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Progress of the Humane Diet Movement

An article by Ernest Bell, writing in Sept. 1914. First some notes – In this article, Ernest Bell is reflecting on his 40 years of being a vegetarian. He started to be an animal rights activist in ~ 1873. He had stopped eating meat in about 1874. He ‘veganized’ books which he published. His consumption of animal products such as milk seems to have been ‘O’. ~ …a little over twenty-five years… ~ – Ernest…

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General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

The Alpha Restaurant 1879

 HappyCow Directory UK – 1881 In 1881 the entire UK had just 20 lacto-ovo vegetarian eating places & 22 food stores.  The first title is ‘tongue in cheek’, HappyCow started in 1999, this ‘Directory’ is 118 years older, it is from the December 1881 issue of The Dietetic Reformer & Vegetarian Messenger – more discussion below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…

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