Clip of the Week: July 27, 2022

That’s one way to make sure you’re not late for work. Fred L. Werley took alarm clock to bed, so he could stop ring without getting up. Clock’s revolving key caught collar of silk pajamas and nearly choked him. – The Day Book, January 25, 1917 Fred should’ve used a knee watch—that way, he’d have Read More

Clip of the Week: July 13, 2022

There are entire industries I’d like to try this trick on. The scene of one of these was the pretty village of Grosmont, where a reputed wizard called “Old Jenkyns” punished the landlady of the Cock and Feathers. Jenkyns had some bread and cheese and beer, and on leaving asked how much it was. “Oh,” Read More