This was the era before beepers and cell phones. After hours, if you called the doctor, dentist, or veterinarian, you got Joan or Bob.
Tag: Time Machine
Time Machine: The mystery of the Pittsford Boga Man
Local lore has it that travelers on the byways and thoroughfares between Brandon and Pittsford were oft harassed and tormented by the Pittsford boga man, a creature of mystery and great power who would pluck night riders right off their horses and scurry them off to his hidden lair, never to be seen again.
Time Machine: Brandon hosted weavers who turned glass into dresses
When we think of fashion of the 1890s, we typically envision massive rear bustles and giant mutton-leg sleeves. We don’t think of glass clothing.
Time Machine: Around the world by horse & buggy
On an obscure shelf in an obscure cabinet in the Brandon Free Public Library lay a coral-pink announcement for an event that took place in Brandon on July 24, 1907: a trip around the world by horse-&-buggy “boat,” leaving from the “Brandon Inn Pier” and traveling to Ireland, Germany, Italy, Japan, and America, all for the extremely reasonable price of 50 cents (approximately $15 today).
What on Earth was that used for?
From listening to music to cleaning and caring for one’s house and working in the kitchen, there are many examples of how gadgets and household items have changed and progressed over the years.
Time Machine: Blackouts were once a matter of national security
We tend to think of blackouts today as the consequences of some natural violence, whether it be snow, rain, earthquake, or fire.
Time Machine: Prohibition-era smugglers on thin ice in bungled mission over Lake Champlain
On December 19, 1922, two smugglers loaded a car with ale in New York and attempted to drive over the frozen surface of Lake Champlain.
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