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Family Stories in Old Newspapers
Posted on 17 August 2011 | No CommentsI frequently spend time searching through old newspapers for mentions of my ancestral surnames using sites such as the Library of Congress Chronicling America Project. At times, the articles offer... -
Remove Blood Humors ~ Historical Ad
Posted on 16 August 2011 | No CommentsIt seems that the folks in 1911 El Paso, Texas were in dire need of having the “Humors” removed from their blood. Apparently, Humors afflicted the poor folks with internal... -
1885 ~ Cocaine Toothache Drops
Posted on 16 August 2011 | No CommentsWe always talk about “The Good Old Days”. Perhaps the fond memories of those times are influenced by the mental haze that resulted from the numerous instances of Cocaine that... -
Frans Hals Art ~ Week 18
Posted on 15 August 2011 | No CommentsWeekly presentation of art by great granduncle Frans Hals. Meeting of Officers and Sergeants of the Civic Guard of St Adrian 1633. -
Will of Anthony Colby of Salisbury
Posted on 15 August 2011 | No CommentsThe will of Anthony Colby who was born in the late 1500’s in Beccles, Suffolk, England and died 11 Feb 1661 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. -
The Dustless and Noiseless 1904 Northern Auto
Posted on 12 August 2011 | No CommentsWho knew that advertisers in 1904 were as full of exaggerated promises as advertisers are today. Noiseless and Dustless 1904 Auto? It makes a good story Northern Automobile Company. -
Get a Witch Spoon from Salem, MA ~ 1891
Posted on 11 August 2011 | No CommentsIn 1891, you could purchase a silver “Witch” spoon from Daniel Low, a silversmith of Salem, Massachusetts. Marketing based on infamous notoriety is nothing new. -
Phebe Chandler Testifies Against Martha Carryer
Posted on 10 August 2011 | 1 CommentAnother innocent death due to the influence of the murderer Cotton Mather. “At the trial of Martha (Allen) Carryer, wife of Thomas, b. in England; (he died in Colchester, CT....














