• Sherry Cobbler

    ByKara

    “We are the cheapest book house in the United States,” declared an 1896 ad for the firm of I. & M. Ottenheimer. “You don’t need a stepladder to reach our prices.” The newsletter was “The Bookseller and Newsman,” a trade journal of publishers and bookstores. News of the publishing firm appeared throughout, from a front…

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    Olney Inn Sweet Potatoes

    ByKara

    Legend has it that Clara May Downey discovered the site of the Olney Inn when she got a flat tire near the 1875 Montgomery County farmhouse. It was the mid-1920s and Downey was considering following many women into the business of operating a tearoom. Instead of a dainty tearoom catered towards women, Downey’s restaurant (it…