Mescal posted:

There are great and are there more

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"Hartford Herald," March 13, 1901:

Huntington, W. Va. March 7.--Berry Crowder, a well-to-do citizen of Hams branch in Boone county, is suffering greatly to-day from the effects of a whipping administered to him yesterday by his invalid wife, who he supposed was in the last stages of galloping consumption. Mrs. Crowder has been ill for some months with a lung infection. Her condition at times has been extremely critical. When her husband took a big load of produce to Charleston Saturday he took on the usual number of "high balls" while in the city, and while in a happy mood imagined that it would be a good plan to secure a coffin for his wife, whose death he expected at any time, and take it home, where it would be handy if his diagnosis of the case proved to be correct. His friends endeavored to induce him to abandon the idea, but a $40 coffin was stored in Crowder's wagon before he started home. When he reached there and the wife heard of his action, there was such a change in her condition that the entire neighborhood was attracted to the scene. The mild consumptive was suddenly transformed. Grasping a billet of wood, she felled her man with one blow and with an ax demolished the coffin. Crowder got more attention from her and the club she carried, and is said to be in a serious condition, while the woman is yet on the war path for a female who she claims the husband has been paying too much attention to and praying for her death.

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"Hartford Herald," March 13, 1901:

Milwaukee, Wis., Mch. 7.--Edith Wagner, of Waukesha, has been married by a rural Justice of the Peace near Binghampton, New York, to her maltese cat. Her family has just been advised of the extraordinary wedding.

Miss Wagoner is a believer in the transmigration of souls. Some years ago she was engaged to be married to a young man named Edward Hamlin but before the wedding day arrived, he died of typhoid fever. On his death-bed Hamlin told his sweetheart that he knew he was going to die, but that he would always be near her.

Not long after his death a fine maltese cat appeared at her home and remained there and Miss Wagoner was convinced that the soul of her lover dwelt in this feline. Some time ago she went to New York, and while in Binghampton decided to marry her pet.

She took out a license in due form, giving a name that served for the cat, but when she tried to arrange for the performance of the ceremony, difficulties were encountered. Several ministers positively refused to officiate, and she finally went into the country, where she succeeded in finding a Justice of the Peace, who performed some sort of a marriage rite.

Miss Wagoner's friends are trying to persuade her to return home.

Wheat Loaf posted:

Félix Faure.



Anyway, here's the picture I wanted to post earlier - the Grauniad gets pretty dark:

Cacafuego posted:

So, whats the French remedy?

Whatev posted:

Go on, Nick. Redeem yourself.

Nckdictator posted:

CzarChasm posted:

Look how satisfied the men in the background are. It's raining

"You know what would make this better Chauncy?"
"What's that Edgar?"
"If they were covered in mud."
"...If you keep talking like that, I'm going to need a French Remedy in the near future."

Nckdictator posted:

Nckdictator posted:

Ichabod Sexbeast posted:

19th and early 20th century women were NOT TO BE hosed WITH

Nckdictator posted:

19th Century tabloid "Illustrated Police News" had some pretty amazing headlines.

Ichabod Sexbeast posted:

19th and early 20th century women were NOT TO BE hosed WITH

Nckdictator posted:

Crow Jane posted:

This picture is one of the best things the internet has ever given me:



Apparently, this is what happens if you give women the right to vote

Istari posted:

Free lunch ? And hot Maud and Eliza for only 15c ? I guess I'll have to pack up and move to a country where woman can vote.

Burkion posted:

I almost wish reality could match these wonderful things

Pentaro posted:

Yvonmukluk posted:

Actually 'the Suffragette who knew Jiu-Jitsu' was real.

quote:

Journalists coined the term "suffrajitsu" - a portmanteau of "suffragette" and "jiujitsu" - to describe their techniques of self-defence, sabotage and subterfuge.

Pththya-lyi posted:

And yeah that picture is the best. Probably my favorite is the little kids trying to convince their mother to come home (because women will stop loving their children if you let them vote), but it's a close race.

Crow Jane posted:

This picture is one of the best things the internet has ever given me:



Apparently, this is what happens if you give women the right to vote

Nckdictator posted:

Nckdictator posted:

I think there's a pattern here...

Nckdictator posted:

There's a joke here somewhere.

Nckdictator posted:

There's a joke here somewhere.

Kennel posted:

These are great!

Snapchat A Titty posted:

Taste test of strong beers:

Pththya-lyi posted:

What am I looking for? I can't read this language.

Snapchat A Titty posted:

Taste test of strong beers:

Yvonmukluk posted:

Actually 'the Suffragette who knew Jiu-Jitsu' was real.

Pththya-lyi posted:

What am I looking for? I can't read this language.

Postal Parcel posted:

From what I can pick out, the first and the last one are the same review, despite being clearly different beers(with different names from the one in red I think too).

It's also Swedish, which is a fake language anyway

Kopijeger posted:

Swedish doesn't use "æ" and "ø", you silly person. It's Danish.