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.

Showing posts with label personalities. Show all posts

Showing posts with label personalities. Show all posts

Sunday, April 6, 2008

His Impressive Looks

1901 Trumbull's cradle was in Connecticut. He came of the old Jonathan Trumbull breed. As a young man he went south to teach school, but...

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Your Eyes and Others' Eyes

1900 Upturned eyes are typical of devotion. Wide open eyes are indicative of rashness. Small eyes are supposed to indicate cunning. Side-gla...

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Birds and Human Nature

1878 What is that legend of Mrs. Piatt's poem about the bird in the brain? Birds are perhaps the most human of creatures, and I should n...

Sunday, May 6, 2007

A Home For All Kinds of Cats, Some Talented Tabbys

1895 Our Boys and Girls A Home For All Kinds of Cats in Tennessee Some of the Talented Tabbys That Live There In Knoxville, Tenn., there liv...

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