Category Archives: Food and Drink

Businessman Chosen as LAPD Chief

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 15, 1910: Los Angeles gets a new police chief, Alexander Galloway, a former railroad executive with no law enforcement experience. “Chief Galloway is about 55 years of age, of Scotch descent. He is not a typical policeman in … Continue reading →

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Officers Suspended Over Prostitution Investigation

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Florodora” is at the Grand Operahouse.   The “Florodora” girls are in town and “A Clubman” catches up with them – or tries to.    Feb. 14, 1910:  Police Officers Bowman and Whaling were suspended after reporting a brothel on Jackson … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photo

Posted on February 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This is Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields in a photo stamped July 8, 1923. Their lives were made into the 1952 film “Somebody Loves Me” with Betty Hutton and Ralph Meeker. Aug. … Continue reading →

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Women and Politics

Posted on February 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Don’t Forget a Pair of Pliers,” by Frank King. We’re not quite brave enough to make “Savory Nut Roast” in the Daily Mirror test kitchens. I think the tomato sauce is the deal-breaker.  Anybody care to try it and … Continue reading →

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A Symposium of Drinking

Posted on January 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Oh, Man!” by Clare Briggs.   Jan. 31, 1920: “Mr. Thorkildsen was a lavish host. When pressed to state how much was drunk at the Thorkildsen home, one witness put it at 24 quarts of Champagne and numerous glasses … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 28, 1960

Posted on January 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Leap Year Pitch     For a while it appeared we might tiptoe into 1960 without arousing the usual corny, anachronistic nonsense about leap year and the girls chasing the boys, object matrimony.  No such luck.  The subject was merely dormant.  … Continue reading →

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The Naughty Borax King

Posted on January 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “The Days of Real Sport,” by Clare Briggs. Mr. Thorkildsen submits a photograph of his wife in a “scanty” bathing suit. Jan. 24, 1920: A deposition read in the divorce trial of borax king Thomas Thorkildsen catalogues the liquor … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on January 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Sept. 19, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 211 W. 2nd St., close to home! Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo concluded in 1939. I’m picking up entries that I missed the first time around.

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35,000 Gallons of Wine Dumped in Sewer

Posted on January 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Somebody Is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life,” by Clare Briggs. Jan. 20, 1920:  U.S. revenue officers pour 35,000 gallons of wine – the entire stock of the North Cucamonga Winery — into the sewer to enforce new Prohibition … Continue reading →

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L.A. Goes Dry!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

“That Lonesomest Feeling,” by Clare Briggs. Jan. 15, 1920: “Al Levy, dean of local restaurateurs, has conceived a unique celebration for tomorrow night. His cafe on Spring Street will be draped with black and blue crepe paper. At midnight, a … Continue reading →

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Food Poisoning Kills 9

Posted on January 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 5, 1910: A manly man car, built for a Russian prince. A clean, dainty electric for the ladies. “Any girl could learn to operate the Baker after 30 minutes’ instruction…. Moves like a drifting cloud.”   Jan. 5, 1910: … Continue reading →

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The Empty Prophecy of Prohibition

Posted on December 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Detectives Brown, Barnett and Harry Raymond in a raid on a club in Little Tokyo. Dec. 28, 1919:  The Times analyzes the first six months of Prohibition and finds that many predictions have not come true. Some minor offenses have … Continue reading →

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Minister Vanishes After Predicting Christ’s Return on Christmas Day

Posted on December 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 27, 1909: A mob in Hurley, Va., lynches Henry Pennington after he killed Samuel Baker, who was on his way to a Christmas program with his family. Pennington had run away, but Baker’s wife tricked him into coming back … Continue reading →

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Christmas, 1919

Posted on December 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Harry Carr writes: “Christmas in New York this year is to all practical purposes a giant shell game. Modern civilization has never seen its parallel for vulgar, wild extravagance.” Dec. 25, 1919: John D. Rockefeller gives $100 million [$1.2 … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day, 1909

Posted on December 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 25, 1909: Food and Christmas trees for the needy, church services and auto racing at Ascot Park with Barney Oldfield.

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It Happens in the Best-Regulated Families

Posted on December 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “It Happens in the Best-Regulated Families” by Clare Briggs    Dec. 24, 1919: Then there was the day Snow Flake Sodas decided to rethink its logo.

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Prison for Drunk Driving

Posted on December 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Dome Cafe has a New Year’s dance contest!   Dec. 20, 1919: People convicted of drunk driving may go to prison, starting Jan. 1, 1920.

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Deceived Woman Kills Herself

Posted on December 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Beauty and everyday usefulness of aluminum utensils are bound to be appreciated. Dec. 19, 1919: Muriel McMunn kills herself after discovering that she was deceived into marrying a streetcar conductor who claimed to be an Army investigator and vanished shortly … Continue reading →

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December 11, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

L.A. Justice  As Ida Gutierrez, 44, a restaurant cashier, stepped from a 4 bus at Melrose and La Brea last Aug. 26 a woman who got off at the same time grabbed at a half-open package and excitedly accused her … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 10, 1959

Posted on December 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Christmas Story It's about that time again so, as the saying goes, let's see if we can jerk a few tears.     A couple with four children have been in serious financial difficulty since the father was injured recently and … Continue reading →

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