ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY. 27 Aug 2013 | 08:16 pm

On this day in 1928, France, Germany, and the United States signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact making war illegal. They were soon followed by most of the other nations of the globe, and humanity lived hap...

From DR. BOLI’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MISINFORMATION, 27 Aug 2013 | 07:23 am

Second Series. Dounghnuts. In the nineteenth century, Americans universally ate fresh-picked natural doughnuts; but the artificial “donuts” we see in bakeries today bear only a superficial resemblanc...

Advertisement. 26 Aug 2013 | 07:42 am

FASHION HINTS. 25 Aug 2013 | 05:52 am

It is considered bad form to wear a baseball cap to a funeral unless the deceased is also wearing a baseball cap. Check with relatives before the ceremony. Mao suits are “in” this fall. Ladies ma...

FROM THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 24 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am

ASK DR. BOLI. 23 Aug 2013 | 04:16 am

My Esteemed Dr. Boli: I write you this message with a glimmer of hope after reading your response about the intellect of Pekinese dogs. I have an imaginary friend who is completely antisocial. This f...

THURSDAY LITERARY SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES. 22 Aug 2013 | 07:45 am

Prof. Crandall Ford, in a lecture entitled “Shakespeare Unmask’d,” will demonstrate that Beaumont and Fletcher wrote all the plays attributed to William Shakespeare, and William Shakespeare wrote all ...

ASK DR. BOLI. 21 Aug 2013 | 06:57 am

Dear Dr. Boli: I have a lovely Pekinese dog who worships me, or seems to. He often pays close attention to me when I’m talking to him. I think he’s very intelligent. Do you really think he understands...

ORIGINS OF POPULAR WEDDING CUSTOMS. 20 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am

The wedding ring. An ancient Germanic superstition, older than recorded history, held that a bride’s finger would fall off on the wedding night if not bound with iron. Gold or silver is now usually su...

FINANCIAL NEWS. 19 Aug 2013 | 08:08 am

Interest rates continue low this week, as bankers and investors continue to find it hard to get enthusiastic about money. It was revealed today that the secret consortium of investors who finagled th...