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Posted by: Angel Vu
This blog post was authored by Madison Arnold-Scerbo, a Library of Congress summer Junior Fellow in the Science Reference Section, and Tomoko Y. Steen, Ph.D., a Science Reference & Research Specialist in the Science, Technology and Business Division of the Library of Congress. Madison and Tomoko are also authors of the blog post “Can Cats …
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you have spent any time looking at old newspapers, you have likely run across ads for all sorts of patent medicines. But there was one – Castoria – that really stands out. The history of this product dates back to patent 77,758 A issued to Dr. Samuel Pitcher on May 12, 1868, and was …
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Posted by: Angel Vu
This blog post was authored by Madison Arnold-Scerbo, a Library of Congress summer Junior Fellow in the Science Reference Section, and Tomoko Y. Steen, Ph.D., a Science Reference & Research Specialist in the Science, Technology and Business Division of the Library of Congress. Many cat owners will tell you they can interpret the meaning of …
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
While doing a bit of research, the image featured here caught my eye, so I just had to click-through to know more. As you can see, this image features the signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Fourth of July provided a good excuse to highlight it. The accompanying article is …