1900s
Little Nemo in Slumberland
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Surely one of the most enjoyably odd of the classic newspaper comic strips was Winsor McCay's famous LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND.
Many of the strips are finally available online at this site.
Of course, if you desire glorious hardcopy, there are plenty of books too.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 02, 2013 -
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Category: Dreams and Nightmares, Surrealism, Children, Books, 1900s, 1910s
Speedy Funeral Service
They get your loved ones in the ground in a third of the time!From the Washington Post - Apr 21, 1907.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 27, 2013 -
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Category: Death, 1900s
Saving Money for the Weak of Willpower
I like this idea a lot. Why doesn't any bank offer such a plan today?
Original ads here (scroll down).
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 19, 2013 -
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Category: Money, Psychology, 1900s
Detect Dangers Before They Happen!
MCP from dath - Tobias Haase on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 06, 2013 -
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Category: Death, History, Humor, 1900s, Cars
The effect of diet on the face
It has been shown, and seemingly conclusively, that a flesh or greatly mixed diet promotes angularity in the face generally, while the nourishment obtained from a single article, commonly of a starchy nature, coarsens the features. Thus we have the potato lip, the oatmeal lip, the maize lip."
From Fauconberg, W. (1905). "The effect of diet and climate on the face." The Strand Magazine: 418-423.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 29, 2013 -
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Category: Body, Food, Science, 1900s
Monsters of Iowa
Who would ever suspect that boring old Iowa was host to so many odd creatures?
Consider this winged monster from 1903, above.
Or this account, below, found along with more Iowa monsters in UNNATURAL PHENOMENA. (See book sidebar.)
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 08, 2013 -
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Category: Cryptozoology, Fictional Monsters, Regionalism, Superstition, 1900s, North America, Nineteenth Century
The Views of An Angry Man
A bracing humorous antidote to all the do-gooder cant so rampant nowadays.
Read the whole small book here.
The author at Wikipedia.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 03, 2013 -
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Category: Books, Curmudgeons and Contrarianism, 1900s
Cascarets
"Trust in God, and keep your Bowels open" is my new motto for every situation.
Original ad here.
History of Cascarets.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 17, 2013 -
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Category: Medicine, Excrement, 1900s
Blindfold Pigs
Back in 1905, celebrities of the day were asked to try to draw a pig while blindfolded. The results were printed in The Strand magazine:
Most of the names I don't recognize. But I do know Caton Woodville (middle of the second row from the top). He was an artist who specialized in war scenes, such as his rendition of the Charge of the Light Brigade. I'm guessing his paintings aren't cheap. But I wonder how much his blindfold pig would go for?
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 07, 2013 -
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Category: Art, 1900s
Outdoor Manhattan Banana Food Fight
I would have paid good money for a safe ringside seat at this riot.
From The New York Times for April 24, 1901.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 22, 2013 -
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Category: Food, Riots, Protests and Civil Disobedience, 1900s, Bananas
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