An editorialist’s Mycroft-related solution to “The Final Problem”, from an piece entitled “Killing Off Literary Heroes” which can be read in its entirety here if anyone is interested.
(source: The Salt Lake City Herald, December 2, 1894.)
Ye Olde News
A bored historian's celebration of old newspapers and the people, stories and humor found therein.
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2012-01-25
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2012-01-20
Sherlock Holmes… inspiring obsession and fangirling for well over a hundred years.
(source: Goodwin’s Weekly, June 13, 1903.)
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2012-01-14
I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors Clarence.
(source: The Atchison Globe, May 31, 1879.)
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2012-01-06
Hide your donuts.
(source: Brooklyn Daily Star, January 16, 1917.)
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2012-01-02
My paleontologist boyfriend (whose birthday is today) has assured me that this article is completely scientifically accurate. Especially the fleeing caveman.
To further enlighten yourself, you can read the hi-def version here.
Happy Birthday Dylan! <3
(source: The Ogden Standard-Examiner, August 15, 1920.)
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2012-01-01
Happy New Year!
(source: The Day Book, January 1, 1912.)
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2011-12-25
Merry Christmas everybody!
(source: The San Francisco Call, December 25, 1898.)
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2011-12-24
Pre-stuffed stockings for boys and girls.
(source: The Sears Catalog, Fall 1929.)
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2011-12-22
Pre-stuffed Christmas stockings were very popular in the 1910s and 1920s. They could be ordered from most large retail stores and contained a variety of small toys and candies.
(source: The Sears Catalog, Fall 1916.)
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2011-12-21
Electric Christmas tree lights first appeared as a public curiosity in the late 1890s. They became available for home purchase in the early 1910s, although they remained quite pricey. With inflation the lights in this ad range from approx. $50-$150 for 8 to 16 lights.
(source: The Sears Catalog, Fall 1915.)
