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schopenhauer St. Louis World's Fair
Roll a waffle pastry for your cold ice cream! (Oh yeah!) / The sweetest treat St. Louis has ever seen! (Yeah-yeah!)
schopenhauer Dr. Martin Couney saved premature babies using public sideshow exhibits.
schopenhauer The 1904 Olympic marathon in St. Louis became an unbelievably chaotic race of survival.
schopenhauer Simple food vendors at the 1904 Fair popularized iconic treats like the waffle ice cream cone and iced tea.
schopenhauer Match trivia, music, and news to discover what life was like in 1904.
Strychnine stimulant: The 1904 Olympic marathon winner, Thomas Hicks, was kept awake and running using strychnine and brandy, which is now known as a deadly poison.
A large public exhibition of art, science, or industrial products. The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis introduced groundbreaking technological innovations to millions of global visitors.
How did Cuban runner Félix Carvajal lose his lead during the 1904 Olympic marathon?
What unusual substance did trainers give to marathon runner Thomas Hicks during the 1904 Olympic race?
Why did people pay admission to see premature babies in incubators at the 1904 World's Fair?
Which US President officially opened the 1904 World's Fair by pressing a golden telegraph key from Washington?
What major beverage was popularized at the 1904 World's Fair because of an intense summer heatwave?
What food item was popularized at the 1904 World's Fair when an ice cream vendor ran out of clean dishes?