Category Archives: Food and Drink

White Croaker

Posted on October 8, 2006 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1907Los AngelesHealth officials and a deputy district attorney have joined to urge the Board of Supervisors to ban fishing within a half-mile of the city’s Hyperion line that pours sewage into Santa Monica Bay.“It is claimed that the … Continue reading →

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Soothing Music

Posted on June 19, 2006 by lmharnisch

June 19, 1907Los AngelesWhat shall we do with the insane? Don’t give them drugs… give them music! (Well, some music).Dr. E.C. Dent of the hospital for women on Ward’s Island in New York says: “I firmly believe in the curative … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Dining

Posted on May 2, 2006 by lmharnisch

Nicholas “Nick” Schwegel (sometimes misspelled Schwegal), the city’s new restaurant inspector, issued a report to the Board of Health that left officials sick to their stomachs—so ill, in fact, that one board member asked that the report be tabled until … Continue reading →

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Wayward Youths

Posted on March 26, 2006 by lmharnisch

Technology has changed, but people have not. Simply because they lived nearly a century ago doesn’t mean Angelenos were unable to indulge their vices, they simply procured them in a different manner. One of the main staples was the throngs … Continue reading →

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A Page From Dickens

Posted on March 23, 2006 by lmharnisch

For some time, the teachers at the Casco Street School had been concerned about the pupils from the nearby Christian Orphanage. But finally the problems became too great to ignore.“One small boy, an especial pet and a delicate child, was … Continue reading →

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