Comments on: Newsies 98 Years Ago

By: lovable liberal

lovable liberal — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:12:21 +0000

I was just satirically reading aloud to my daughter my father’s Boy Scout Handbook, copyright 1942. It charged each scout with protection of the accident-prone young under five and old over fifty, who can’t fend for themselves. Smoking at 10, geezers at 50!

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:12:02 +0000

Ooh ooh,

I get to be the first to make the obligatory caustic comment on how it’s now adults who seek to emulate the mannerisms of the young?

By: newscoma

newscoma — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:04:39 +0000

Thanks Kate and it’s fixed to the original date.
Bad Brain burst this a.m.

By: Kate O'

Kate O' — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:01:57 +0000

I think you mean “taken in 1910.” Otherwise it’s an amazing glimpse into our retro-styled future!