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Holly and Tracy talk about sewing machines in their lives. Tracy talks about how she thought hangover research would be easy, but it turned out to be quite challenging. 

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Humans probably started fermenting things on purpose by about 10,000 BCE. But when did they start discussing the aftereffects that come from drinking too much?

Research:

·       Beringer, Guy. “Brunch: a plea.” Harper's Weekly, 1895. https://archive.org/details/archive_charlyj_001

·       Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. “Hung Over: The Morning After and One Man’s Quest for the Cure.” Penguin Books. 2018.

·       Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. “Weird Hangover Cures Through the Ages.” Lit Hub. 11/20/2018. https://lithub.com/weird-hangover-cures-through-the-ages/

·       Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham. “The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories; with two appendices;.” https://archive.org/details/readershandb00brew/page/957/

·       Danovich, Tove. “The Weird and Wonderful History of Hangover Cures.” 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/2015/12/31/10690384/hangover-cure-history

·       Dean, Sam. “How to Say 'Hangover' in French, German, Finnish, and Many Other Languages.” Bon Appetit. 12/28/2012. https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/how-to-say-hangover-in-french-german-finnish-and-many-other-languages

·       Frazer, Sir James George. “The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3623/3623-h/3623-h.htm#c3section1

·       “'Hair of the Dog that Bit you' in Dog, N. (1), Sense P.6.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, September 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/6646229330.

·       “Hangover, N., Sense 2.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3221323975.

·       Hanson, David J. “Historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society.” From Alcohol: Science, Policy and Public Health. Peter Boyle, ed. Oxford University Press. 2013.

·       “Jag, N. (2), Sense 1.c.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3217891040.

·       MacDonald, James. “The Weird Ways Humans Have Tried Curing Hangovers.” JSTOR Daily. 1/25/2016. https://daily.jstor.org/weird-ways-humans-tried-curing-hangovers/

·       Nasser, Mervat. “Psychiatry in Ancient Egypt.” Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Vol. 11. December 1987.

·       Office of Communications, Princeton University. “Desires for fatty foods and alcohol share a chemical trigger.” 12/15/2004. https://pr.princeton.edu/news/04/q4/1215-galanin.htm

·       O'Reilly, Jean. “No convincing scientific evidence that hangover cures work, according to new research.” Via EurekAlert. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938938

·       Paulsen, Frank M. “A Hair of the Dog and Some Other Hangover Cures from Popular Tradition.” The Journal of American Folklore , Apr. - Jun., 1961, Vol. 74, No. 292 (Apr. - Jun., 1961). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/537784

·       Pittler, Max, et al. “Interventions For Preventing Or Treating Alcohol Hangover: Systematic Review Of Randomised Controlled Trials.” BMJ: British Medical Journal , Dec. 24 - 31, 2005, Vol. 331, No. 7531 (Dec. 24 - 31, 2005). https://www.jstor.org/stable/25455748

·       Shears, Jonathon. “The Hangover: A Literary & Cultural History.” Liverpool University Press. 2020. Suddath, Claire. “A Brief History of Hangovers.” Time. 1/1/2009. https://time.com/3958046/history-of-hangovers/

·       Van Huygen, Meg. “15 Historical Hangover Cures.” Mental Floss. 12/30/2016.

·       Weinberg, Caroline. “The Science of Hangovers.” Eater. 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/12/31/10685644/hangover-cures-how-to-prevent-hungover

·       Wills, Matthew. “Treating Wounds With Magic.” JSTOR Daily. 9/14/2019. https://daily.jstor.org/treating-wounds-with-magic/

·       Wurdz, Gideon. “The Foolish Dictionary: An Exhausting Work of Reference to Un-certain English Words, Their Origin, Meaning, Legitimate and Illegitimate Use, Confused by a Few Pictures.” Robinson, Luce Company. 1904. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=71QYAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-71QYAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1

 

Humans probably started fermenting things on purpose by about 10,000 BCE. But when did they start discussing the aftereffects that come from drinking too much?
Research:
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beringer, Guy. &ldquo;Brunch: a plea.&rdquo; Harper's Weekly, 1895. https://archive.org/details/archive_charlyj_001
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. &ldquo;Hung Over: The Morning After and One Man&rsquo;s Quest for the Cure.&rdquo; Penguin Books. 2018.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. &ldquo;Weird Hangover Cures Through the Ages.&rdquo; Lit Hub. 11/20/2018. https://lithub.com/weird-hangover-cures-through-the-ages/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham. &ldquo;The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories; with two appendices;.&rdquo; https://archive.org/details/readershandb00brew/page/957/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Danovich, Tove. &ldquo;The Weird and Wonderful History of Hangover Cures.&rdquo; 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/2015/12/31/10690384/hangover-cure-history
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dean, Sam. &ldquo;How to Say 'Hangover' in French, German, Finnish, and Many Other Languages.&rdquo; Bon Appetit. 12/28/2012. https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/how-to-say-hangover-in-french-german-finnish-and-many-other-languages
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frazer, Sir James George. &ldquo;The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion.&rdquo; https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3623/3623-h/3623-h.htm#c3section1
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;'Hair of the Dog that Bit you' in Dog, N. (1), Sense P.6.&rdquo; Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, September 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/6646229330.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Hangover, N., Sense 2.&rdquo; Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3221323975.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hanson, David J. &ldquo;Historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society.&rdquo; From Alcohol: Science, Policy and Public Health. Peter Boyle, ed. Oxford University Press. 2013.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Jag, N. (2), Sense 1.c.&rdquo; Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3217891040.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MacDonald, James. &ldquo;The Weird Ways Humans Have Tried Curing Hangovers.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. 1/25/2016. https://daily.jstor.org/weird-ways-humans-tried-curing-hangovers/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nasser, Mervat. &ldquo;Psychiatry in Ancient Egypt.&rdquo; Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Vol. 11. December 1987.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Office of Communications, Princeton University. &ldquo;Desires for fatty foods and alcohol share a chemical trigger.&rdquo; 12/15/2004. https://pr.princeton.edu/news/04/q4/1215-galanin.htm
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O'Reilly, Jean. &ldquo;No convincing scientific evidence that hangover cures work, according to new research.&rdquo; Via EurekAlert. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938938
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Paulsen, Frank M. &ldquo;A Hair of the Dog and Some Other Hangover Cures from Popular Tradition.&rdquo; The Journal of American Folklore , Apr. - Jun., 1961, Vol. 74, No. 292 (Apr. - Jun., 1961). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/537784
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pittler, Max, et al. &ldquo;Interventions For Preventing Or Treating Alcohol Hangover: Systematic Review Of Randomised Controlled Trials.&rdquo; BMJ: British Medical Journal , Dec. 24 - 31, 2005, Vol. 331, No. 7531 (Dec. 24 - 31, 2005). https://www.jstor.org/stable/25455748
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shears, Jonathon. &ldquo;The Hangover: A Literary &amp; Cultural History.&rdquo; Liverpool University Press. 2020. Suddath, Claire. &ldquo;A Brief History of Hangovers.&rdquo; Time. 1/1/2009. https://time.com/3958046/history-of-hangovers/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Van Huygen, Meg. &ldquo;15 Historical Hangover Cures.&rdquo; Mental Floss. 12/30/2016.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Weinberg, Caroline. &ldquo;The Science of Hangovers.&rdquo; Eater. 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/12/31/10685644/hangover-cures-how-to-prevent-hungover
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wills, Matthew. &ldquo;Treating Wounds With Magic.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. 9/14/2019. https://daily.jstor.org/treating-wounds-with-magic/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wurdz, Gideon. &ldquo;The Foolish Dictionary: An Exhausting Work of Reference to Un-certain English Words, Their Origin, Meaning, Legitimate and Illegitimate Use, Confused by a Few Pictures.&rdquo; Robinson, Luce Company. 1904. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=71QYAAAAYAAJ&amp;rdid=book-71QYAAAAYAAJ&amp;rdot=1
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Humans probably started fermenting things on purpose by about 10,000 BCE. But when did they start discussing the aftereffects that come from drinking too much?

A Hodgepodge of Hangover History

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A lot of sewing techniques being taught and used today came from the mind of one innovator: Helen Blanchard. She held 28 patents, most related to sewing, and she shaped the way the garment industry functioned.

Research:
“1854 – Walter Hunt’s Patent Model of a Sewing Machine.” Smithsonian. National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_1070410
“1873 - Helen A. Blanchard's Sewing machine Patent Model (buttonhole).” Smithsonian. National Museum of American History. https://www.si.edu/object/1873-helen-blanchards-sewing-machine-patent-model-buttonhole%3Anmah_1069711
“A Woman’s Pluck.” The Portland Daily Press. Aug. 24, 1886. https://www.newspapers.com/image/875134248/?match=1&terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22
Blanchard, Helen A. “Improvement in Sewing Machines.” USPO. Aug. 19, 1873. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/11/99/2a/c5331644eba132/US141987.pdf
Blanchard, Helen A. “IMPROVEMENT IN ELASTIC GORINGS FOR SHOES.” USPO. Sept. 14, 1875. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/e4/91/7f/d5eca5e95653b8/US167732.pdf
Blanchard, Helen A. “IMPROVEMENT IN ELASTIC SEAMS FOR GARMENTS.” USPO. April 13, 1875. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/22/f6/ab/176ada1cf78526/US162019.pdf
Blanchard, Helen. A. “Surgical Needle.” USPO. Oct. 9, 1894. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/55/6a/29/283ec2c85e7b0d/US527263.pdf
Blanchard, Helen A. “Improvement in Welted and Covered Seams.” USPO. Aug. 19, 1875. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/7b/34/59/3e6a0f48970df6/US174764.pdf
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "panic." Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/money/panic-economics
DiPhilippo, Kathryn Onos. “Window on the Past – Local Women in History: Helen Blanchard.” Portland Herald. June 24, 2020. https://www.pressherald.com/2020/06/24/window-on-the-past-6/#:~:text=Around%201881%2C%20Helen%20and%20Louise%20Blanchard%20started,own%20company%2C%20the%20Blanchard%20Overseam%20Machine%20Company.
“Helen A. Blanchard has filed …” The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dec. 23, 1900. https://www.newspapers.com/image/168365258/?match=1&terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22
“Helen Blanchard: Sewing Machine Improvements.” Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/helen-blanchard
“Helen Blanchard - Zig-Zag Sewing Machine.” National Inventors Hall of Fame. https://www.invent.org/inductees/helen-blanchard
Herzberg, Rudolph, tr. By Upfield Green. “The Sewing machine: Its History, Construction, and Application.” London. E. & F.N. Spon. 1864. https://archive.org/details/sewingmachineit00herzgoog
“Miss Helen Blanchard … “ Portland Sunday Telegraph. Dec. 3, 1899. https://www.newspapers.com/image/846596628/?match=1&terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22
“Motor and Lumber Companies Incorporated.” Boston Evening Transcript. May 09, 1900. https://www.newspapers.com/image/735352621/?match=1&terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22
“NO AUCTION SALE.” Portland Sunday Telegram. Jan 31, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/846796566/?match=1&terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22
“The Portland Advertiser states … “ Bangor Daily Whig and Courier. Jul. 09, 1853. https://www.newspapers.com/image/663005747/?match=1&terms=thomas%20knight%20shipyard%20fire
Stanley, Autumn. “Mothers and Daughters of Invention.” Rutgers University Press. 1995.
“Superior Court.” The Portland Daily Press. Dec 22, 1900. https://www.newspapers.com/image/875209480/?match=1&terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22
Willard, Frances Elizabeth. “A Woman of the Century.” Moulton. January 1893. Accessed online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=zXEEAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-zXEEAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1
“Woman Inventor Was Last of an Old Time Family.” Evening Express. Jan 13, 1922. https://www.newspapers.com/image/851331069/?article=4c97fcf5-4fbc-4149-8dc4-4160e6411049 

A lot of sewing techniques being taught and used today came from the mind of one innovator: Helen Blanchard. She held 28 patents, most related to sewing, and she shaped the way the garment industry functioned.
Research:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;1854 &ndash; Walter Hunt&rsquo;s Patent Model of a Sewing Machine.&rdquo; Smithsonian. National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_1070410</li>
<li>&ldquo;1873 - Helen A. Blanchard's Sewing machine Patent Model (buttonhole).&rdquo; Smithsonian. National Museum of American History. https://www.si.edu/object/1873-helen-blanchards-sewing-machine-patent-model-buttonhole%3Anmah_1069711</li>
<li>&ldquo;A Woman&rsquo;s Pluck.&rdquo; The Portland Daily Press. Aug. 24, 1886. https://www.newspapers.com/image/875134248/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22</li>
<li>Blanchard, Helen A. &ldquo;Improvement in Sewing Machines.&rdquo; USPO. Aug. 19, 1873. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/11/99/2a/c5331644eba132/US141987.pdf</li>
<li>Blanchard, Helen A. &ldquo;IMPROVEMENT IN ELASTIC GORINGS FOR SHOES.&rdquo; USPO. Sept. 14, 1875. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/e4/91/7f/d5eca5e95653b8/US167732.pdf</li>
<li>Blanchard, Helen A. &ldquo;IMPROVEMENT IN ELASTIC SEAMS FOR GARMENTS.&rdquo; USPO. April 13, 1875. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/22/f6/ab/176ada1cf78526/US162019.pdf</li>
<li>Blanchard, Helen. A. &ldquo;Surgical Needle.&rdquo; USPO. Oct. 9, 1894. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/55/6a/29/283ec2c85e7b0d/US527263.pdf</li>
<li>Blanchard, Helen A. &ldquo;Improvement in Welted and Covered Seams.&rdquo; USPO. Aug. 19, 1875. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/7b/34/59/3e6a0f48970df6/US174764.pdf</li>
<li>Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "panic."&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica,&nbsp;10 Apr. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/money/panic-economics</li>
<li>DiPhilippo, Kathryn Onos. &ldquo;Window on the Past &ndash; Local Women in History: Helen Blanchard.&rdquo; Portland Herald. June 24, 2020. https://www.pressherald.com/2020/06/24/window-on-the-past-6/#:~:text=Around%201881%2C%20Helen%20and%20Louise%20Blanchard%20started,own%20company%2C%20the%20Blanchard%20Overseam%20Machine%20Company.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Helen A. Blanchard has filed &hellip;&rdquo; The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dec. 23, 1900. https://www.newspapers.com/image/168365258/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Helen Blanchard: Sewing Machine Improvements.&rdquo; Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/helen-blanchard</li>
<li>&ldquo;Helen Blanchard - Zig-Zag Sewing Machine.&rdquo; National Inventors Hall of Fame. https://www.invent.org/inductees/helen-blanchard</li>
<li>Herzberg, Rudolph, tr. By Upfield Green. &ldquo;The Sewing machine: Its History, Construction, and Application.&rdquo; London. E. &amp; F.N. Spon. 1864. https://archive.org/details/sewingmachineit00herzgoog</li>
<li>&ldquo;Miss Helen Blanchard &hellip; &ldquo; Portland Sunday Telegraph. Dec. 3, 1899. https://www.newspapers.com/image/846596628/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Motor and Lumber Companies Incorporated.&rdquo; Boston Evening Transcript. May 09, 1900. https://www.newspapers.com/image/735352621/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;NO AUCTION SALE.&rdquo; Portland Sunday Telegram. Jan 31, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/846796566/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Portland Advertiser states &hellip; &ldquo; Bangor Daily Whig and Courier. Jul. 09, 1853. https://www.newspapers.com/image/663005747/?match=1&amp;terms=thomas%20knight%20shipyard%20fire</li>
<li>Stanley, Autumn. &ldquo;Mothers and Daughters of Invention.&rdquo; Rutgers University Press. 1995.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Superior Court.&rdquo; The Portland Daily Press. Dec 22, 1900. https://www.newspapers.com/image/875209480/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Helen%20A.%20blanchard%22</li>
<li>Willard, Frances Elizabeth. &ldquo;A Woman of the Century.&rdquo; Moulton. January 1893. Accessed online: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=zXEEAAAAYAAJ&amp;rdid=book-zXEEAAAAYAAJ&amp;rdot=1</li>
<li>&ldquo;Woman Inventor Was Last of an Old Time Family.&rdquo; Evening Express. Jan 13, 1922. https://www.newspapers.com/image/851331069/?article=4c97fcf5-4fbc-4149-8dc4-4160e6411049&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Helen A. Blanchard, Sewing Machine Innovator

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