Search
History of Newspapers Video (see more)
Email Subscription
Sign up to receive our latest blog updates!Buy Historic Newspapers

-
Recent Posts
Most Viewed Post
- Do Old and Antique Newspapers Have Any Collectible Value?
- Setting values for collectible newspapers...
- Genuine or reprint?
- Framing and Storing Newspapers… the ongoing story…
- Why Hawaii Became the 50th State...
- The reprint issues of the “Honolulu Star-Bulletin” Pearl Harbor issue…
- More on printing newspapers in the 1700's...
- More on printing newspapers in the 1700's...
- The Traveler... Ismay on "speed"... war of the roses...
- Why I Still Read Newspapers… part 2 (of 3)
Recent Comments
Rare Newspapers Recent Items
Categories
Tags
18th Century 19th century 20th century 1700's 1800's 1865 1918 1966 Abraham Lincoln assassination baseball black americana catalog Catalog announcements civil war collecting newspapers Confederate Food for Thought George Washington Great Headlines harper's weekly historic newspapers humor humorous illustrated newspapers Inventions Jewish Judaica just for fun literature London newsletter newspapers old newspapers old west politics President Lincoln Presidents rare newspapers religion Revolutionary War slavery sports war of 1812 www.rarenewspapers.comArchives
Blogroll
Thankfully no arboreal collaborators…
May 22, 2010 by TimHughes Email This Post
|
Print This Post
The following brief item appeared in “The Daily Picayune” of March 4, 1845. I’m not sure what the last sentence is meant to imply but it adds a comical note for the modern reader:
If you liked this post, you may also enjoy...
- A carefully worded conclusion…
- They put it in print… A life-preserving mattress?
- No shortage of editorial comment in reports of years…
- Male chauvinism has its drawbacks…
- Cigarettes do not cause cancer…
Filed under: Pre Civil War, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: 1800's, 19th century, Daily Picayune, humor
Comments
One Response to “Thankfully no arboreal collaborators…”
Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!
Interesting site. I own a full 8 page copy of the “Indiana Progress” Newspaper Number 41. Dated October 11, 1899. I have owned it for about 40 years but will now consider selling it.
I am considering listing it on Ebay but will consider offers prior to listing.
Thank You, Joe Otvos