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Robert La Follette I tend to choose books for review here rather randomly, often picking something off the new book shelf at my university’s library. So when I saw Michael Wolraich’s new book, I knew nothing about it. I was intrigued and a bit worried I would dislike it. I had two basic reservations. The […]
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On February 24, 1908, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Muller v. Oregon. This landmark decision upheld the idea that, at least for women, laws restricting the hours of work were constitutional. This would be a major victory in the long fight to bring working hours down to eight hours nationally, a dream that […]

No Snuggling!

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On February 4, 2015

Who needs to hear advice from 1914 on how young girls can ensure they are not induced into the horrors of *gasp* lesbianism? Well, probably nobody needs to hear it but I am going to warn you anyway. B

Why would I put up footage of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which was a world’s fair held in San Francisco, celebrating both the rebirth of the city after the earthquake and the opening of the Panama Canal the year before? The real question is why wouldn’t I? Plus it features a rarity here at […]

Objects to a Tax

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On December 3, 2014

I was rummaging around the other day in my office and came across this old letter to the editor of the journal Western Field and Stream (one of the precursors to the modern Field and Stream) from Octo

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LOL Cats and Dogs, 1914

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On May 16, 2014
The art of Harry Whittier Frees, 1914: Cats firing a cannon. Can’t beat that. And never let it be said that cats taking over the internet is some kind of surprise or cultural phenomena of the era. Cute cats take over everything always.
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