Comments on: Old News of a Broken Land

Old News of a Broken Land

BT — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:51:21 -0800

Six decades of Brooklyn as chronicled by the paper that Walt Whitman edited for two years. The Brooklyn Public Library has made available a searchable version of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1841-1902. Among other things chronicled, Brooklyn's version of Draft Riots, the death of Lincoln as well as many bits and pieces that simply illuminate urban life more than a century ago. And, of course, there are ads.

By: BT

BT — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:53:28 -0800

Note: their interface is a bit clunky, and doesn't support all browsers well; looks good in IE, less well in Mozilla. But the effort, for those of us interested in such stuff, is more than justified by the cool results.

By: VanRoosta

VanRoosta — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:05:59 -0800

So that's my problem, impurities in the blood...

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:15:22 -0800

The linked ad for a non-coffee beverage is priceless.

By: Vidiot

Vidiot — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:31:03 -0800

Agreed. Metafilter: The worst dyspeptic can drink it with impunity.

By: arse_hat

arse_hat — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 23:49:08 -0800

Thanks for a great post BT. I have bookmarked this. Just the tonic to explore during the January BLUES.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 06:40:45 -0800

Wow, this is amazing. Thanks, BT.

By: Happydaz

Happydaz — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:08:47 -0800

What a treasure trove. I guess I need me some Sasparilla! Thanks BT.

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:25:11 -0800

Go Cyclones!