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carnival

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 16, 1864: A picture of the condition of Yankeedom. The New York Herald, of Monday last, in an editorial article, draws the following picture of the drunken war carnival in the United States: What … Continue reading

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aiming for $1,250,000

150 years ago cities throughout the North held fairs to raise funds for the healing work of the United States Sanitary Commission. A fair opened in Brooklyn back on Washington’s birthday. 150 years ago today the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair began … Continue reading

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