One Hundred Years Ago

Rix Gins · January 31, 2020, 03:47:53 AM

Quote from: pate on January 30, 2020, 05:13:03 AM
An ARMY/NAVY match, go ARMY... doh!

Yes, I wanted Caddock to win too. The poor guy had been gassed in WWI.

Dr. MD MD · January 31, 2020, 07:59:46 PM

Quote from: pate on January 30, 2020, 05:18:41 AM
What is it about the "Gasoline Alley" comic that reminds me of the "Zippy the {zika-virus baby}" comic?

Nautical Shore...

-p

Zippy is one of the greats!

# BIFFs

Rix Gins · February 01, 2020, 03:22:06 AM

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on January 31, 2020, 07:59:46 PM
Zippy is one of the greats!

# BIFFs

This!

Rix Gins · February 01, 2020, 03:23:09 AM

February 1, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 02, 2020, 02:37:39 PM

Gasoline Alley. February 2, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 03, 2020, 03:07:14 AM

February 3, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 03, 2020, 03:19:57 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island (Ill.) Argus., February 03, 1920.

albrecht · February 03, 2020, 05:39:16 PM

Quote from: Rix Gins on February 03, 2020, 03:19:57 AM
From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island (Ill.) Argus., February 03, 1920.

1913 Merriam-Webster dictionary said "tonsor" was archaic, according to the web. I like that they used it and also put peeve in quotations, as it is considered "colloquial."

Someone was mad after getting a bad haircut?

Rix Gins · February 04, 2020, 03:18:27 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus., February 04, 1920.

Rix Gins · February 04, 2020, 03:20:29 AM

February 4, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 05, 2020, 03:59:24 AM

February 5, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 06, 2020, 04:23:38 AM

February 6, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 07, 2020, 03:51:30 AM

February 7, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 08, 2020, 03:37:04 AM

February 8, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 09, 2020, 03:13:01 AM

February 9, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 10, 2020, 03:33:05 AM

Gasoline Alley, February 10, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 11, 2020, 04:21:06 AM

February 11, 1920. Public Domain

WOTR · February 12, 2020, 01:31:44 AM

Quote from: Rix Gins on February 11, 2020, 04:21:06 AM
February 11, 1920. Public Domain

Time for a drink. I hear it will help keep away the common cold, toothache, and reverse male pattern baldness if taken in sufficient quantities for "medicinal reasons."

Rix Gins · February 12, 2020, 01:43:35 AM

Quote from: WOTR on February 12, 2020, 01:31:44 AM
Time for a drink. I hear it will help keep away the common cold, toothache, and reverse male pattern baldness if taken in sufficient quantities for "medicinal reasons."

Haha. That doc is kind of a hard ass, not giving his friends prescriptions for the 'cure'. I remember reading somewhere that people who drank gin weren't prone to catching the Spanish flu of 1918.

Rix Gins · February 12, 2020, 05:32:50 AM

Gasoline Alley, February 12, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 13, 2020, 03:46:13 AM

February 13, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 14, 2020, 04:58:42 AM

From the Library of Congress. The Rock Island Argus., February 14, 1920.

Rix Gins · February 14, 2020, 05:10:35 AM

February 14, 1920. Public Domain

WOTR · February 16, 2020, 12:12:10 AM

Quote from: Rix Gins on February 12, 2020, 01:43:35 AM
Haha. That doc is kind of a hard ass, not giving his friends prescriptions for the 'cure'. I remember reading somewhere that people who drank gin weren't prone to catching the Spanish flu of 1918.

I wonder if a little "self medication" might keep me safe from the Corona virus?

Rix Gins · February 16, 2020, 02:51:11 AM

Quote from: WOTR on February 16, 2020, 12:12:10 AM
I wonder if a little "self medication" might keep me safe from the Corona virus?

Certainly worth a try. I had a blood draw last week and the cute little technician asked if I had recently returned from China. She wasn't getting personal or anything. They are asking all the patients that question.

Rix Gins · February 16, 2020, 02:52:10 AM

February 16, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 18, 2020, 03:38:04 AM

February 18, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 19, 2020, 03:20:15 AM

February 19, 1920. Public Domain

Rix Gins · February 20, 2020, 02:45:14 AM

https://youtu.be/FKD0Z0mMBJs

Rix Gins · February 20, 2020, 02:59:52 AM

February 20, 1920. Public Domain