Oldest Tobacco Shop in the United States Revealed
Lancaster's Demuth's Cigar Store traces its lineage to 1770 founder Christopher Demuth, detailing seven generations of Demuth family proprietors and the store's role in community life from prior centuries to the present. It notes historical events around each generation and the store's continued production of snuffs and tobaccos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Cigar and Tobacco
H. C. Demuth
East King Street
Lancaster
United States
Demuth
Christopher Demuth
Jacob Demuth
Boston
E. King Street
Everyone There Named Levy on Little Tancock Island
A Nova Scotia isle in Lunenburg County has a unique surname pattern with nearly all residents named Levy. Historically the population bore the Levy name, and many given names are drawn from Old Testament figures. The Levys claim descent from Galilee era fishermen who followed Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy
Little Tancock ' Island
Lunenburg County
Nova Scotia
Levys
Galilee
Ancient Romans used clay jars as dormice cages
Large jars of baked clay kept dormice fattened for the table by epicures. Theatergoers in contemplation after dining might visit the amphitheater or circus, with clay tickets stamped with letters or numbers indicating seat position. The ghost had supposedly bought these tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epicures
Unexpected Testimony at the Grocer Shop
A small boy insists on two pounds of butter exactly like a prior order. The grocer tells customers he delights in serving the particular, and promises to attend to them in a moment. The boy worries his father's relatives will visit and wants no repeats.
Soldiers Feel Wounds They Inflict
Mr Arthur MacDonald of Washington honorary president of the International congress of criminal anthropology describes oddities observed in nervous soldiers in the Metical Record. He notes bayoneting a foe can cause hysterical facial tics, abdominal contractures, hysterical blindness or deafness. The only relief in some cases is a real wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur MacDonald
Washington
International Congress of Criminal Anthropology
Income tax blanks ready for 1919 returns in Philadelphia
The first lot of return blanks No. 1040A and No. 1040 was issued by the Collector of Internal Revenue in Philadelphia. Forms are available at the Internal Revenue office and some banks and post offices. Returns and payments for 1919 must be filed by March 15. Delinquency penalties apply. Rent reporting and gains from real estate sales or subletting must be included as income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of Internal Revenue
Federal
Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Office
Internal Revenue
Night Car Sideslip Snaps to Halt Before Barn Door
A late night drive home from a dance ends with a tired couple in a filyver slipping into frozen farm wagon ruts. The car barrels into a farmyard nearly colliding with a barn when the sister wakes, brakes hard, and stops the vehicle a few feet from the door. The incident is asserted as true by the correspondent.
Let Yank Be The Official Battle Cry For Our Boys
A reader from the South recalls growing up in rebel circles and admits pride in the nickname Yank. He discusses slang, Confederate leaders, and the desire for Yank to become the official battle cry of soldiers, reflecting postwar loyalties and northern vs southern chants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason and Dixon
Dixie
Robert ©. Lee
Deffersen Davis
Yank
Cigars Lose Ground To Cigarettes In 1919 Tobacco Market
Tobacco output across regions shows cigar types making up about one sixth of 1.389 billion pounds produced in 1919 while chewing smoking snuff and export types dominated the rest. Per acre yields averaged 1265 pounds for cigars versus 679 for others, with prices favoring non cigar types that year due to European demand and rising cigarette use. The cigar class was surpassed by cigarettes in market prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Maimi Valley
Ohio
Wiscconsin
Georgia
Florida
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Real World War Veteran Witnessed Lincoln Assassination
Sergeant A W Boggs of Chicago famed as the only living man recorded in Washington to have witnessed the Lincoln assassination. He fought in the Civil War and served thirty years, later in 1917 called back for recruiting duty in Chicago. At 77 he remains a soldier who visits the Harrisburg recruiting station daily to share tales with the sergeant in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel E. Demuth
Jacob
Lawrence I. Demuth
Lawrence
Emanuel
Henry C. Demuth
Lincoln
A. W. Boggs
Chicago
China
Harrisburg
Sergeant Boggs
Dad
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Booth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Demuth's Cigar
Ghent
Belgium
General LaFayette
Bunker Hill Monument
Texas
Mexico
Ferdinand A
Henry
F. A. Demuth
Edward Hand
Jasper Yeates
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
James Buchanan
Wheatland
Thaddeus Stevens
France
Bill
Brgmide
LeRoy Plow Co
LeRoy, N.Y
Hart
Groff & Wolf Co
North Queen
G. K. Shenk
West King Street
Watt & Shand
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!