One Hundred Years Ago

Ciardelo · October 01, 2020, 07:50:02 AM

Quote from: Rix Gins on October 01, 2020, 01:29:47 AM
October 1, 1920. Public Domain

Good job Bill! Keep your eyes on the road!

Rix Gins · October 02, 2020, 02:45:19 AM

October 2, 1920. Public Domain

WOTR · October 03, 2020, 12:53:10 AM

Quote from: Rix Gins on October 02, 2020, 02:45:19 AM
October 2, 1920. Public Domain

And this is where the problem of having women drivers on the road originated.

Rix Gins · October 03, 2020, 01:38:50 AM

Quote from: WOTR on October 03, 2020, 12:53:10 AM
And this is where the problem of having women drivers on the road originated.

And they were given the right to vote that year.

Rix Gins · October 03, 2020, 01:39:35 AM

October 3, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 04, 2020, 02:47:41 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 04, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 04, 2020, 02:54:40 AM

October 4, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 05, 2020, 01:59:10 AM

October 5, 1920. Public Domain

WOTR · October 06, 2020, 01:25:13 AM

Quote from: Rix Gins on October 05, 2020, 01:59:10 AM
October 5, 1920. Public Domain

That is kind of a funny thought. Probably easy to do (at least something I can imagine myself doing...)

Jackstar · October 06, 2020, 01:42:39 AM

Forgetting to take out the jack is an error with a long and storied history. *sniffle*

Rix Gins · October 06, 2020, 02:04:37 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 06, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 06, 2020, 02:08:47 AM

October 6, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 07, 2020, 01:29:07 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 07, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 07, 2020, 01:30:30 AM

October 7, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 08, 2020, 01:14:57 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 08, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 08, 2020, 01:22:20 AM

October 8, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 09, 2020, 01:24:24 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 09, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 09, 2020, 01:30:57 AM

October 9, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 10, 2020, 03:07:10 AM

October 10, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 11, 2020, 01:47:52 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 11, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 11, 2020, 01:51:28 AM

October 11, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 12, 2020, 01:21:54 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 12, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 12, 2020, 01:23:01 AM

October 12, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · October 13, 2020, 01:26:22 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 13, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 13, 2020, 01:30:46 AM

October 13, 1920. Public Domain

Ciardelo · October 13, 2020, 10:09:07 AM

Quote from: Rix Gins on October 13, 2020, 01:26:22 AM
From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 13, 1920.

2 things. One, the headline looks like it reads "SOUTH DISTRIOT" and secondly, I learned what enmity meant this morning.

Rix Gins · October 14, 2020, 01:37:46 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 14, 1920.

Rix Gins · October 14, 2020, 01:38:46 AM

October 14, 1920. Public Domain

malachi.martini · October 14, 2020, 01:59:53 AM

Quote from: Rix Gins on October 14, 2020, 01:37:46 AM
From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union., October 14, 1920.

Crime blurbs a century old are more compelling in language and circumstance than most modern narrative. Oh to be burgled in the 20s, and read this gem whilst nursing your broken legs and smoke wearied lungs.

Rix Gins · October 14, 2020, 02:19:52 AM

Quote from: malachi.martini on October 14, 2020, 01:59:53 AM
Crime blurbs a century old are more compelling in language and circumstance than most modern narrative. Oh to be burgled in the 20s, and read this gem whilst nursing your broken legs and smoke wearied lungs.

Well said. There was a paper called The Chicago Day Book that had some great bits on crime but it went out of business in 1917. The Rock Island Argus has a similar style and I almost wonder if one of the reporters from the Day Book went and got a job there. Both of the papers were/are (The Argus is still being published to this day) in Illinois.