R.L. Ripples

R.L. Ripples

@TweetsofOld

We attempt to reveal the lives of our predecessors through the tweets of yesteryear: Real one-line brevities from old newspapers, as they appeared--or close.

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  1. 5h

    Melancholy is neither romantic nor pretty. It does not pay. Sharpen your wits, make merry, and keep up in the race. VA1908

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  2. 6h

    Wasn't it cold last week though? AR1890

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  3. 7h

    We may be permitted to express the hope that the athlete of the future will not try to obtain stamina from a gas-bag. UT1909

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  4. 8h

    "I like raisins OK, but I want them to be even smaller, harder, and without much taste." -- inventor of the currant

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  5. 9h

    WANTED--Old false teeth; don't matter if broken; I pay $1.00 to $10.00 per set. --L. Mazer MO1917

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  6. 10h

    John Boehner was accidentally shot in his left leg with a revolver by his wife Sunday night just as they were preparing to retire. MN1902

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  7. 12h

    I thought Shrove Tuesday, aka "Pancake Day," was next week. Are there two Pancake Days in Feb?

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  8. 12h

    Charles Dickerson had the biggest oyster on exhibition last week ever seen in the city. KS1894

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  9. 16h

    Snowflakes something less in size than a meeting-house fell here Monday afternoon. KY1879

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  10. 17h

    The town is full of gossip--fresh, free, wild gossip. Pray, give us a rest. KY1879

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  11. 19h

    The only people who really enjoy rising early are those who don't have to. VA1908

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  12. 19h

    We would be greatly pleased if the marshal would suppress the yelling and horse racing nightly practiced on our streets. IL1885

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  13. 4 Feb

    Maud Parks was sitting by a stove when a celluloid comb in her hair caught fire. Somebody present emptied a bucket of water over her. MD1898

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  14. 4 Feb

    The river is running swift. A few chunks of ice sailed by Sunday. KY1879

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  15. 4 Feb

    Albert Satterlee became suddenly insane Sunday and sent to the Asylum. Women and religion were at the bottom of it. AL1900

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  16. 4 Feb

    On account of the epidemic of Spanish Influenza schools will be closed during the coming week and all public meetings are forbidden. KS1918

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  17. 4 Feb

    New York public school pupils are forming walking clubs. LA1916

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  18. 4 Feb

    It is said that a band of 800 Indians, located a few miles from Winnipeg, Man., is being wiped out by the grip. VT1890

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  19. 4 Feb

    Things are awful dull. We spend our time in whittling and eating homemade sugar. KY1879

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  20. 4 Feb

    A roasted raisin, hot as can be borne, bound to the ear, will give instant relief to ear-ache. KY1879

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