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Amanda Hill wrote 23 hours ago: The Santa Claus Parade will be taking place on Saturday evening (November 28th) at 6.30 in Deseronto … more →

Tags: Businesses, Stores

Years of Grace: Summary1 comment

Diablevert wrote 2 days ago: A quick and dirty summary of this one, I think, so’s I don’t clog up my beautiful rant a … more →

Tags: Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Chicago, Victorian

Boer War postcard (1899/1900)

Michelle wrote 3 weeks ago: Postcard from series ‘La Guerre du Transvaal’. Depicts Transvaal lion as biting British … more →

Tags: octoprop, 1900's, South Africa, UK, War

Between courses: rate this menu2 comments

victualling wrote 1 month ago: I always find it difficult to judge menus from the 19th century because our eating habits, food pref … more →

Tags: Food, History, Restaurants, Banquets, Hotels, Menus, Stewards

Intentions by Oscar Wilde4 comments

Kerry wrote 1 month ago: Intentions is a groudbreaking work of criticism, in four parts, by the inimitable Oscar Wilde. I wil … more →

Tags: WILDE, Oscar, Literary criticism, Oscar Wilde

Discount Offer

gatf wrote 1 month ago: We’re currently offering The Bromwich Family (and the Bromwich Value Pack, including the assoc … more →

Tags: Special Offers, Font, Typeface, Victorian, character, Edwardian, 1900's, vintage, Discount

Taste of a decade: 1890s restaurants

victualling wrote 2 months ago: As the decade starts there are over 19,000 restaurant keepers, a number overshadowed by more than 71 … more →

Tags: History, Restaurants, Boston, Chicago, Delmonicos, marstons, New York, racism

The Gay Nineties Review - 09-25-1939

Vicki wrote 2 months ago: Click image to see all merchandise bearing this design. September 25, 1939 Time Magazine   Radio Tin … more →

Tags: 1930's Happenings, Radio Shows & Personalities, 1930s, 1939, Al Rinker, Anna Held, Beatrice Kay, billy rose, Blogging

House at 905 West 14th Street (1895)

Heights Blog wrote 2 months ago: Victorian cottage moved to its current location Houston Chronicle – 11/29/06 - “The Dick … more →

Tags: Houston Heights NW, historic houses

Wakefield Boggs Wedding Announcement

Chris Hart wrote 2 months ago: This is the wedding announcement of Isaac Faries Wakefield and Elizabeth Ann ‘Annie’ Bog … more →

Tags: 1, boggs, Switzerland County (IN), Wakefield, wedding

Obituary of Elizabeth Ann (Jones) Wakefield

Chris Hart wrote 2 months ago: This article is from the Thursday, December 5, 1895 edition of the Vevay Reveille. Elizabeth Ann (Jo … more →

Tags: Wakefield, Switzerland County (IN), Jones, banta, obituary, Spring Branch Baptist Church

Heights Station Antiques (1895)

Heights Blog wrote 2 months ago: Antiques shop located in 1895 carriage barn Address: 121 Heights Blvd. Website The Bunny Bungalow Bl … more →

Tags: Shops, Heights Boulevard, Wash Ave (Middle) Area

Onderdonk Farm Cottage, 1890s

pwplibrary wrote 3 months ago: A little house built on Onderdonk Farm for African-American workers and their families.  The farm wa … more →

Tags: Places, Work

Well, Brother, will you let the beast have your vote, too? (Bowles, 1894)

Michelle wrote 8 months ago: Well, Brother, will you let the beast have your vote, too? (Bowles, 1894)' Agricultural monopoly … more →

Tags: octoprop, Agriculture, capitalism, corruption, election, monopoly, Octopus, political cartoon

Syrup of Figs

neatneatneat wrote 9 months ago: From the Fresno Weekly Republican, December 21, 1899 Acts gently on the Kidneys, Liver, and Bowels C … more →

Tags: Newspapers, advertising, patent medicine, figs, constipation, Cures

Hildegarde's Harvest8 comments

Melody wrote 9 months ago: I tried not to rush straight through Hildegarde’s Harvest, but I couldn’t help it. I tho … more →

Tags: Books, Girls, lauraerichards, Series

Hildegarde's Neighbors

Melody wrote 9 months ago: Somehow I never remember how awesome the Hildegarde books are when I’m not reading them, which … more →

Tags: Books, lauraerichards, Girls, Series

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT | PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS & PERSONAL MESS6 comments

JP wrote 9 months ago: A A American master of architecture (and style)-- Frank Lloyd Wright A A “Give me the luxuries … more →

Tags: American, Architecture, Art, Design, History, Icons, 1950s, Classic, Legend

Rothschilds Octopus (Harvey, 1894)

Michelle wrote 9 months ago: “The English Octopus: It feeds on nothing but gold” by (or published by) William “ … more →

Tags: octoprop, Antisemitism, capitalism, England, Imperialism, Octopus, political cartoon, UK, Britain


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