Lex Anteinternet: May 3, 1919. New wars and loans for concluded ones.

Friday, May 3, 2019

May 3, 1919. New wars and loans for concluded ones.

The Country Gentleman ran a second Rockwell illustration on a youthful fishing trip. The first one had run the prior Saturday.

The Saturday Evening Post, which people tend to associate with Rockwell now, ran a spring themed illustration.

In Central Asia, the Afghan army crossed the Indian Frontier, over the Khyber Pass into what is now Pakistan, and attacked the town of Bagh, starting the Third Afghan War.

Afghan King Amanullah Khan.

Afghanistan was surprisingly assertive in those days. . . and oddly more modern than it is now.

In the U.S., the Victory Loan campaign continued on. This one was struggling in comparison with prior efforts, now that the war was over.

Victory Loan drive scene in Seattle.

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This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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