All posts tagged "advertising"
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5.5KArts and LeisureElton John Sings The Praises of 19th-C Quackery Queen, Lydia Pinkham
In 1968, a song about a quack medicine became a No. 1 hit in the U.K. nearly a century after Lydia E....
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4.9KCrime and ScandalThe Notorious Vermont Doctor Behind Bennington’s Trinity University
In 1889, medical schools popped up all over the country to satisfy the high demand for doctors. Prospective medical students had a...
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8.7K3Business and LaborFrederic Tudor in 1806 Brings Cocktails and Ice Cream to the Rest of the World
In 1805, Frederic Tudor decided to make his fortune by selling ice to people in tropical climates. He planned to hook them...
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6.3K2ConnecticutThe Blandings House in Conn. Inspires the Ultimate Movie Premiere
Seven decades after the premiere of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, fans still sometimes make pilgrimages to the Connecticut home that inspired the classic...
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6.4K2Crime and ScandalStop Thief! The Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves Chases Lawless Freebooters
Like many vigilante groups in New England, the Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves came about for good reason in Worcester, Mass.,...
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10.8K1Business and LaborThe Great Moon Hoax of 1835
Benjamin Day was a pioneer of fake news. In 1835, his great moon hoax and other fantastic tales made his newspaper, the...
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5.1KBusiness and LaborNew Haven’s Jared Flagg Launches One of the First Ponzi Schemes
In 1926 the police had Jared Flagg under questioning. It wasn’t the first time the flimflam man was in trouble with the...
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29.2K13ConnecticutSix Oldest Libraries in New England
Identifying New England’s oldest libraries is no easy task. In the early days of European settlement, book collections took many different forms....
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11.1K3bostonR. H. Macy Starts His Thanksgiving Parade in Massachusetts
R. H. Macy took a long and winding path to becoming the merchant prince of New York City. Early in his journey,...
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5.6K4Crime and ScandalFortunate Son: The Madness of John Stark
For nearly 200 years, from the beginnings of the country, the Stark name, beginning with John Stark, was the gold standard of...
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