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1918 Every Day Evaporated Milk Ad

Published on March 3, 2021

Posted in: Food

Vintage Ad for Every Day Evaporated Milk that appeared in the October 8, 1918 issue of the Boston Post.

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Beet Salad Could Be an Influenza Cure

Published on May 18, 2020

Posted in: Death and Murder, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Could beet salad be the cure for the influenza that spread worldwide back in 1918. One Austrian doctor believed so.

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Pimientos Could Be an Influenza Cure

Published on May 11, 2020

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Back in 1918, scientists were experimenting with pimientos peppers to see if they could be used to prevent influenza infections.

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Iodine and Creosote Influenza Cure

Published on May 4, 2020

Posted in: Death and Murder, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

In 1918, Dr. George F. Baer claimed to have an influenza cure that was made with creosote and iodine.

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Sweater Found

Published on November 19, 2014

Posted in: Fashion & Design, Tidbits

Marguerite Todd Beveridge knitted a sweater in 1918 for World War I. It was later found in 1954 by Tanas Badra of Amman, Jordan.

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