My old Time Out colleague Cliff Doerksen continues to amuse and amaze on his blog The Hope Chest, where he posts actual news stories from the first part of the 20th century. Cliff loves the strange stories, like this one about a woman brought up on charges of sending poison pen letters defaming another woman. What I love about this blog, and this post in particular, is the way you can feel hints of the story behind the facts: Just what is the beef between Miss Kate Davis and Mrs. C.J. Wallace? And what the heck is the Purity Congress from which Miss Davis just returned? Inquiring minds want to know.
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