Found on EBay -- Bullock's Wilshire


Bullocks Menu Ebay

This children's menu from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $7.99.

 

Drunk Woman Rescued From Surf



  July 9, 1889, Drunk


July 9, 1889: A drunk woman is rescued after she wanders into the surf at Santa Monica. She had just lost her job as a servant because she was an alcoholic.
 

Found on EBay -- Florentine Gardens


Cocktail Napkins Ebay

A large lot of cocktail napkins from the 1940s, including several from the Florentine Gardens, left, and quite a few from San Diego, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.
 

The Family That Likes to Fight



June 28, 1899, Gas Stove

June 28, 1899: Cooking with a gasoline stove.

June 28, 1899, The Colans

Meet the battling Colan boys!
 

Police Raid Colored Republican Club



Dec. 15, 1887, Fatal Fire  

Dec. 15, 1887: Effie Smith, a prostitute on Los Angeles Street, burns to death. She took a dose of morphine and lapsed into unconsciousness after lighting a cigarette. I found this item while trying to determine the location of the Colored Republican Club in the story below.


June 26, 1899, Club Raided

June 26, 1899: Police raid the Colored Republican Club on Los Angeles Street. At the trial, police officers described the sordid nature of the club but were unable to say precisely when the incidents occurred.

 
 

Cooking With the Junior League, Atlanta


True Grits
In this week's Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy takes a look at historic recipes from Atlanta.

Published in 1995, True Grits:  Tall Tales and Recipes from the New South is no spiral-bound, home-spun project.  It is fancy pants, and proud to admit it:  “Make no mistake about it,” the authors lead off.  “Though True Grits includes recipes as traditionally ‘Southern’ as Fried Chicken and Buttermilk Biscuits, this is New South fare all the way.”

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Council Debates Cow Ordinance



June 18, 1889, Cow Ordinance

June 18, 1889: The City Council debates measures on keeping cows and chickens in downtown Los Angeles. 
 

Found on EBay -- The Brown Derby


Brown Derby Menu

This c. 1947 menu from the Brown Derby has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.
 

All-Night Bakery



June 13, 1889, Vienna Bakery

June 13, 1889: The Vienna Bakery, 1st and Spring streets, open all night.
 

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Health


Jan. 12, 1936, Irene Rich

June 12, 1936: Irene Rich is over 40 but weighs what she did at 16.

 



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