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08-13-26
210 YEARS AGO: The Difference! Lord Exmouth sails to the Mediterranean with a powerful fleet—pays from 500 to 1,000 dollars apiece for the release of Christian captives...…
135 YEARS AGO: News Items—The dancers at the Paris Opera—some of them—are paid $30,000 per annum. John B. Gough’s house is for sale. It has all the modern improvements except a wine cellar. A man drew a wagon weighing 520 pounds, eleven and a half miles in Mantus County, Ohio one day last week, winning a wager of $40.…
SUMMER—5:30 p.m. “Thursdays in Husky Park.” Bring a chair/blanket and enjoy a fun, relaxed summer evening. All welcome. This week features bounce houses, SQSPCA, dog activities, and demonstrations and more. Also held 8/20. Husky Park, Hartwick. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1559429052892362&set=pcb.1559429496225651…
James Campbell Plowden-Wardlaw, a retired international lawyer, died on Friday, July 31, 2026 in Oneonta, New York, his hometown. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Angela, with whom he shared 37 happy years of marriage, spent enjoying the wonders of the world and entertaining at their residences in New York City and Cooperstown.…
