small-pox has caused more people to abandon chewing than vaccination has.
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Hartford Daily Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
June 14, 1873
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1871 Shakers Elope
One of the latest excitements is that of an elopement among the Shakers of Hancock, Mass. The parties were Ira Lawson, a leading man of the church and Eliza Van Valen, one of the 'fairest of the fair.' Lawson was allowed to keep the bank account of the society, and it is said he took away with him all he could lay his hands on. As the Shakers are not recognized by law, nothing can be done with him. With this understanding the Shakers will have no trouble to fill his position.
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Constitution
Connecticut
June 14, 1871
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America - Did you know?
George Washington was a savvy businessman who owned one of the largest distilleries in 18th century America, and by 1799 alone, he was producing 11,000 gallons of whiskey.
Quebec - Did you know?
In New France, the habitant's homes were commonly built of felled timber or of rough-hewn stone, solid, low, stocky buildings, usually about twenty by forty feet or thereabouts in size, with a single doorway and very few windows. The roofs were...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
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Smith Bros. Cough Drops
"William Wallace Smith I (1830–1913) and Andrew Smith (1836–1895) were the sons of James Smith (c1800-1866) of Poughkeepsie, New York. James' family had emigrated from Fife, Scotland, to Canada in 1831, and James from St. Armand, Quebec, to the U.S. in 1847.
In New York, James opened an ice cream shop called "James Smith and Son." James Smith bought a cough drop recipe from a journeyman peddler named Sly Hawkins and in 1852 made his first batch of "Smith Brothers Cough Drops"." wikipedia
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