The Customers Are Only Folks Screwier Than Hair-Cutters
New Orleans barber Bill Laurent recalls decades of customers and their quirks, noting some patrons are harder to please than barbers. He recalls language barriers, miscommunications, and a stormy incident with a former assistant who left during a blackout. He mentions handling clients with facial injuries and pro fighters who bring tough tempers and delicate scalps to the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bill Laurent
Laurent
Tye
Bill Belleques
Titty
Relic of Whiskey Rebellion Found in Charleroi
In Charleroi Pennsylvania a relic dates to the Whiskey Rebellion was uncovered among the estate of the late Mrs. Jennie Sutton. It is an original portrait of John Holicroft known as Tom the Tinker who rode from house to house warning whiskey makers of federal tax penalties and terrorizing settlers before his capture and pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
Jennie Sutton
John Holicroft
Tom
Graduation dress trends brighten New York previews
New York fashion reports peers show graduation dresses in white and pastel tones with simple, classic lines. Designs blend two piece looks with jacket like tops and pockets, long ballet length skirts, and bertha necks, using cotton pique and linen fabrics for post ceremony wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bertha
Electric Eye Counts Dust Smoke In Air
Evanston Michigan report details Northwestern University professor Frank T. Gucker Jr presenting an air sample counter using an electric eye. A two button press starts a dial readout of dust or smoke particles as small as four millionths of a billionth of an ounce and 25 millionths of an inch in diameter. An electric eye detects the particles in a jet of air and signals the counter dial, with an automatic timer regulating the tested air amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston, MI
Frank T. Gucker, Jr
Northwestern University
Gucker
Cat Demonstrates Traffic Light Patience in Baltimore
A downtown Baltimore alley cat drew a crowd as it waited for pedestrian green lights at a busy intersection. The tabby calmly crossed only after the signal changed, then paused to test if an oncoming car would stop, drawing astonished observations from about 50 bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Tabby
China's Rice Bowl Becomes Dust Bowl After River Shifts
In a report from Shanghai, Warren Lee notes the Yellow River’s changing course has displaced hundreds of thousands of farmers who once tilled China’s rice regions in Honan and Anhwei. The river’s shift creates a vast resettlement and a new rural hardship amid the dust bowl. A police remark compares fatal jaywalking to human movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Lee
Shanghai
NEA
China
Yellow River
Honan
Anhwe
Refugees Return to Dusty Rice Lands Amid Desolate Wasteland
The UNBRA effort notes the fertile area near the river has become a desert as winds strip topsoil. Refugees, once beggars in distant cities, return with no farm tools seeds or food. They hope land reclamation will restore rice production and seeds promised to restart farming while clinging to the belief they must die where born.
Also Mentioned on This Page
BY Elliots Chaze
Natere
Kraselsky
Crash & Rayon
Kraselsky, Dotlan Stow
Pompadour
Sane Sur Rag
Bill Farmer
Bee Lin Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!