The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.
Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?
A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.
~ Souvenir Album of Lake County, Indiana, 1906
via Internet Archive
(click to enlarge) - it’s worth taking the time to read the entire thing!
“A unique dance hall, built for the sole purpose of catering to the fickle-minded, pleasure-seeking public….the only restriction being placed upon their patrons is that they must act gentlemanly and ladylike - their motto reading: ‘Have all the fun you want, but don’t get gay.’ “
Now that’s a motto.
