All posts tagged "cartoons"
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5.3KBusiness and LaborHow Narragansett Beer Survived Prohibition (But Still Couldn’t Escape the Government)
Narragansett beer survived Prohibition, but it couldn’t escape the government. Not because government agents tried to shut down the brewery during Prohibition,...
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7.4KArts and LeisureRobert Flaherty Brings Nanook of the North to Life
Nearly 100 years after he initially created the film Nanook of the North, people are still debating Robert Flaherty’s film, describing it...
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10.4K1ConnecticutPerkins Metallic Tractors – Connecticut’s Cure for Everything That Ails You
A reputable young Connecticut doctor went off the rails shortly after the American Revolution with an invention that supposedly cured everything: the...
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6.5K8Arts and LeisureGirl Power is Born in 1920 in the Form of Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner
Winnie Winkle was an American city girl familiar to anyone who watches television or movies today: Fashion conscious, hard-working, simultaneously looking for...
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20.5K9Arts and LeisureSalty Brine for 51 Years Announces News, Weather and No School Fosta Glosta
Back in the day, broadcasting legend Salty Brine was as much a part of Rhode Island life as Del’s Lemonade, coffee milk...
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15.7K9Arts and LeisureThe Salem Witch Trials, or Still Raking It In After All These Years
People still can’t seem to get enough of the Salem witch trials, which remain a mainstay of popular culture 326 years after...
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