1867.24
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A Cool Treat for Kansas Fans
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | Fort Scott, KS, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "Quite a number of ladies and gentlemen were present to witness the exercises, but they were compelled to seek the shade, owing to the extreme heat. An ice cream saloon was erected, and its refreshments were able to keep the audience cool." |
| Sources | Fort Scott Weekly Monitor, July 31, 1867 |
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| Comment | Richard Hershberger, 5/4/2021: "New one to me, and I haven't got anything earlier." As of 5/9/2021, Protoball shows: [] an 1859 mention of ice cream at Rockford IL at https://protoball.org/Ballgame_in_Rockford_in_June_1859 [] an 1867 reference to ice cream at in IL https://protoball.org/Little_Vermillion_Club_of_LaSalle Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | We wonder what ice cream was like in 1859 and 1867, before cold storage was common. Has anyone written about the evolution of comestibles for fans in the Origins Era? Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes, |
| Submission Note | Email of 5/4/2021 |
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1867.24 A Cool Treat for Kansas Fans"
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