Sam McElwrath had stepped out doors for a smoke and heard a would-be thief calling his hog in a very low tone.

-from the Dresden Enterprise, November 27, 1903, Dresden, Tennessee

Jacob W. Walk, jr., is the owner of a duck with three legs. Where is Barnum ?

-from the Columbia Spy, July 14, 1888, Washington Borough, Pennsylvania

Stop a moment and consider how many unnecessary things you say in a day.

-from the Washington Democrat, Washington, Iowa, 1902

WOMAN APPEARS IN COURT IN “PANTS”!

WOMAN APPEARS IN COURT IN “PANTS”!

In Judge Yager’s court this morning was the first woman to visit the court attired in the new style of garmenture. She was Mrs. Pearl Crouch, who offered the use of her automobile to convey some witnesses down to appear before the grand jury, among them her sister. Mrs. Crouch wore a suit built on the style of the soldiers uniform trousers during the war, only they were made of a neat pattern of wool. The suit included coat and trousers and was evidently new. She attracted considerable attention, as most of the men had not yet seen any woman so clad, on the streets and in public places, such as a court room. The style, it was explained, was one that they would probably see a great deal more of in the course of time, and they might even expect to see women wearing knickerbockers!   -from the Alton Evening Telegraph, February 25, 1922


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Mrs. J.C. Anderson, a giddy young thing, and the mother of 16 children, has run away with a big-trousered dude 25 years of age. OH1889

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