1900s
Unlikely Reasons for Murder No. 3
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 26, 2021 -
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Category: Death, Hypnotism, Mesmerism and Mind Control, 1900s
Clair de Lune Espagno
A trip to the moon teaches a lovesick suitor a lesson.
Creator's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 16, 2021 -
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Category: Aliens, Costumes and Masks, Dreams and Nightmares, Movies, Special Effects, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Foreign Customs, 1900s, Love & Romance
Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter
Actually, it's Tige who deserves all the credit.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 13, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, Shopping, Comics, Children, Dogs, 1900s
Essay on Silence
Essay on Silence, authored by Fra Elbertus (pen name of Elbert Hubbard) was published by the Roycroft Press in 1905. It consisted of 40 blank pages, bound in leather with a spine printed in gilt. As such it belongs to the genre of empty books.
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Wikipedia notes that most empty books are published as political satires. For example, one of the earliest examples of the genre was The Political Achievements of the Earl of Dalkeith, consisting of 32 bound, blank pages. Hubbard's book seems to be the earliest, non-political example of the genre.
A 1905 first edition of the Essay on Silence will cost you $125. But there were various reprints published over the years, which are cheaper. Some of the reprints included a four-page, blank text insert titled, "The Essay on Silence Revised Edition with Corrections and Emendations to Date."
Incidentally, Elbert Hubbard is rumored to be the uncle of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology. At least, L. Ron Hubbard claimed this to be so. But Elbert Hubbard's followers disagree, arguing that "L. Ron Hubbard was known to elaborate on his background, and it is said he used the popularity of Elbert’s name to promote his own causes."
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 25, 2021 -
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Category: Books, 1900s
Kiss Me
The urge to prank is eternal.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 16, 2021 -
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Category: 1900s, Pranks
The Tramp’s Unexpected Skate
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 04, 2020 -
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Category: Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople, Juvenile Delinquency, 1900s
The Gordon Sisters Boxing
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 04, 2020 -
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Category: Martial Arts, 1900s, Women
Birth of the Pearl
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 19, 2020 -
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Category: Movies, Sexuality, Myths and Fairytales, 1900s, Women
Rescued by Rover
The first film to star a dog.
And the first to pay its actors!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 01, 2020 -
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Category: Movies, World Records, Dogs, 1900s
Mystery Gadget 87
This device measures something. What?
The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 19, 2020 -
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Category: Technology, 1900s
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