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Tweets of Old "attempts to reveal the lives of our predecessors through the tweets of yesteryear." In short, it's real newspaper snippets from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The items listed are often bizarre, hilariously raunchy, or just indicators of the times; one tweet reads WOMAN APPEARS IN COURT IN "PANTS"! and is from the Alton Evening Telegraph, February 25, 1922. Well, I never. Here are eleven of our favorite Tweets of Old (reading tip -- the tags at the end of each tweet note the state and year of the newspaper):
Mr. Wharton's watermelons are getting ripe. I saw him out in the patch the other day thumping them. TN1903
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) June 19, 2012
The following is the shortest sentence containing all the letters of the alphabet. "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs." AL1890
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) November 6, 2011
It is becoming fashionable in Chicago for young men to kiss each other vigorously upon meeting or departing at the trains.IL1887
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) October 16, 2011
Young Portuguese women cultivate the mustache,curling the ends.On a delicate face,a little feminine mustache isn't disagreeable.AL1890
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) April 1, 2012
Miss Rebecca French was committed to the insane asylum in Oshkosh because of her problem with cats.WI1902
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) January 29, 2010
Squirrels are getting saucy and troublesome and have attacked children. When they get too gay, they will be eaten. IA1911
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) March 14, 2011
A train of sixteen mules, fifteen loaded with whisky and one with flour, arrived at Eagle a few days ago. Why so much flour? IL1884
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) July 3, 2012
Ducks belonging to Sam Hodgson froze to death from the inside by devouring hailstones they mistook for food. CO1905
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) April 18, 2012
John Rebhalz, 101 years of age, died on Sunday. He drank lager up to his death, and his last word was "beer." PA1880
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) October 3, 2010
In 100 years there will be no C, X or Q in our alphabet. English will be a language of condensed words expressing condensed ideas.NY1900
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) November 13, 2012
William Pangborn, 82 years of age, is charged with killing his wife. He claims that he did it while fighting a bear.ME1875
— R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) March 7, 2011
Follow Tweets of Old for zillions more. You can also find more context for some passages on the Tweets of Old website.