September 1 News - 1914 - The last known passenger pigeon "Martha" dies in the Cincinnati Zoo.

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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

1914 - September 1 - The last known passenger pigeon "Martha" dies in the Cincinnati Zoo.

On September 1, 1914, a tragic event marked the extinction of the passenger pigeon, once the most abundant bird in North America. The last known passenger pigeon, named Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Martha's death symbolized the devastating impact of human activities on wildlife, particularly the consequences of overhunting and habitat destruction.

The passenger pigeon was once so plentiful that flocks would darken the skies for days as they passed overhead. However, relentless hunting ... Read MORE...

September 1, 1914
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1894 - September 1 – Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota, kills more than 450 people.

The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 was a devastating forest fire that struck the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, on September 1st. The fire, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds, quickly spread through the surrounding area, engulfing the town and surrounding forests. The firestorm was so intense that it created its own weather system, with witnesses reporting tornado-like winds and fire whirls.

The fire's impact was catastrophic, claiming the lives of more than 450 people and leaving... Read MORE...

September 1, 1894
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Asheville, North Carolina, USA

1938 - ASHEVILLE BLAST IS FATAL TO FIVE IN STONE QUARRY.

Asheville, Sept. 1 - (AP) - A terrific dynamite explosion that killed five men at a stone quarry here puzzled officials today.
The men,
WILLIAM BIZZELL, white.
HARLEY WEBB, white.
WILL HENRY, negro.
WESLEY MOORE, negro.
GUS DAVIS, negro.
They were perched on a perpendicular 200-foot cliff yesterday when 50 pounds of dynamite exploded and mangled the men beyond recognition.
W. H. Bizzell, father of WILLIAM BIZZELL and a quarry foreman, said the blast could have been caused by one of... Read MORE...

Daily Times-News -  Burlington, North Carolina -  September 1, 1938
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Plum Pudding - Boil and mash well one pound potatoes, one-half pound carrots; when cold and one pound each of flour, currants, and raisins, three-quarters pound raw sugar, eight ounces suet, a little salt, and a nutmeg grated; any other...Read MORE...



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Long Beach, New York, USA

1965 - WOMAN KILLED IN HOTEL FIRE ON NEW YORK BEACH.

Long Beach, N. Y. (AP) - Fire destroyed a Long Island boardwalk hotel Tuesday and killed a 65-year-old woman. About 400 persons, most of them elderly, escaped.

Deputy Fire Commissioner MARTIN HEALD said the dead woman was DOROTHY GOLLUBIER, 65, of the Bronx. Her body was found Tuesday night, five hours after the blaze began.

Long Beach Fire Chief EDWARD WAGENEN said firemen evacuated 200 persons from the six-story hotel. Ladders were used to rescue 80, including a group of 45 trapped on a ... Read MORE...

The Progress Index -  Petersburg, Virginia -  September 1, 1965
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Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

1921 - Truck Catches Fire

James Mack, 35, years old, was burned to death, and Ernest Starke, 21 years old, received burns from which he died later in Hackensack Hospital, when an automobile truck driven by Mack turned over about five miles south of Hackensack and caught fire early yesterday morning. The men, both of whom lived in New Milford, were taking a truck load of peaches to New York from New Milford. After leaving Little Ferry they lost their way and struck a bad road, upsetting in a ditch. Mack was pinned under... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  September 1, 1921
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Men

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1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

THE NEW MOVING POWER
DAIMLER'S WONDERFUL MOTOR AND ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
The Various Vehicles That Can Be Seen Moved by It at Stuttgart - Daimler's Gas or Petroleum Motor - Combustible Air the Chief Ingredient - Its Portability - The Thorough Test That Has Been Made.

While in our age of steam and electricity nature's mysterious forces are made more and more subservient to the use of the general public; while railways have shortened distances wonderfully, as compared with the older... Read MORE...

St Louis Post-Dispatch -  St Louis, Missouri -  September 1, 1889
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Detroit, Michigan, USA

1887 - Death In The Flames

Detroit, Mich., Aug. 31. - The livery barn of J.H. COLES, No. 151 Gratiot Avenue, burned this morning with all its contents.

George S. HALL, a farmer from near Mt. Clemens, 65 years old, perished in the flames, and his son Henry HALL, about 20 years old, and a farmer named John PEARSEAL, barely escaped. They jumped from the second story, sustaining only a general shaking up.

Fifteen horses, several wagons, and a large lot of hay and grain were consumed. Coles' was the stopping place for... Read MORE...

Inter Ocean -  Chicago, Illinois -  September 1, 1887
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1868  September 1 - A panther was seen to go to a sheep-fold in Eden, Vermont, the other day, and it seized and carried away a sheep.


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Brooklyn, New York
September 1, 1868

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1888  On the 27th John Virts was driving along the river road at Tiffin O., with his sister, when the horse jumped over a thirty-foot embankment, instantly killing them all.


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Saint Joseph, Michigan
September 1, 1888

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1885  BURNED IN HER HOUSE.
BANGOR, Me., Aug. 31. - A neighbor of Mrs. Hannah Gibson, a widow who lived alone in Plymouth, while on his way to catch an early train Friday morning found Mrs. Gibson's house burned to the ground and the body of that lady in the ruins. It is thought that Walter Paine, an insane nephew of Mrs. Gibson, set the house on fire. He was taken to the insane hospital at Augusta this morning.

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New York, New York
September 1, 1885

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1891  Don't Look
A Lewiston, Maine policeman has had two hotel keepers arrested on a charge of offering him $200 a month not to see anything. The logical inference from this is that the Lewiston policemen come high.

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Wilmington, North Carolina
September 1, 1891

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1939  September 1 - World War II begins: Germany invades Poland


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1897  September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.
in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under downtown Boston. More than 100,000 people would take the three-and-a-half minute trip that day. They were riding on the first subway line in the United States...
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 May 13, 1846 - Mexican War: U.S. declares war on Mexico in effort to gain California and other territory in Southwest. War concludes with signing of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Feb. 2, 1848). Mexico recognizes Rio Grande as new boundary with Texas...Read MORE...



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Quebec - Did you know?

 In the mid 1800s, New France had a population of about 4 million. 1/2 were Catholic. 1/2 were Protestant. 1/3 of the population was French speaking.

 

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August 31 News - 1871 - Missed Opportunity?

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Drawing-Room Candles
The Will & Baumer Company
Syracuse, N.Y.

The Ladies' Home Journal
January 1898

Will & Baumer was founded in 1855 by Anton Will, a carpenter who moved to Syracuse from Germany (the Baumer name was added in 1896)... syracuse.com

On July 6, 1896, the Will & Baumer Candle Co. was formed when the Eckerman and Will Candle Co. merged with the Francis Baumer Candle Co. The new company specialized in making religious candles, some of which were made by hand. By 1912, Will and Baumer had moved into a facility on Park Street, where they remained for roughly 100 years before relocating to Tennessee. A candle painted on the smokestack of the boiler building on Park Street is a local landmark visible to passing cars on nearby Interstate 81. The site is now occupied by another candle maker, Light 4 Life, which moved there in 2012... syracuse.com

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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Nuremberg Pudding

Three cups of flour, two-thirds of a cup of suet chopped fine, one cup of molasses, one cup of stoned raisins, one cup of sour milk and one teaspoon of soda in the milk. Mix well, and put into a buttered tin basin, then into a...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, June 9, 1880

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February 1898

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Port Jervis, New York, USA

1902 - FIRE AT PORT JERVIS, N.Y. DELAWARE HOUSE BURNED AND SEVENTEEN HORSES PERISH - LOSS ESTIMATED AT $75,000, WITH $20,000 INSURANCE.

Port Jervis, N.Y., Aug. 30. - A fire started from spontaneous combustion in the hayloft of Liveryman W. J. COLLIER, on Railroad Avenue, about 3 o'clock this morning, and before the flames were subdued they had reduced three-quarters of a block to ashes and entailed an estimated loss of $75,000, covered by $20,000 insurance.
Twenty-two horses were in the barn under the hayloft, and seventeen perished. Forty wagons were destroyed. COLLIER'S undertaking shop was burned, and next the flames... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 31, 1902
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Sullivan, New York, USA (Chittenango) (Canaseraga)

1912 - TWO ARE HURT, ONE FATALLY, IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Charles B. Hormel and Mrs. Frank Tracy Thrown From Car Near Chittenango.

HORMEL DIES OF INJURIES

Machine Strikes a Post at Side of Road While Descending Hill at High Speed - Driver Is Crushed Against Steering Wheel - Both Victims Prominent Socially.

The turns in the State road east of Chittenango which have always been a peril to motorists driving at high speed, caused the wreck of Charles B. Hormel's car a little after 10 o'clock last night, and the death of Mr. Hormel two hours later. Mrs. Frank Tracy of No.1019 James street, who was riding with Mr. Hormel... Read MORE...

Syracuse Herald -  Syracuse, New York -  August 31, 1912
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Savannah, Georgia, USA

1893 - MANY MISSING. Only Fifteen Persons Known to Have Been Killed at Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug 31 - The storm injured many buildings in Savannah and did great damage to the trees. Fifteen people are known to have been drowned and more are missing It is impossible to estimate the amount of property destroyed. More than 49 wrecks have been reported so far Fifteen vessels in the harbor and off Tybee were wrecked or badly damaged More than that number of smaller crafts are missing and are believed to have been lost. Six unknown vessels are reported ashore on Tybee beach... Read MORE...

Aberdeen Daily News -  Aberdeen, South Dakota -  August 31, 1893
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

If you are ever caught in a shower, and meet a gentleman friend who offers an umbrella, accept it, if he will accompany you to your destination; but do not deprive him of it, if he is not able to join you. Should he insist, return it to his house or ...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

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1871 - A CRASH AT LOUISVILLE, KY

The Floors of a Grain Warehouse Fall Through to the Cellar - Three Men Killed.

Louisville - August 30, 1871
About ten o'clock this morning the fourth floor of Whitney, Brown & Co.'s grain warehouse gave way under the heavy weight, and the large quantity of grain crashed through the floors into the cellar, killing three men, one white and two colored. Two prominent Main street merchants had just stepped out of the building when the crash occurred, and were blown into the street by the... Read MORE...

New York Herald -  New York, New York -  August 31, 1871
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Auburn, New York, USA

1910 - BEST REUNION YET - Ranks of 111th Are Thinning but Old Spirit Is There

WITH OLD COMMANDER AGAIN
Hospitality of MacDougall Home to Be Extended to Survivors Next Year

The survivors of the One Hundred and Eleventh N.Y.V. who attended the reunion of the regiment yesterday have nearly all departed for their homes. Before leaving they expressed themselves as delighted with the success of the gathering and with the cordiality of General and Mrs. MacDougall in inviting them to lunch at their beautiful home in South street...

A role of those present as shown by the... Read MORE...

The Auburn Citizen -  Auburn, New York -  Wednesday, August 31, 1910
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1899 Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. Louis Peloquin was held Monday morning at 8 o'clock from Notre Dame church. Rev. George E. Brochu officiated. There were many beautiful flowers. Gilbert Terrio, Louis Peloquin, Joseph Simpson and A. Hetu were bearers. Burial was in Notre Dame cemetery.

The Southbridge Journal
Southbridge, Massachusetts
August 31, 1899

1907  LOST THREE FINGERS
While his machine, a massive steam shear, was momentarily idle, Nogene Mire fell asleep and was awakened by the knives clipping off three of the fingers on his left hand. The accident happened at the Rolling mills last night and Dr. VanBuskirk was called to attend the sufferer.

The Fort Wayne Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana
August 31, 1907

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1893  July 1 – U.S. President Grover Cleveland is operated on in secret.
The published stories concerning the health of President Cleveland seem to lack some of the essential element of consistency, and they will not excite general credence until stronger confirmatory testimony has been furnished. The American people are just now deeply concerned in the preservation of Mr. Cleveland and the full vigor of physical and mental health, and the subject is one the country does not want to see lightly treated.

Reading Times
Reading, Pennsylvania
August 31, 1893

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1888  A Butte, Cal., man who began farming on rented land ten years ago has this year $61,000 worth of wheat to sell.


Semi-Weekly Interior Journal
Stanford, Kentucky
August 31, 1888

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1954  August 31 - Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing sixty persons and causing 450 million dollars damage. It was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England that year.

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August 31, 1954

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1886  August 31 - 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston SC, 110 die
An earthquake of between 7.3 and 7.6 on the Richter scale hits Charleston, South Carolina, leaving 40,000 homeless.
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August 31, 1886

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1871  Should have said Yes?
An aged woman in North Adams, Massachusetts, relates that many years ago, while attending a social dance, a young mechanic asked for her hand for one of the dances. She indignantly refused, feeling very much mortified that he should make such an offer. Years have passed, and she has filled an honorable but humble position in life, while the young man whom she then scorned has been Governor of Massachusetts.

Tri-Weekly Era
Raleigh, North Carolina
August 31, 1871

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1865  Thank You to Soldiers
A noble woman, by the name of Susan Williams, South Sutton, Massachusetts, gives to every soldier who enlisted from that town, on his return, the sum of five dollars, and the same amount to the families of those who have fallen in defense of their country.

Janesville Weekly Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin
August 31, 1865

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1889  Explosion
An explosion occurred yesterday in the packing room of the Beloeil Powder Works at Chambly, Quebec, killing two men, named Joseph Favreault and Samuel Bettie.

New York Herald
New York, New York
August 31, 1889

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1838  Fire at Worcester.
A fire broke out in the vicinity of School street, in Worcester, about 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning, which destroyed a large block of dwellings, brick machine factory, belonging to T. W. Paine, Esq. and the extensive stable of Messrs. Burt and Billings. All but the stables were insured. We have not learned further particulars. The estimate loss is $30,000.

The Farmers' Cabinet
Amherst, New Hampshire
August 31, 1838

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1898  MILK DEALER KILLED. Charles Davis Thrown From His Wagon and His Skull Fractured.
North Adams, Mass., Aug. 30 - Charles Davis, aged 41, a milk dealer, was thrown from his wagon, when his horse ran away today, and died three hours later from a fractured skull. He leaves a widow and three children.

Boston Journal
Boston, Massachusetts
August 31, 1898

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1864  Seven deaths from diptheria occurred in 16 days in one house, occupied by two families, in the town of Shaftsbury, Vermont.

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Lowell, Massachusetts
August 31, 1864

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America - Did you know?

 December 2, 1823: Monroe Doctrine: In his annual address to Congress, President Monroe declares that the American continents are henceforth off-limits for further colonization by European powers.

 

Quebec - Did you know?

 In New France, socially, the seigneur and his family did not stand apart from his neighbors. All went to the same church, took part in the same amusements upon days of festival, and not infrequently worked together at the common task of clearing the ...Read MORE...



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"Dueber Grand" Ladies' and Gentlemen's Riding Wheel
The Only Strictly High-Grade Bicycle Made in America
Price, $55.00 Net Cash

The Dueber Watch Works
Canton, Ohio, U.S.A.

The Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898

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August 30 News - 1928 - RECOVER BODIES AS ALIQUIPPA FOUNDERS - Vesta Coal Co. Craft Goes Down Near Plant For Which It Is Named, Below Pittsburgh - Seek Members of Crew

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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*

1886 - RECKLESS DRIVING. ONE MAN KILLED, FOUR FATALLY AND SEVERAL OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Boston, August 29. - [Special.] - An accident by which one man was killed, four fatally and several others seriously injured occurred at Jamaica Plains this afternoon by the upsetting of an express wagon.
A party of fifteen young men residing at the Highlands hired a large express wagon this morning and made a trip to Dedham, where they remained several hours. On their way home the driver attempted to turn from Madison into a back street while the horses were going at a lively gait. At this... Read MORE...

Detroit Free Press -  Detroit, Michigan -  August 30, 1886
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1936 - August 30 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt attends the dedication of Thomas Jefferson's head at Mount Rushmore.

On August 30, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the dedication ceremony of Thomas Jefferson's head at Mount Rushmore, a momentous event in American history. Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, had been under construction since 1927 under the direction of sculptor Gutzon Borglum. The monument aimed to honor key figures in American history, with Jefferson representing the ideals of independence and democracy.

FDR's presence at the dedication underscored the ... Read MORE...

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Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA

1928 - RECOVER BODIES AS ALIQUIPPA FOUNDERS - Vesta Coal Co. Craft Goes Down Near Plant For Which It Is Named, Below Pittsburgh - Seek Members of Crew

STEEL KEEL THOUGHT FLOODED SUDDENLY

Boat Believed To Have Struck Snag While Maneuvering With Big Tow of Coal from California Mine, Early This Morning

Divers searching for bodies of 3 persons missing when the towboat Aliquippa overturned in 18 feet of water in the Ohio river at Aliquippa, Pa., early today, recovered the body of CHRISTINA DENLOCK, 19, a chambermaid, shortly before noon. Advices did not state where the body was found, but it was presumed it was recovered from her room inside ... Read MORE...

The Charleroi Mail -  Charleroi, Pennsylvania -  August 30, 1928
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Goshen, New York, USA

1902 - CLOUDBURST AT GOSHEN.

Special to The New York Times.
Goshen, N.Y., Aug. 29. - This section of country was on Thursday night the centre of a remarkable cloudburst. Blinding sheets of rain fell and the lightning played continuously for two hours.

While the tempest raged two and a half inches of rain fell. Hail was also mingled with the raindrops, and the frightened cattle fought for places of protection beneath the trees.

For an hour after the storm there was passable sleighing. At Otisville, where many people... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 30, 1902
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Kansas City, Missouri, USA

1884 - A Train Ditched.

Kansas City, August 29 - Switch engine No. 27, of the Council Bluffs railway, was badly ditched about five o'clock this morning while taking a train of empty stock cars out of the stock yards. The train was on the western track, next to the Kaw river, and was in the rear of the Stock Exchange when a broken rail sent the engine flying from the river bank, breaking it up very badly, and pinning to the ground Thomas BOYLE, a yardman, who was standing on the pilot of the engine when it jumped. The... Read MORE...

The Atchison Globe -  Atchison, Kansas -  August 30, 1884
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Clear Tomato Soup - Add a pint of water to a quart of stewed tomatoes. Add a slice of onion, a bay leaf, a teaspoonful of celery salt, or a little celery seed, or a sprig of celery, whichever is most convenient, a teasponful of salt and a...Read MORE...



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"The Woodbury Soap Company is an American manufacturer of personal care products such as cold cream, facial cream, facial powder, after-shave talc and ear swabs. Founded in Albany, New York in 1870, the company was sponsor to popular radio programs in the 1930s and 1940s.

The John H. Woodbury company was established in 1870 in Albany, New York by a dermatologist. The company was still in New York in 1901, making and retailing soap, when the Andrew Jergens Company (now a subsidiary of Kao) purchased the company which owned the soap brand, and moved the headquarters to Cincinnati, Ohio." wikipedia

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Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

1897 - BRAVE POLICEMAN FARRELL Saves Lives of Passengers of a Brighton Beach Train at Risk of His Own. THWARTS TRAIN WRECKERS

Catches Five Boys Wedging Stones in an Opened Switch - Hampered by Two Prisoners, He Works as the Train Approached.

Policeman FARRELL of the Twenty-second Police Precinct, Brooklyn, working under great difficulties, saved the lives of many passengers of a Bright Beach Railroad train last night. He did this at the risk of his own life and the lives of the two boy prisoners, whom he had caught in an attempt to wreck the train.

Several times recently large stones have been found on the... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 30, 1897
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Syracuse, New York, USA

1841 - FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE TERRIBLE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION IN SYRACUSE - EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

We have received slips from Albany, Utica and Syracuse, giving us further particulars of the dreadful appalling disaster, which has thrown Syracuse and the nieghboring towns into the deepest gloom.
It appears that the fire broke out last Friday night, in a wooden building situated on the tow path of the Oswego Canal near the County Clerk's Office and occupied as a carpenter's shop. It also appears that from ten to fifteen, and some say twenty-five legs of powder had been stowed therin by... Read MORE...

The Adams Sentinel -  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania -  August 30, 1841
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1843  Dr. Duncan Acquitted
STRANGE. - Dr. Duncan, who was tried last week at Greenfield, N. Y., on the charge of adultery with Mrs. Kemp, at Shelburne, has been acquitted. The trial excited great interest, and the verdict was received with a strong demonstration of popular approval. According to the Greenfield Gazette, Dr. Duncan was a man of high standing among the people of Shelburne, and had had their entire confidence. "In his defence, it was contended that Mrs. Kemp was induced to confess herself guilty of this...
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Baltimore, Maryland
August 30, 1843

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1905  Run Down By a Train.
Covington, Ky., Aug. 28 - Ben Tarvin, 35, was probably fatally injured in the C. & O. yards, beneath the 11th street viaduct. It is said he was attempting to step out of the way of an approaching train and was struck by a yard engine coming from another direction.

Springfield Sun
Springfield, Kentucky
August 30, 1905

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 The United States’ current 50-star flag was designed as a school project by 17-year-old Robert G. Heft. Heft received a B- for his efforts, but his teacher said he would reconsider the grade if Congress accepted Heft’s ostensibly mediocre design. In ...Read MORE...



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Quebec - Did you know?

 Tobacco was used freely in New France. Nearly every farmer planted tobacco near his home. Men and boys around age 12 or above often smoked pipes. The women were smokers, too, but more commonly they used tobacco in the form of snuff.

 

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A. K. Hawkes Company glasses
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August 29 News - 1913 - METEOR FALLS IN RIVER. Shock of Its Explosion Breaks Windows in Tiverton, R. I.

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Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

1908 - Little Boy Played "Buffalo Bill"

A shooting accident that came near resulting fatally occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Coats at Mallets Bay Tuesday, when Gardner Bartholomew, aged 10 years, shot William Coats, Jr., a child of four, in the head with a ball from a 32-calibre revolver. The ball struck the boy on the side of the head near the right temple, making a flesh wound two inches in length, though not deep, as the bullet struck the skull and glanced off. No serious results are anticipated.

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St Albans Daily Messenger -  St Albans, Vermont -  August 29, 1908
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CORN MUFFINS FOR BEAKFAST

Pour one quart of boiling milk over one pint of fine cornmeal. While the mixture is still hot, add one tablespoonful of butter and a little salt, stirring the batter thoroughly.

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Farmer’s Almanac 1885

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Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

1903 - Had To Leave School - The Pitiable Story of a Young Girl. Every Mother of a Growing Girl Will be Interested in the Story as Told by the Young Lady.

Miss Laura Dumontier is the daughter of a well-to-do farmer in St. Cuthbert, Quebec. The circumstances under which she was forced to discontinue her studies and leave school will be of interest to all mothers of growing girls, and Miss Dumontier consents to make them public for the benefit her experience may be to others. She says: "At the age of twelve I was sent to a convent school in this parish. At that time I was as healthy as any girl of my age. At the end of a couple of years, however, I ... Read MORE...

The Ottawa Journal -  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -  August 29, 1903
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

The constant care of children is a serious tax upon our time, our nerves, and our temper; yet we ourselves owe very much to the little beings who steal our thoughts away from ourselves and our grown-up anxieties with the hopeful charm of their young ...Read MORE...



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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1786 - August 29 - Shays' Rebellion in Springfield, Mass

Shays‍'​ Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites) in rising up against perceived economic injustices by Massachusetts, and later on attempted to capture the United States' national weapons arsenal at the U.S. Armory at Springfield...

The rebellion started on August 29, 1786. It was precipitated by several factors: financial difficulties brought... Read MORE...

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Whitestone, New York, USA*

1890 - PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWN - A Rowboat Capsizes and Five Occupants Perish.

A shocking drowning accident by which five lost their lives, occurred recently off Whitestone, Long Island, N. Y. The employes of the Schaeffer Brewing Company of New York were holding their annual excursion at Stimmel's Pavilion at Whitestone.

While the music and dancing were in progress in the pavilion, a party including JOHN LOGAL, HERMAN HUNG, MARUICE STADLER, MARIE PUNTZ, BERTHA SCHOOP and THERESA LOGAL, hired a boat and started out into the bay. Before they had gone a great distance... Read MORE...

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Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

1866 - Cruel Teacher

The citizens of Lenox, Massachusetts, are greatly incensed against a teacher in one of the primary schools there named Frances Williams, who beat a little child in a cruel manner for mispronouncing a word. The child is not quite four years old, and he was pounded on the 18th day of July, with a ruler, so that twelve days afterward his back, shoulder and arms above the elbows plainly showed the marks of the shameful punishment. The school committee very promptly decided that such a teacher was... Read MORE...

Harrisburg Telegraph -  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -  August 29, 1866
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New Milford, Connecticut, USA

1911 - TORNADO HITS CONNECTICUT.

Uproots Trees, Wrecks Houses, and Destroys Crops Near New Milford.

NEW MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 28. - A tornado swept through a section three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide here late today, uprooting trees, blowing roofs from houses, and leveling crops. The damage has not been estimated, but it will be large.

On the farm of Walter Leavenworth hundreds of apple trees were uprooted, and twelve oak and hickory trees, some three feet in diameter, were blown out of the ground. A hay wagon ... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 29, 1911
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Greenwich, Massachusetts, USA*

1846 - Serious Accident

A Mr. David Lincoln, with his wife and brother, Sylvester Lincoln, of Greenwich, were riding into our village in a buggy, last Wednesday, the forward part of the body holding the dasher gave way, frightening the horse, which ran furiously down the hill, by the brick church; and when at the corner opposite of Mr. Woods House, the individuals were thrown with great violence from the carriage, breaking Mrs. Lincoln's leg just below the knee, and shattering the bones in a most horrid manner. Her... Read MORE...

The Newport Mercury -  Newport, Rhode Island -  August 29, 1846
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Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

1893 - WILLIAM E. CHAPMAN KILLED.; Crushed by a Tree Weakened by Last Week's Cyclone -- Escape of His Son.

One of the victims of the cyclone of last week was William E. Chapman, the well-known President of the Chapman Wrecking Company. Early on Thursday, the morning after the storm, Mr. Chapman left his Summer home at Preston, Conn., with his son, Isaac E. Chapman, for the railway station. As they drove along the road a tree, which had been weakened by the fury of the storm, toppled over and fell upon their wagon, crushing them and their vehicle to the ground.

The horses broke loose, and as they... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 29, 1893
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Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

1913 - METEOR FALLS IN RIVER. Shock of Its Explosion Breaks Windows in Tiverton, R. I.

FALL RIVER, Mass., Aug. 28. - A meteor fell into the Seaconnett River near Tiverton, R. I., last night, churning up the water and producing and explosion that sounded like the discharge of a twelve-inch gun. The phenomenon occurred during a electrical storm.

The explosion was heard for a distance of twenty miles. In the immediate vicinity windows were broken and crockery shaken from shelves, while at Island Park, nearly two miles away, a merry-go-round was jarred into motion.

Persons who... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 29, 1913
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1908  High School Opened at Cabot.
A high school was opened at Cabot Monday, August 21, with twenty-four students. There had been no plan for a formal opening, but thirty-six people interested in seeing the new school start, were present.

St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 29, 1908

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1908  A Town Without Officers.
It is aid that owning to neglect of an official the town of Stamford will be without officers for two years unless they are appointed by the governor. The neglect was in not filing a customary legal paper in the matter of holding elections, and the town cannot hold a legal meeting for two years. Some time ago the town got into a similar trouble over financial matters. At that time the meeting was illegal because of improper notice.

St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 29, 1908

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1908  Lost an Eye
While playing with a rifle Isadore Whitcomb, the thirteen-year-old daughter of Charles Whitcomb, of Hyde Park, received a shot in the right eye, inflicting a wound so severe that it was necessary to remove the eye.

St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 29, 1908

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1908  Vermont Baseball Championship
Barton claims to have won the baseball championship of Vermont by defeating Woodstock in a game at Woodstock by a score of 6 to 4. The umpire's decision brought out strong protests from Woodstock.

St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 29, 1908

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1908  Accidental Poisoning
Mrs. Lewis Twine, of Derby, who took a poison tablet which she mistook for a headache tablet, has been seriously ill, but homes are now entertained of her recovery.

St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 29, 1908

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1907  August 29 – The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers.

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August 29, 1907

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1965  August 29 - A national record for the month of August was established when 2.5 inches of snow fell atop Mount Washington NH.
Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many locations it was the earliest freeze of record.
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August 29, 1965

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1885  Ex-Governor Reuben E. Fenton died suddenly Tuesday while sitting at his desk in the First National Bank at Jamestown, N. Y.


St. Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 29, 1885

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1823  Receives Generous Gift
Mr. Lois Voyer, habitant of the Parish of Ancienne Lorette, in Lower Canada, had the misfortune to lose a barn of 94 feet in length, on the 1st of August, by fire communicated by lightning. Nine days afterward a building of equal extent was finished and delivered over to him by the gratuitous and generous exertions of the inhabitants of this parish.

Daily National Intelligencer
District of Columbia
August 29, 1823

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America - Did you know?

 American bison were once hunted to near-extinction. Only 1,000 remained in 1890, down from 30 million bison less than a century earlier.

 

Quebec - Did you know?

 In Quebec, sit straight with your legs crossed at the knee, or with your knees together. Don't sit with your legs apart, or with your feet propped up on tables or chairs.

 

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August 28 News - 1913 - JESSIE WILSON HURT, THROWN BY HORSE - President's Daughter Found Unconscious by Roadside - Fiance Had Ridden Ahead.

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Cornish, New Hampshire, USA

1913 - JESSIE WILSON HURT, THROWN BY HORSE President's Daughter Found Unconscious by Roadside - Fiance Had Ridden Ahead.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., Aug. 27. - Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, the second daughter of President Wilson, and her fiance, Francis B. Sayre of District Attorney Whitman's office in New York, went horseback riding yesterday afternoon from Cornish, where the Wilsons make their Summer home.

They turned their horses into the road that runs along the Connecticut River, close to the line that divides New Hampshire from Vermont. They had gone some five miles to the north and had turned back toward... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 28, 1913
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Lewiston, Maine, USA

1903 - WONDERFUL ELECTRICITY. City Hall Has Been Thoroughly Wired and Everything is as Brilliant as Daylight.

The work of wiring City Hall was completed last evening and the lights were turned on for the first time. The large chandelier, in the center of the hall has been removed and a notable improvement made.

The hall was never more thoroughly lighted than last evening when the electrician in charge of the wiring pressed the button and the lights went on. Every part of the work is complete and the building is now thoroughly up-to-date so far as lighting is concerned. The Lewiston and Auburn... Read MORE...

The Lewiston Daily Sun -  Lewiston, Maine -  August 28, 1903
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

1908 - FLOODS SUBMERGE N. CAROLINA TOWN - Fayetteville, City of 12,000, Is Now Under Water. Walls Sink In Augusta - Frost Adds Suffering.

Fayetteville, N. C., Aug. 28. - This city, with a population of 12,000, located on Cape Fear river, was almost entirely submerged because of floods of last night and today. Three thousand persons are homeless.

Walls Fall.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 28. - The flood has apparently damaged the foundations of many buildings in the lower part of the city. Today the Central Grammar school collapsed, the walls of the National Biscuit building have fallen and the under-pinning of the Port Royal bridge is... Read MORE...

Waterloo Daily Courier -  Iowa -  August 28, 1908
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Cider Cake

Rub together three quarters of a pound of sugar, and half a pound of butter. Dissolve two tea spoonsful of saleratus in half a tea cup of water, turn it into the cake, together with half a pint of cider, stir in two pounds of flour and ...Read MORE...



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Southeast, New York, USA (Brewster) (Doanesburgh) (Dykemans) (Tilly Foster) (Milltown)

1893 - CRASH ON THE HARLEM ROAD. Five Killed and Several Injured, Four of Them Seriously.

Brewster, N. Y., Aug 2 - By the collision which occurred Saturday afternoon on the Harlem Road between trains No. 13 and No. 20, passenger trains between Pond and Dykeman's, the following were killed:

WM. ELLIOTT, engineer train 13.
W. BEST, fireman, train 13.
D. PONETIERE, engineer train 20.
SAMUEL GIBNEY, fireman train 20.
MISS E. REED, daughter of JOHN A. REED, of Brewsters. MR. REED is in the insurance business, and is a well known resident of Brewsters.

The injured are:
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The Evening Democrat -  Warren, Pennsylvania -  August 28, 1893
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Jackson, Mississippi, USA

1885 - WENT THROUGH THE BRIDGE. A TRAIN WRECKED AND MANY PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED.

Jackson, Miss., Aug 27. - The following particulars were received here to-day of a frightful accident on the narrow gauge known at the Little J., which runs from Natchez to Jackson:

The mail and passenger express which left Jackson at 6:30 A.M. went through the bridge over the Pierre Bayou, which is 38 miles east of Natchez. The bridge gave way as the passenger train was on it, and the engine dropped to the bottom of the bayou, a distance of 60 feet. The mail, express, and smoking car were... Read MORE...

The New York Times -  New York, New York -  August 28, 1885
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Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

1902 - FIVE PERSONS DROWNED - Steamer Struck Boat in Which They Were Rowing - Victims Employes of a Sanitarium.

Battle Creek, Mich., August 28 - Five employes of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, nurses, probationers and stenographers, were drowned at Lake Goguac last evening as the result of a collision between the steamer Welcome and a rowboat containing a party of young people.

Five girls had been out for a row about the lake with a young man an were returning to the sanitarium villa. The Welcome was starting out for her last trip. The young man was at the oars and he became bewildered and the steamer... Read MORE...

Brooklyn Eagle -  Brooklyn, New York -  August 28, 1902
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1800s Advice and Etiquette for Ladies

A dark and dingy kitchen is very detrimental to the health of a household, for cleanliness can hardly be expected to prevail when the light of day does not frequently penetrate. Every housekeeper ought regularly to visit her servants' surroundings,...Read MORE...



Advice for Ladies - The Southbridge Journal, Southbridge, Massachusetts, December 25, 1885

Tucson, Arizona, USA

1964 - ARIZONA TORNADO KILLS MOTHER, SON.

Tucson, Ariz., (AP) - A mother and her infant son were killed Thursday when a tornado hit the San Xavier mission area southwest of Tucson.
Killed were MRS. LUCY NORRIS, 31, and her 10-month-old son, MARCIAN.
At least eight others were injured as the small but powerful twister demolished one home and damaged at least two more. Two of the injured were in critical condition.

Several nuns from the mission saw the funnel cloud approaching and ran to the basement of their building. The tornado... Read MORE...

Albuquerque Journal -  Albuquerque, New Mexico -  August 28, 1964
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1876  Burglary at Bloomfield.
ISLAND POND, Vt., 28. - The dwelling house of B. A. Bowker in Bloomfield, Vt., was broken into one day last week, while he and his family were absent on a visit, and $25 worth of money and silver were taken therefrom. The thief is not known.

St Albans Daily Messenger
St Albans, Vermont
August 28, 1876

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1907  August 28 - United Parcel Service is founded by James E. Casey in Seattle, Washington

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1870  Extensive Destruction of Buildings in Calais, Me.
CALAIS, Me., Aug. 27. - A fire broke out this afternoon in the rear of Mr. Samuel Ridout's livery stable, which was destroyed, together with stores occupied by Blake & Taylor, Wm. Todd, Jr., M. Silveston, A. E. Neill, James Perkins, Miss Hill, Boardman Bros., S. S. King & Sons, W. P. Harrison, Wadsworth & Kelley, Nickerson & Ridout, Harton Brothers, Geo. W. Eye, Daniel Hill, C. W. Eye, C. Waite & Co., and Bailey's photograph rooms, Calais Advertiser office, Wadsworth & Kelley's grist-mill,...
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New York, New York
August 28, 1870

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1916  Wire Netting Bathing Suit
A Pittsfield (Mass). man says he will invent a wire netting bathing suit which will be worn in water invaded by sharks.
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Miami Herald Record
Miami, Florida
August 28, 1916

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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?

 Throughout 17th century Quebec, it was not uncommon to see older men marrying young girls. Such unions were auhtorized because women were, for a long time, far less numerous than men in the colony.

 

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August 27 News - 1851 - Passing Counterfeit Bills

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Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1854 - August 27 - Tornado Kills 18 to 20 people in Louisville church

This deadly storm touched down near the intersection of Jefferson and Twentieth Streets, unroofing 21 buildings at the German Protestant Orphan Asylum. The Louisville Daily Courier described the storm as "a whirlwind revolving leftwise." The tornado appears to have travelled in an east-southeasterly direction. Seventeen houses were damaged along Walnut Street from Fifteenth to Seventeenth Streets, a home was severely damaged near the corner of Madison and Thirteenth Streets, and a factory... Read MORE...

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August 27, 1854
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November 1898

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Saratoga County, New York, USA

1908 - INSULTED - Governor of New York - Saratoga County Fair Sports Refuse To Start Their Horses

So Long as Hughes Was on the Ground - Action is Condemned on All Sides.

Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.
Balston Spa, N.Y., August 26. - An incident unparalleled in the history of the state occurred at the Saratoga County Fair today, when Governor Hughes was humiliated in the eyes of thousands of people by the horsemen, who refused to start their horses while the Governor was on the grounds.

The incident, it is believed, will make votes for the Governor should he run again this fall, as ... Read MORE...

The Cincinnati Enquirer -  Cincinnati, Ohio -  August 27, 1908
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Elgin, Illinois, USA

1911 - 2 KILLED IN ELGIN AUTO RACE - GRANDSTAND COLLAPSES

Elgin, Ill., Aug. 26 - The death of a driver and his mechanician[sic] when their big racing car turned a somersault going at eighty miles an hour and the injury of scores of spectators when a section of the grandstand collapsed, marked the second day of speed madness and record smashing at the great Elgin national road races to-day.

Crowd Wants Excitement.
One hundred thousand people treated death as a spectacular incident and the sport continued until the finish of the races, with LEN... Read MORE...

The Syracuse Herald -  Syracuse, New York -  August 27, 1911
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1800s Cooking Tips and Recipes

Imperial Cake

This is a rich cake and a very delicious one. Cream together a pound of the best butter and a pound of white sugar. Then add eight eggs - yolks and whites beaten separately - a pound of raisins, stoned and chopped, one-half pound...Read MORE...



The Willimantic Chronicle, Willimantic, Connecticut, March 9, 1881

Athens, Georgia, USA

1908 - THE DAMAGE AT ATHENS ESTIMATED AT $25,000

Athens, Ga., August 26. - As a result of the flood in the Oconee river the Aichan cotton mills have been forced to close down. The damage to the mill will be about $1,000.

The waterworks plant is also under water, and the damage will reach $1,000.

Four bridges near the city and one in the city limits have been destroyed. The total damage in this vicinity will reach $25,000. No trains have been able to reach here since Monday night. Two miles of track on the Central of Georgia railroad... Read MORE...

The Atlanta Constitution -  Atlanta, Georgia -  August 27, 1908
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Goff's Angora Braid
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September 1898

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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 dressed as simply as is consistent with the occasion, wearing, if she will, the richest fabrics, exquisitely made, but avoiding any display of jewels or gay ...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

Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

1857 - Rescue of the Missing Newburyport Pilot.

The Newburyport Herald of the 25th inst. has the following account of the arrival home of the missing and mourned pilot:-

The day of miracles is passed - so it has, and let it go; but so long as Michael Stevens, Jr., shall live, we shall look upon him as one risen from the dead. While we were all lamenting that this worthy man was gone, and the flags had drooped in mourning for the dead - while people were stopping each other at the corners of the street to talk over the matter, and some... Read MORE...

The New York Herald -  New York, New York -  August 27, 1857
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1870  The funeral of Admiral Farrigut, at Portsmouth, N. H., on the 17th, was attended by a larger concourse of people than ever assembled in that State on a similar occasion.


St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 27, 1870

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1887  Nothing Slow About This Girl.
Celia Forbing, of Kenton, O., was walking through the new court-house at Tiffin with some young friends. Suddenly she stepped up to the marriage record and dared any young man present to take out the papers and make her his. The challenge was accepted by a young man of the party and the know twas tied at Fostoria the same night.

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Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 27, 1887

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1901  TURNED HOSE ON STRIKER. This Was the Revenge Non-Union Men Took Upon a Former Comrade.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 26 - Because Thomas Oldecker, a non-union workman in the Crescent Tin Plate Mill, deserted twenty-five of his non-union comrades, who still remain at work, to-day they turned a water hose on him, drenching him thoroughly...

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New York, New York
August 27, 1901

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1846  Cabinet Shop Fire
The cabinet shop of Mr. Dame, in Kittery, near Portsmouth, bridge, was destroyed by fire on the 18th, while the workmen were absent at noon. Loss 5 or $600 - no insurance. The fire was caused by a child of four or five years.

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Amherst, New Hampshire
August 27, 1846

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1846  Stage Accident.
The Pittsfield Sun states that a bridge near Williamston broke down on Monday evening, precipitating a stage load of eleven passengers 8 or 9 feet into the river. The coach was turned bottom up in its fall, but no one was killed, though all were considerably injured. Among the passengers were Judge Washburn, of Worcester, Rev. Dr. Prime, of New York, Rev. Dr. Davis, of Westfield, and Rev. Dr. Cooley of Granville, on their way to attend the Commencement exercises at Williams College.

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August 27, 1846

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1851  Passing Counterfeit Bills
In the Police Court this afternoon, Solomon T. Dolbear was examined upon a charge of passing two counterfeit ten dollar bills, one on the Farmers' Exchange Bank of Gloucester, and the other on the Smithfield Exchange Bank of Greenville, R. I. He was held for trial and on default of bail of $2000?, was committed.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Boston, Massachusetts
August 27, 1851

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America - Did you know?

 America’s oldest airport is located in Maryland. It was founded by the Wright brothers in 1909.

 

Quebec - Did you know?

 Tourtière is a traditional Quebecois meat pie. The filling varies from region to region, but it often involves minced pork, beef, or wild game.

 

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For Christmas Nothing More Appropriate Than Our Brilliant Cut Glass
S.C. Johnson Manufacturer, Racine Junction, Wis.

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December 1898

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