Post by Doris McCraw writing as Angela Raines
For my scheduled second Tuesday, which is really early this month, I thought I'd share some news clippings from the past. Hope you enjoy stories from yesteryear.
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Comanche National Grasslands Photo property of the author |
First up is a piece on etiquette according to Mark Twain. (I confess to a love of Twain, in part because he grew up about seventy miles from my hometown.)
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Twain in 1871 photo from Wikipedia |
From the Rocky Mountain News, Nov. 23, 1866 |
And what people thought was humorous in the 1880s, well, I leave it to you to decide.
From the Sun, Gunnison County, March 22, 1884 |
And lastly a look at corsets, that piece of the wardrobe we sometimes love and hate. Image a life where this is part of the daily routine.

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Doris Gardner-McCraw -
Author, Speaker, Historian-specializing in
Colorado and Women's History
Colorado and Women's History
Angela Raines - author: Telling Stories Where Love & History Meet