…and from the people who brought us the tagline “blow some my way” in 1928 (as a way to encourage women to take up the habit), by 1934 she is owning that cigarette, and apparently setting some ground rules with the gentleman… …contrast with the more submissive pose in the Chester...
Internationally known for his juggling skills, by the turn of the century the man who billed himself as “The Eccentric Juggler” would become much better known by another name: W.C. Fields. Feb. 2, 1935 cover by Roger Duvoisin. In the first of a three-part profile, Alva Johnston ...
Interactive Headstones– still largely a new technology, but QR codes can now be placed on headstones, so cemetery visitors can use their smartphone to interact with chips implanted in grave markers in order to access a full obituary of the person interred on our handheld devices. Can I Pre-...
“You see, this umbrella of his I find extremely symbolic. It is the British respectability which thinks: ‘I have my traditions, and they will protect me. Nothing unpleasant, nothing ungentlemanly, can possibly happen within my private park.’ This respectable umbrella is the Englishman’s ...
The death of her father leaves Miss Felicity Brewster alone in regency England and places upon her the burden of fulfilling his last wish—that she marry a safe, respectable gentleman. Accused of treason, Frendl Ericcson sets out to find his betrayer and restore his honor. ...
If the man was in business for 35 year and currently turning a profit, I doubt that comes from a businessman who is not astute. Read closely… “taken away and given to another dealer…” doesn’t sound like they are “closing” the business at all, sounds more like a corporate consol...
It all came about because of J. Lyman Potts, a gentleman who was named after Abbott. J. Lyman’s father, Joe, was something of a mentor to Hick. J. Lyman, who died on Dec. 9, 2018, was a legend in the Canadian broadcasting and music industries. He would have turned 106 on Nov...
The unfortunate gentleman had been for several days in a very low state; but nothing in particular was apprehended by his fronds, who considered the marked change in his manners owing to over study, and this, no doubt, has been the cause of the catastrophe.” Robert Fitzroy’s legacy ...
Afterwards, I was waiting for my brother and the same gentleman asked if he could give us a ride home? We agreed and we told him my dad was out of work. As we pulled up to our apartment located in the nearby housing project he said he would like to say hello to my parents. My...
This gentleman was an American; he was bright, experienced, has been four years in the job, and he was about to retire. So he was feeling talkative. For two and a half hours, in what was virtually a monologue, he told me tales of drug dealers, criminal syndicates moving their money ...