February 11, 1908: The Latest in Men’s Shoes

Posted on February 11, 2026 by lmharnisch

February 11, 1908: The latest in men's shoes

 

Above, the latest in men’s shoes, $87.95-$109-94 USD 2007 … Below, a good example of the drawings The Times used to run in the days before it could easily publish spot news photography …

Should the local Japanese American community be allowed to welcome the Great White Fleet given the threat of war with Japan? … Playing politics with the building of the aqueduct … Planting 100,000 trees for Arbor Day … And is a yucca a tree or a plant?

Quotes of the day: “He said he had never examined the brain of a Japanese, and stated that anyway suicide with them is a habit.”

Los Angeles Times, on testimony of Dr. George W. Campbell in the Estelle Corwell murder trial.


“The newspapers criticize us bitterly, saying that in case of war all the Japanese of this city would shoulder their guns and go back to Japan and fight for their Mikado.” P. Suki, on hopes among Japanese
Americans of entertaining crew members of the Great White Fleet.

 

February 11, 1908: Times Cover

 

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1 Response to February 11, 1908: The Latest in Men’s Shoes

  1. harriedcostumer's avatar harriedcostumer says:
    February 11, 2026 at 10:10 am

    I never think to convert the seemingly cheap prices in old ads to current dollars; that’s a smart observation.

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