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5339
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Published for the first time in 1828 by John Christian Blum, BLUM'S ALMANAC is the oldest continually published magazine in the state. The content and format have remained the same through the years, including items like sun risings and settings, household and health hints, farming help, and proverbs on moral precepts.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 7, Dec 1993, p10, 12, 14, il
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7099
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Published for the first time in 1828 by John Christian Blum, BLUM'S ALMANAC is the oldest continually published magazine in the state. Blum was born in Bethabara in 1784 and later moved to Salem with his family. He was an agent for the Cape Fear Bank in Salem in 1827, when a fire destroyed the bank's treasury. Forced to seek new employment, Blum turned to printing. The content and format have remained the same through the years, including items like sun risings and settings, household and health hints, farming help, and proverbs on moral precepts. Circulation today is 500,000 copies, with 20,000 subscriptions.
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10238
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Published for the first time in 1828 by, BLUM'S ALMANAC is the oldest continually published magazine in the state. The content and format have remained the same through the years, including bold predictions, safe advice, witty sayings, farming help, and times for sun risings and settings. Sales average 250,000 copies.
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Record #:
14443
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According to the North Carolina edition of Williams' Almanac for 1840, North Carolina had no state debt; the Governor made $2,000 a year; tax revenue was $110,000 annually, and the state's population was 737,987.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 28, Dec 1947, p8, 20
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Record #:
16447
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On June 30, 1906, a federal law, the Food and Drug Act of 1906 or the Wiley Act, was enacted for preventing the misbranding of food, drugs, medicines, and liquors. Booker and Booker discuss the heyday of patent medicines before the advent of the Wiley Act, including their uses, ingredients, and advertising.
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16513
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BLUM's FARMER'S AND PLANTER'S ALMANAC, founded in 1828 by John Christian Blum includes a large portion of weather signs and lore.
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35852
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Creativity can be defined in at least two ways, one related to artistic expression, the other devising a new use for an existing item. Faulkner’s discovery of how paper-based have evolved in terms of purpose includes how fans became used in a courting ritual taking place at church.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 4, May 1980, p10