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A Whistle Stop Tour of 1912

Posted: December 31, 2012 5:56 PM
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For the last few years, when the holiday season has come around, we've looked back to previous centuries for the newsworthy events of the year. Please join me on a whistle-stop tour one hundred years back in time, to 1912:

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Davina, that was a tour-de-force. Your excellent prose kept me reading and made me feel I had been there in 1912. Thanks!

# Posted By Judy Krueger | 1/2/13 11:52 AM

Thanks Judy!

# Posted By Davina | 1/2/13 11:55 AM

Davina's Whistle-Stop 1912
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A delightful jaunt on a bright, spring-like day. Absolutely delightful -- there are few other words. RC

# Posted By Roger Crane | 1/10/13 2:28 PM

Thanks Roger - every time I do one of these I promise myself never again as they take so long, but then I start feeling the pull of times past! Think this year it will be time to step by 200 years to 1813 which looks like an intriguing year.

# Posted By Davina | 1/10/13 5:56 PM

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