Past Pages for May 12 to 14, 2021
150 Years Ago Thingummy found: A thingummy is the after-part of a fashionable lady’s outfit, and which Charley Cavanaugh calls a “lady’s back-action.” It is constructed of brown merino, lined with black, has a gathered du-flipper overhanging the upper portion and is surmounted by a bow of the former material. Its caliber is exactly twenty-six inches from hook to eye. 140 Years Ago All sorts: The ladies of the Episcopal Church will hold their strawberry festival at the Opera House. Mr. Yerington objects to the city having the waters of the creek flowing past Treadway’s, diverted for ...
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