Yearly Archives: 2007

New Hampshire’s "Father of Naturopathy," and "Father of American Herbalism," Samuel A. Thomson (1769-1843)

In New Hampshire's colonial history, herbal medicine (or sometimes doing nothing at all) was the safest course to remedy an … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Humor: The Puppy Bath, by B. Elwin Sherman

I'd like to introduce B. Elwin Sherman.  He a distant cousin to a famous New Hampshire native, and has become somewhat infamous himself… Continue reading

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Allhallows Eve Has Come And Gone….

All Hallows Eve Has Come and Gone…. Continue reading

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The Strange Haunting of Mt. Moosilaukee

DANIEL WELCH, who was crazy by spells, started about 1825 to go from Mr. Daniel Ramsey's by Silver Rill, to … Continue reading

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Turkey Plucking A La New Hampshire

People nowadays rarely have the opportunity to “pluck a turkey.”

In my youth I plucked several chickens, and I can … Continue reading

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