First Christmas Card Mystery Sparks Historic Debate
A contentious search for the earliest Christmas card unfolds as experts cite E Gley 1842 example versus Horsley design from 1846. Historians and collectors weigh lithographer R H Pease’s 1839 Albany listing, while the card’s missing date leaves the question unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailiig
W. M. Egley
British Museum
I Co Horsley
Sir Henry Cole
London
Horsley
Jobbins
Warwick Euter
E. D. Chase
Boston
Pease
Albany
N. Y
Thief in Our Midst at Jennie Muldrow Dinner Party
Marion Hayes recalls a dinner party at Jennie Muldrow's home where missing gloves and a handkerchief appear to signal a theft. Betty Hicks's purse item and a brown pigskin glove clue connect the suspects, while Mildred Carr worries about a thief in their circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaréa
Bayz
Mary “Ellsworth
Marsie
Mildred
Jennie
Martha
Raymond
Mildred Carr
Jen
Zelvet
Raymond, Fox
Holder
Saint
Amy
John’ Muldrow
Union
Jennie "Muldrow
Jenale
Jennie Muldrow
Mildred ‘Carr
Mary
Bill
Betty Hicks
Bread Waste in America Reaches 100 Million Loaves Weekly
The report highlights widespread bread waste with an estimate of 100 million loaves discarded weekly by American households over a nine year period. This consumer habit underscores food waste concerns and economic impact across the nation.
Fire losses rise sharply per underwriters report
Fire underwriters warn of rising losses with 1987 at 285 million dollars and projected to reach 484 million, highlighting a steady yearly increase and raising concerns about fire protection measures and risk management.
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Mountay
Faillion
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Baugh Bros.: Plumbing
North’ ‘State
Gore
Ming Rives
Preston
Implement. CO
John J.deere
Bieliards
Marion Hayes
All Ling
Kilgore
Auto:co
North State
Santa Claus
Alland
We. Express
National “Laundry
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