Club of Henpecked Men

“The Club of Henpecked Men” was an article that ran in the Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa, USA) on 08 July 1907. If you’re unfamiliar with the term henpecked, it refers to a husband who is “browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one’s wife, girlfriend, etc..”1 My summation after reading the article is that the men who…

A Treasured Tabby

I’m continuing to clean my computer of unnecessary clutter and found an article I clipped from March 10, 1886. Unfortunately, I didn’t note the paper. A couple was traveling by train to Ipswich, Dakota. At one of the stops along the way, their cat decided it was time to get off the train. The cat…

Teddy Bear is a Menace to Nation

So I’ve been away from the site for a couple of years… I’ve still been researching but haven’t had the time to write about my research.  However, I thought I should share this gem. I found this article in 2013 and it’s been hidden away on my computer since then. I was going through files…