Tag: January 1885
Scandal in the Dakota Territory: Governor Pierce’s Web of Corruption
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Ammonia Anomaly: A Mysterious Substance Stirs Suspicion in Maysville
January 10, 1885, will be remembered as the day a peculiar case of ammonia distribution raised eyebrows in Maysville, Kentucky. The Daily Evening Bulletin reported that a company, identified as the Price Baking Company, was marketing a product claiming to contain ‘absolutely pure CONTAIW AMMONIA.’ The firm claimed that the ammonia was so pure that…
