Brace yourselves, fellow citizens of the internet: the time has come for the glory that is this blog. I hereby solemnly swear to post only the highest quality articles from newspapers dating prior to 1955*, accompanied by the wittiest of hilarity-inducing critique. In the spirit of beginning as I mean to continue, I present to you instalment numero uno**:
My sincere thanks to Mary Roberts, of Chillicup, Broomehill, who brightened my day with her rapier-sharp wit. What's that, Mr Wolpaw? Sick of cake jokes? It's all a lie, anyway.
* That are therefore out of copyright
** This article was published in the clearly very discriminating Western Mail, on 17 November 1932, and is available for viewing along with the entire contents of this delightful publication through Trove: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37767027
I would also like to credit the State Library of Victoria for the image of the townsperson - mysterious Victorian lady, your fine fine image lives again! You can admire her in all her unedited glory at the SLV website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/jetkins/gid/slv-pic-aab06128/1/je002149
