2. McGinty Trick Watch Charm - This is for the friends who come back for more. You can see someone called McGinty pop up out of your watch charm. What an amazing money-maker this must have been, it takes the whole bakery (there's your Victorian slang phrase for the day, too: a bonus!).
3. And finally, for the mystery-lovers out there: become a detective! And here's an idea for your first big case: Find the missing 'D'.
Be shrewd, it might be in any County.
From the New York Clipper, March 1890.
The snake charmer post is so interesting that I need a little more time to chase a few things down. Also, I may split it into a few posts, as two of the ladies have good backstories. In any case, the first serpentine episode will be along tomorrow. And later in the week, Joe Gould's Wraith's Progress, which is currently in progress.
2 comments:
When I first saw "etectives" I immediately thought it had something to do with Internet detectives! Obviously not!
Patricia - Only if they were WAY ahead of their time!
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