(Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Columbiana, Alabama January 11, 1870) CALERA CORRESPONDENCE CALERA, ALABAMA, JAN. 10, 1870 ED. GUIDE: As Calera is in the midst of the mineral region of Alabama, and bids fair at no distant-day to be a pride and honor to it, perhaps a few remarks now and then concerning local matters […]
Return to Alabama of Dissatisfied Emigrants to Brazil Transcribed from the MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA ADVERTISER, Aug. 10, 1867 There arrived at the Central Hotel last night a party of ladies and gentlemen who left Brazil last month, thoroughly, totally, heartily disgusted with their new homes among the hybrid masses in the overrated, well-flattered country of Brazil. […]
{We often take for granted our health care today, but in the past, these diseases that we now can treat with vaccinations were feared as can be seen by these news articles. We should remember the one about tetanus when involved in cleaning up after thunderstorms and tornadoes. Many adults tetanus shots have expired. Check here […]
Washing white lace was very difficult in the 1890s as these directions reveal In the 1890s, young girls often had dresses made of lace like the girl in the picture and I’m sure it was difficult keeping them clean. Here are two recipes from the past to clean them from an 1890s book. To Wash […]
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