Things that happen
Healdsburg Tribune, 5 March 1927 THE PRESENT CONGRESS passed out of existence at high noon on March 4th. Its present session has certainly been a dismal failure. We think of no outstanding measure that has been given to the people. Several good measures were before them, but the democrats and republicans seemed to be afraid … [Read more…]
If I didn’t know better, I would think I’m reading about an illegal pot growing operation in Sonoma county in 2017. Somethings never seem to change. Healdsburg Tribune, 2 March 1927 OFFICERS FIND BIG DISTILLERY IN KAWANA HOSTELRY GIANT ILLICIT ALCOHOL OUTFIT CONFISCATED BY OFFICERS In the course of a raid on Taylor mountain, located … [Read more…]
L.M. Slackens: The Yellow Press, showing William Randolph Hearst as a jester handing out newspapers, published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, October 12, 1910 ” In the long history of misinformation, the current outbreak of fake news has already secured a special place, with the president’s personal adviser, Kellyanne Conway, going so far as to invent … [Read more…]
Last night, over our Valentine’s dinner with friends, mention of Kellyanne Conway’s name quickly devolved into Cuntyanne Cuntway. As this twist on her name was howled at by all the women at dinner, it seems it has a female approval, at least, after a nice dinner with good friends.
Daily Alta California, 13 February 1857 We read in the Moniteur – “M. Thomas, of Colmar, has lately made the finishing improvements in the calculating machine, called the arithmometer, at which he has been working for upwards of thirty years. Pascal and Leibnitz, in the 17th century, and Diderot at a later period, endeavored to … [Read more…]
Daily Alta California, 12 February 1857 — The value of the real and personal estate of the United States, is reported for the year 1856, by Mr. Secretary Guthric, at $11,317,611,672 — that is over eleven and a quarter billions of dollars. The total population is 26,961,312 souls; and one share for each in Uncle … [Read more…]
Sausalito News, 3 January 1925 Tin Can Has Helped Make America Great The epic of the tin can! Our skill in producing tin plate has developed out of our ability to supply the world with American tin cans. Cans for kerosene, tinned beef, salmon, California fruits, Hawaiian pineapple, Maryland tomatoes. We lead the world in … [Read more…]
Sacramento Union, 7 February 1917 Million Dollars in Gold Brought from Bay on Auto George Wittenbrock and Arthur Ryan Guard 3700 Pound Truck Load on State Highway. Trailing one million dollars in gold for 130 miles! That was the experience last Saturday of George F. Wlttenbrock, representing the Capital National bank of this city, and … [Read more…]
San Francisco Call, 2 February 1900 Miner’s Lucky Strike. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN ANDREAS, Feb. 1. – Dal and Mahlon Langford, two old farmers near Jenny Lind, this county, have made, a rich strike in gravel. They are working in virgin soil and are cleaning up $1000 a week. A few days, ago, … [Read more…]