ON BOOKS
AS MENTIONED EARLIER here at SimanaitisSays, Wife Dottie and I accumulated books in anticipation of eventually opening a secondhand shop. Also cited, we gave up that dream when a nice … Continue reading
AVIATION HIGHLIGHTS—A CENTURY AGO
AVIATION EXPANDED OVER land and sea in 1922. Here are tidbits of 100 years ago gleaned from Chronicle of Aviation, together with my usual Internet sleuthing. Paris and East. The … Continue reading
HOUSEHOLD DISCOVERIES AND MRS. CURTIS’S COOK BOOK—1909 PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE EXAMINED the Discoveries portion of Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis’s Cook Book. Today in Part 2, we see what Mrs. Curtis is cooking up. The Author/Cook Speaks. “Ten … Continue reading
HOUSEHOLD DISCOVERIES AND MRS. CURTIS’S COOK BOOK—1909 PART 1
WELL, IT’S CLEAR why I bought this particular 1909 1024-page tome: “The main object of this book is economy,” its Preface says. “If rightly used, it will save a great … Continue reading
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW 1962
THE SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL Automobile Show, April 21–29, 1962, at the New York Coliseum was less than four hours from the Worcester Poly campus, so why not top off the … Continue reading
FAUX (AND FUN) BIOS
BIOGRAPHIES, LITERALLY “PICTURES OF LIFE,” are assumed to be truthful narratives. Unless, of course, they’re written by or for scoundrels. Or written with a firmly placed tongue in cheek. I … Continue reading
AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS PART 2
THE RMS FRANCONIA CIRCLED the world in 1929. Yesterday’s Part 1 got us from New York to Monaco. Today we complete the circumnavigation, with even a couple of interesting variations, … Continue reading
AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS PART 1
MOST TRAVEL BOOKS are written after the fact. But this one is an enticement, not memorabilia. The enticement is unabashed: “The Cunard Line and Thos. Cook & Son, pioneers extraordinaire … Continue reading
1952 PLYMOUTH CAMBRIDGE—A TYPICAL AMERICAN CAR
ROAD AND TRACK, MARCH 1952, wrote, “If you’re looking for a functional car, built along American lines, and in the American concept of great roominess and simplicity of operation—there’s no … Continue reading
EALING TIDBITS PART 2
YESTERDAY’S TIDBITS GLEANED from George Perry’s Forever Ealing focused on the earliest days of this British film studio. Today in Part 2, Ealing adds sounds to the moving images, which … Continue reading
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