LIMA — The heat wave that gripped northwestern Ohio in the sweltering, un-air-conditioned early summer of 1913 had been “most intolerant” and “many a prayer went up” for relief, the Lima Daily News ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: This coverlet belonged to my great-great-grandmother, who lived in Pennsylvania. It is a double-woven bed covering with a square in the bottom that reads “Jacob Shalk 1836 B-F.” ...

Homes in Colonial America and in Europe during the 1600s and early 1700s were often only one or two rooms. Because the bed was the largest and possibly the most expensive piece of furniture in the ...

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During winter in earlier centuries, rooms could become very cold. Heat came only from a fireplace; a glass of water 6 feet from the flames could freeze. So blankets, coverlets and quilts were ...