Lex Anteinternet: May 1, 1920. The long game and Bernice Bobs Her Hair.

Friday, May 1, 2020

May 1, 1920. The long game and Bernice Bobs Her Hair.

On this day in 1920 the Braves and the Dodgers played a 26 inning baseball game, the longest one in history, which concluded with no decision.

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And the recently married F. Scott Fitzgerald published a short story, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, in the May 1 Saturday Evening Post.

Originally illustration from Bernice Bobs Her Hair.

In the story the single young Bernice precedes to have her hair bobbed, reflecting the up and coming female hair style of the 1920s.

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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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