Houdini before his near fatal jump & escape from the icy water below the Queen Street bridge in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 18th, 1910.
Houdini’s dive into the Yarra River, Feb 17th 1910
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~ Aeronautics magazine, December 1910
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“Any one can build an Aeroplane from our Blue Prints.”“PETER WALTERS II AND III YOU STOP THAT RIGHT THIS INSTANT OR I’LL TELL YOUR FATHER.”
“Father’s the one who bought us the set, Mother!”
“Hatchworth even made us helmets.”
(sheepish) “I thought it would be good practice, Iris…”
“I don’t mind you putting your trust in the automatons, since they have intellect and sometimes more sense than you, but young boys are not anything near adequate aeroplane mechanics.”
“About that, darling, I - well there was some blue matter - and, well…she says her name is Bree. Though only Rabbit seems to be able to understand her accent.”
At which point Iris gives up and goes to have tea with the Spine.
A humorous, and even slightly saucy, overview of the classic Holmes story structure that appeared in Punch Magazine in 1910.
- The Sherlock Holmes Companion: An Elementary Guide, Daniel Smith
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![From Shorpy: “Washington, D.C., circa 1910. “King of Cardonia” is the caption here, perhaps the name of a play. [Update: The correct spelling is “Cadonia”; the play ended its D.C. run in January 1910.] Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/72c9aea219baabab5fce931b92249883/tumblr_mfw60oMgBW1s1idhko1_500.jpg)
From Shorpy: “Washington, D.C., circa 1910. “King of Cardonia” is the caption here, perhaps the name of a play. [Update: The correct spelling is “Cadonia”; the play ended its D.C. run in January 1910.] Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.”
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~ Jell-O: America’s Most Famous Dessert, ca. 1910
via Duke University LibraryThis begs the question: what ARE the seven flavors?
