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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.

questionableadvice: ~ Evan’s Ale, Cosmopolitan v.49, June - November, 1910 via Hathi Trust Digital Library“A Crust of Bread and a Glass of Ale have been found by an English Gov’t Commission to contain the maximum amount of nourishment and to make the perfect meal.”

questionableadvice:

~ Evan’s Ale, Cosmopolitan v.49, June - November, 1910 
via Hathi Trust Digital Library

“A Crust of Bread and a Glass of Ale have been found by an English Gov’t Commission to contain the maximum amount of nourishment and to make the perfect meal.”

questionableadvice: ~ Ale and Beef “Peptonized”, 1892(click to enlarge)Yes, my friends, it is exactly what you think it is: “Year-old aged beef bouillon blended with Canadian beer”. To learn more interesting facts about Ale and Beef “Peptonized”, go here.

questionableadvice:

~ Ale and Beef “Peptonized”, 1892
(click to enlarge)

Yes, my friends, it is exactly what you think it is: “Year-old aged beef bouillon blended with Canadian beer”.

To learn more interesting facts about Ale and Beef “Peptonized”, go here.