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A World Discovered: Unit 1

Posted on June 21, 2016 by hystoria.ca

A World Discovered – by L.A ‘Code’ & E. L. Daniher Illustrated by M. ‘Lovejoy’ & S. Flannery Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Worldcat Identities: A World … Continue reading →

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Edison’s Talking Dolls: “Little Monsters”

Posted on June 17, 2016 by hystoria.ca

A government laboratory has worked a way to play back the recordings on fragile wax cylinders, which were the working vocals of the dolls made by Thomas Edison in 1890. Edison employed an army of hundreds of girls, (according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Entertainment, Games & Toys, Inventions, Technology, Wartime | Tagged Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Company, Lowell Briggs, Maine, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, nursery rhymes, Randall Stross, Robin & Joan Rolfs, talking dolls, The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World, There Was a Little Girl, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Ward Harris, wax, William W. Jacques | Leave a comment

Mechanical Tables: For All Occasions – Including Gaming

Posted on June 11, 2016 by hystoria.ca

Sometimes, nothing needs to be said. Watch and enjoy. A key transforms this table into a desk, 18th Century Getty Museum Jean-François Oeben’s Mechanical table, c. 1761–63 Metropolitan Museum Demonstration of the Roentgens’ dressing table, believed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Inventions, Technology | Tagged 18th Century, CAD, Capstan Table, CNC, David Roentgen, engineering, expanding table, France, Germany, Jean-François Oeben, mechanical tables, mechanics, puzzle | Leave a comment

Dr. James Pettit’s Eye Salve, Please!

Posted on June 6, 2016 by hystoria.ca

James Pettit – (1777 Albany NY – 1849 Fredonia, NY) physician: later specializing in optical surgery. In 1843, the first batch of Pettit’s Eye Salve was manufactured – fifteen dozen tins. His son Eber M. Pettit, acted as the firm’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Calendars & Time, Medical Arts & Science | Tagged Blood Purifier, Chautauqua, Cough Cure, Depression of 1873, Eber M. Pettit, Edward and Clarence Howard, James Pettit, Pettit’s Eye Salve, pocket watch, The Fredonia Censor 1879, The Howard Bros., Versailles Botanic Mills | Leave a comment

How To Rock A Hanky: Educational Health & Safety

Posted on June 3, 2016 by hystoria.ca

Have you been the victim of Mr. or Mrs. Planet Rude, whom just so happened to sit behind you after boarding a bus, train or plane while you sat quietly, minding your own business – perhaps enjoying the novel you’ve chosen … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Medical Arts & Science | Tagged British PSA, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases - 1945, enterainment, Health and Safety, Herbie Hancock - Rockit, humour, infection control | Leave a comment

Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Signs

Posted on May 27, 2016 by hystoria.ca

Proverbs: 1. “Faith is the bird that sings at night.” 2. “Every mother crow thinks her own little crow is the blackest.” 3.“Forbidden fruit creates many jams” 4.”We grow too soon old and too late smart” 5. “Children and fools … Continue reading →

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Our Fancy – Universo Fractal (Fractal Universe)

Posted on May 21, 2016 by hystoria.ca

As the YouTube description states, Fractal Universe V.2 is a movie made entirely from the use and combination of formulas and fractal algorithms. It also gets into destruction and recreation and how that’s just life. Fractals are pretty cool – … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Fancies | Tagged algorithms, binary, code, Colombia, Fractal Universe, fractals, Guatemala, Lisandro Sabio, math, South America, Universo Fractal | Leave a comment

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – 1920 Cinema: Silent Horror

Posted on May 13, 2016 by hystoria.ca

The release date for “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” was February 26, 1920. It has been hailed as “the first true horror film”and “cult film”. The film – a premonition of the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party – the addition … Continue reading →

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Great Granny’s Cook Book – Candies: Carnival & Circus Favorites!

Posted on April 26, 2016 by hystoria.ca

Hystoria thought you might like to try making carnival candies at home! From Great Granny’s 1947 copy of “The American Woman’s Cook Book”, we bring you mounds of sugar! Before you begin, please be sure to have all equipment … Continue reading →

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The Organ Grinder & His Monkey

Posted on April 22, 2016 by hystoria.ca

Organ grinders were a special people who brought smiles to the many faces of adults and children alike during very difficult times – war; high unemployment, and so on. If we could please keep our angry thoughts and comments pertaining to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Entertainment, Wartime | Tagged busking, entertainment, monkey, Organ Grinder, street performance | Leave a comment