This 2019 episode covers James G. Fair, known as the Silver King. But though Fair often appears on lists of the richest men in U.S. history, his image was also tainted by scandal. 

This 2019 episode covers James G. Fair, known as the Silver King. But though Fair often appears on lists of the richest men in U.S. history, his image was also tainted by scandal.

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

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SYMHC Classics: James G. Fair

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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. 

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.&nbsp;

Behind the Scenes Minis: Stitching Hangovers

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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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