Newspaper first established in 1629.
Pendulum clocks first invented in 1639.
Barometer invented by Torricelli in 1535.
Steam engine invented in 1649.
Bread made with yeast in 1650.
Cotton planted in the United States in 1759.
Fire engine invented in 1685.
Telegraph invented by Morse in 1832.
Cure for a Felon.—"Take common salt, dry it in the oven, then pound it fine and mix it with turpentine, equal parts. Put it on a rag and wrap it around the finger, and as soon as it gets dry put on some more, and in twenty-four hours the felon will be as dead as a door nail."—Old Mr. Mix.