Category Archives: Food and Drink

An Expensive Thanksgiving Turkey

Posted on November 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Adjusted for inflation, these turkeys cost $5.92 a pound, USD 2008. Nov. 24, 1909: Pompey Smith,  identified as an African American, refuses to leave jail when his term is up because he wants to be exonerated. A judge tells … Continue reading →

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Police Unable to Stop Rising Tide of Auto Thefts

Posted on November 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

  As the country went dry, companies offered a way for people to brew their own alcohol.  Remember, beer is a health drink!      Nov. 23, 1919: “Motor car thefts are increasing and will continue to increase until some … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – 1907 Shriners Convention

Posted on November 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The 1907 Shriners convention in Los Angeles  inspired all sorts of commemorative trinkets. Most of the items were pins, badges, glassware and ceramics, which frequently turn up on EBay. Here’s something I’ve never seen before, a spoon that was … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League – The Twin Cities

Posted on November 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Yes, the table is made of ice, Mary says. In her latest installment of Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy looks at the cuisine of Minneapolis-St. Paul. She writes: Visit a city like Minneapolis-St. Paul in high September, and … Continue reading →

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Carl Reiner Explains All About Klutzery

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Braven Dyer writes about the death of W.L. "Pop" Guthrie, a Warner Bros. location manager and USC fan who had adopted the football team in 1926 and had been sitting on the Trojan bench for many years. Guthrie had … Continue reading →

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Hard Cider Is a Soft Drink

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Someone had fun writing this story. But “Remember the Mane"? Cider, even hard cider, is a soft drink.   Nov. 13, 1919: Pastry was flying at the Lewis Bakery, 448 S. Hill St., after Thomas H. Whitfield complained that he … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 12, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit a produce stand on Atlantic Boulevard run by a man “who looked as though he had seven kids and lumbago.” At least we learn that Owens did the driving and … Continue reading →

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Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Lerdo’s Typical Grand Mexican Orchestra and “Eyes of Youth” at Tally’s Kinema at Grand and 7th and “Her Game” at Tally’s Broadway, 833 S. Broadway. Nov. 10, 1919: A plan by American and Mexican authorities to deport 100 to … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League, Pasadena

Posted on November 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

 “It is a very special day in a young woman’s life when she makes her first ice box cake.  And as with the leg of lamb, I regret that they have declined in popularity, because it was delicious.”  This week … Continue reading →

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Men Sentenced for Hitting Women

Posted on November 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Pig’n Whistle – next to City Hall on Broadway. Nov. 3, 1909: Justice Williams hears several cases involving violence against women. A blacksmith was sentenced to 100 days in jail for hitting his wife and a lodger was sentenced … Continue reading →

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Horse Stable a Relic of Long Beach’s Past

Posted on November 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Nov. 1, 1919: A judge decides that getting drunk three times a year isn’t grounds for a divorce … And Long Beach police have nowhere to put a runaway horse since the city’s last stable was converted to … Continue reading →

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Women in Little Tokyo Charged as B-Girls

Posted on October 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

And all this time, I thought people were joking about winning the Irish Sweepstakes.  The prolonged steel strike puts 6,100 local General Motors employees out of work. The affected factories are GM's Chevrolet, Fisher Body and truck plants in the … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League – New York, 1970s.

Posted on October 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Beef with beer, ala New York of the 1970s. At Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy writes: The Frenchified ’70s vibe of the Junior League of the City of New York’s New York Entertains is ideal if you’re hosting … Continue reading →

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Lunch With the Daily Mirror

Posted on October 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Navid Nonahal / Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2009: We had a festive time on Saturday at Philippe, discussing Los Angeles history, vintage movies, the true origin of the French dip sandwich and tips on blogging.  I … Continue reading →

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Lunch With the Daily Mirror – Oct. 17

Posted on October 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Our lunch gatherings at Philippe have been so enjoyable that I thought it would be fun to have another. We’re shooting for Saturday, Oct. 17, at noon in the mass transit/clown alcove. Stop  by and discuss mystery photos, old … Continue reading →

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Council Bans Women From Serving Liquor

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 14, 1909: The City Council bans women from serving alcohol. The council killed a portion of the ordinance that would have imposed a 9 p.m. curfew on unescorted women at any business selling liquor, which the police wanted … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League – St. Louis

Posted on October 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Over at Cooking With the Junior League, our friends Mary McCoy and Brady Potts explore the culinary delights of St. Louis with a victory dinner. Mary writes: The Dodgers pulled off a sweep of the Cardinals, making them the first … Continue reading →

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Cafe Orchestra Fiddles While Kitchen Burns

Posted on October 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 3, 1909: What the modern woman is wearing. $22.50 is $532.68 USD 2008. Here’s a bit of theater history: The Orpheum announces that it will no longer have advertising on its curtain, despite the loss in revenue of $500 … Continue reading →

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Bad Drivers … Socialist Agitators … and Divorce Court

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale draws George Zobelein, head of the Los Angeles Brewing Co. Bad drivers … socialist agitators in Central Park (Pershing Square) … and divorce court…. It was hard to decide which was the more interesting story so … Continue reading →

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Naked Men Found in Women’s Spa

Posted on September 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 23, 1919: “Movie of a Man Holding the Wire,” by Clare Briggs. How to get rid of that summer tan. There’s a small problem with Kate Carpenter’s bath and massage emporium for women: Authorities keep finding naked men there. … Continue reading →

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