Food in the Library

The Glory of Waste
(part 4 in a 5 part series by Maureen Callahan)
Part one……….introduction
Part two……….the invention of the paper cup
Part three……..the invention of germ culture
Part four………the glory of waste
In 1957, Vance Packard wrote The Hidden Persuaders, a volume about how the advertising industry is deliberately alienating our wants from our needs to produce more [...]

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The Invention of Germ Culture
(part 3 in a 5 part series by Maureen Callahan)
Part one……….introduction
Part two……….the invention of the paper cup
Part three……..the invention of germ culture
By 1916, more than 100 railroads throughout the country, including the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Lackawanna, The Chicago, Illinois Central, some New York Central lines, as well as the Pullman [...]

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