Antique Clippings

Antique humor and clippings, randomly discovered ephemera and interesting things! A lot of the things here are from before 1950, maybe way before. There will be things not politically correct today, ethnic humor, and enemies called names. The past is very messy.

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Showing posts with label abilities. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Chicago Women Who Swim

1901 The white marble swimming pool of the Chicago Woman's Athletic club is one of the most largely patronized places in that town now t...

Friday, February 22, 2008

Woman and the Pin

1910 It was in a deductive way that the captain found out that Ethel Clare Le Neve, the supposed accomplice of Dr. Crippen, was a girl thoug...

Thursday, July 12, 2007

No Monopoly of Brains

1905 Hopeful Sign That Proves This the Age of Opportunity One of the most hopeful signs of the times is the apparent decay of the breed of s...

Blind Boy's Wonderful Feats

1905 Pennsylvania Youth Gets Along Very Well Without Sight Young Stephen Mellinger of Denver, Pa., does things remarkable in one who moves, ...

Monday, May 14, 2007

The Body Perfectly Obeys Your Rapid Brain

1922 YOUR POWERS Lulu M. Cargill, clerk in the New York post office, takes from Nina E. Holmes of Detroit the title of "champion letter...

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