1870 | Providence, RI
Convention Wisdom
“What kind of reformers be you, with goose wings on your head?”More
Miscellany
Southern women during the Civil War chewed on newspapers, believing an ingredient in the ink whitened their faces.
Miscellany
Cornbread, hot biscuits, wheat bread, and fried chicken were among the foods that Mark Twain said couldn’t be cooked north of the Mason-Dixon line.
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