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Went to a Moving Picture–Letter Home–Feb. 9th, 1921
[Headlines from The New York Times (page 1, above the fold) to place the letters in context of the world around them.] BARE BIG RUM PLOT...
Dec 9, 20223 min read


I Cried All Morning–Letter From Betty to her Mother–Feb. 6, 1921
[Headlines from The New York Times (page 1, above the fold) to place the letters in context of the world around them.] LLOYD GEORGE SAYS...
Dec 8, 20223 min read


Home Buyers are Stingy–Letter Home–Feb. 3, 1921
[Headlines from The New York Times (page 1, above the fold) to place the letters in context of the world around them.] PALMER PUTS BAN...
Dec 7, 20222 min read


I lost four of my last year's customers–John writes home–Feb. 2, 1921
[Headlines from The New York Times (page 1, above the fold) to place the letters in context of the world around them.] EVEN EINSTEIN'S...
Dec 6, 20222 min read


If It's Monday It's a New Podcast!
Today marks our 6th week and 6th Osborne Man podcast. We're still at the dawn of the 20th century. The Briggs family is growing up. John...
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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