Category Archives: Food and Drink

Don Pasquale Gets Roaring Drunk

Posted on August 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 5, 1889: Officer Sanchez locks up Don Pasquale for the night.  

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Cooking With the Junior League, Independence, Mo.

Posted on August 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

This week in Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy looks at the recipes of former First Lady Bess Truman. Mary writes:  "There have been unlikelier First Ladies than Bess Truman, but few I like more. "And so, despite the … Continue reading →

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Faithful Dog Guards Drunk Master

Posted on August 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 2, 1899: Porfiro Sanchez and his faithful dog head home to Garvanza after an exciting day in the big city.  

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Drinking With the Junior League — 1952

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Special Daiquiri Cocktail: "This cocktail hits like a sap to the back of the head." Brady Potts takes over in this week's Cooking With the Junior League and examines mixology from Memphis, 1952: "Oh my. "This…this is a tasty, tasty … Continue reading →

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Mary Lascomb Gets Roaring Drunk

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 29, 1889: A drunk Mary Lascomb makes the night "hideous with her yells and shrieks" and gets taken away by the police.

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Police Botch Raid on Club

Posted on July 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 19, 1899: Police testified about a raid on the Republican Club, run by African Americans, but although they described debauchery, they couldn't cite specific instances. They just said it was a bad place: "Officers who testified were woefully lacking … Continue reading →

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Young Florita Tears Up the Town

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Jan. 31, 1899: Many people, especially the noir fans, prefer the newspapers of the 1930s and '40s, but I love the turn of the century papers because The Times wrote about everything that happened and didn't spare the details.

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Chef Joseph Goes on a Bender

Posted on July 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 12, 1889: Millionaire P. Beaudry's chef, Joseph Garson, is an artist in the kitchen but when he's been drinking he becomes "a rather disagreeable personage."

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Cooking With the Junior League, 1979

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Bread and Butter pickles In the latest post on Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy visits 1979 cuisine with the Junior League of Tuscaloosa’s "Winning Seasons." Mary says: "Canning is really, really fun, and makes you feel like some … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

This children's menu from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $7.99.

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Drunk Woman Rescued From Surf

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 9, 1889: A drunk woman is rescued after she wanders into the surf at Santa Monica. She had just lost her job as a servant because she was an alcoholic.

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Found on EBay — Florentine Gardens

Posted on July 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

A large lot of cocktail napkins from the 1940s, including several from the Florentine Gardens, left, and quite a few from San Diego, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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The Family That Likes to Fight

Posted on June 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 28, 1899: Cooking with a gasoline stove. Meet the battling Colan boys!

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Police Raid Colored Republican Club

Posted on June 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 15, 1887: Effie Smith, a prostitute on Los Angeles Street, burns to death. She took a dose of morphine and lapsed into unconsciousness after lighting a cigarette. I found this item while trying to determine the location of … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League, Atlanta

Posted on June 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

In this week's Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy takes a look at historic recipes from Atlanta. Published in 1995, True Grits:  Tall Tales and Recipes from the New South is no spiral-bound, home-spun project.  It is fancy pants, … Continue reading →

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Council Debates Cow Ordinance

Posted on June 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1889: The City Council debates measures on keeping cows and chickens in downtown Los Angeles. 

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Found on EBay — The Brown Derby

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

This c. 1947 menu from the Brown Derby has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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All-Night Bakery

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 13, 1889: The Vienna Bakery, 1st and Spring streets, open all night.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Health

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 12, 1936: Irene Rich is over 40 but weighs what she did at 16.

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Lunch With Larry and Keith, June 13

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Larry Harnisch/Los Angeles Times Keith and I thought it would be fun to get together with Daily Mirror readers for lunch at Philippe at noon on June 13. We can chat about mystery photos, Chavez Ravine, Mamie Van Doren, Gail … Continue reading →

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