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09-03-26
210 YEARS AGO: The Lottery—In the last class of the Medical Science Lottery, the number 12,129 drew a prize of 25,000 dollars, and was sold in eights. Seven eights were soon claimed and proceeds received by the respective owners. But to the surprise of the office which sold it, the remaining eighth had never been claimed.…
160 YEARS AGO: Matrimonial Awakening—Young men and bachelors cannot you inaugurate a matrimonial revival? Are you to allow the balmy evenings, with their soft and gentle moonlight, to waste away in unprofitable silence? Are you ever dreaming of dollars, and watching crops and gold fluctuations? Will you never tire of those four old black walls that seem to hold every thought and impulse?…
STAMP CLUB—2 p.m. Meeting of the Tri-County Stamp Club. Learn about the hobby or bring stamps you would like evaluated. All welcome. The Gathering Place 50 Plus Community Center, 5506 State Highway 7, Oneonta.…
