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Coffee Made Her Insane: And Other Nuggets from Old Minnesota Newspapers
Coffee Made Her Insane And Other Nuggets from Old Minnesota Newspapers Author:Peg Meier Here are Minnesota newspaper stories that tug at the heart. They come from good times and bad. Some are stories from long ago, and some are stories you may remember. Featured are the big news stories of Minnesota - the Indian War of 1862, the Northfield bank robbery in 1876, the Hinckley forest fire of 1894, Lindberg's solo flight across the Atl... more »antic in 1927, the Great Depression of the 1930s, Minnesotans fighting World War II at home and abroad.
Just as intriguing are the tidbits about the lives of average Minnesotans from the 1840s to the 1940s - stories about child rearing, sports, interior decorating, home remedies, Sunday School picnics, the weather, inventions, weddings, obituaries, crime, murder and mayhem, romance and adventure. The stories come from hundreds of newspapers from all parts of our state.
This book is so full of fun that you'll pick it up time and time again.« less