02 September 2009

Post 209

Awesome headlines in the Chicago Tribune in the early 1900s:

Girls sold by gypsies; whole town up in arms

BALLOT OR THE BALLET? HERE'S A NEW ARGUMENT FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

DANCES 3 DAYS; CAN'T STOP, Girl Whose Feet Won't Keep Still Drugged to Save Her Life. MANIA PUZZLES DOCTORS. Only Thing Like Philadelphia Case Is Tarantula Madness.

FATHER LOST FOR 34 YEARS; FOUND ONLY TO BE ARRESTED

'BASEBALL BABY' BORN IN PARK AS CUBS TROUNCE PIRATES

PASTOR TURNS MATCHMAKER Men with Proper Credentials May Meet Young Women Tonight.

CREATES FICTION, ALL RIGHT, BUT IT'S BY WORD OF MOUTH. Proposed Double Wedding Called Off When One Bride-Elect Finds "Story Writer" Fiance Is a Barber.

BURGLARS HALT THEIR WORK TO GIVE MAN HIS MEDICINE

LET A PHYSICIAN FIT YOUR CORSET Latest Straight Front and Easy, Well 'Made Waist Adds Health, Says Doctor. MAKE WOMEN BEAUTIFUL

2 comments:

  1. Funny Headlines, Readers Agree

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  2. .

    Very, very good.

    I just have one question:

    Why did the Pirates have to lose?

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