Norwich Bulletin, May 24, 1915 It's not really clear how Sam Lasoff's letter home ended up in the Norwich, Connecticut Bulletin. Born in Manchester, England, and having grown up in a Jewish family in Baltimore, Maryland, Sam did not appear to have any connections to coastal Connecticut. His letter wasn't to anyone living there, and … Continue reading “I Do Not Want to See Such a Horrible Sight Again”: An American with the Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres (Recipe: Rhubarb Betty)
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A Roosevelt Woman on the Lusitania (Recipe: Rocks)
Perth Amboy Evening News, May 7-16, 1915 The early news of the Lusitania sinking suggested hope remained. First reports said the ship had indeed gone down, but that "all the passengers were saved."[i] But as communications better established the number of survivors plucked from the ocean off Ireland, hope faded. The headline of the Perth … Continue reading A Roosevelt Woman on the Lusitania (Recipe: Rocks)
Neutrality and the “Desperate Plight of the Belgium People” (Recipe: Cranberry Pie)
Birmingham Age-Herald, November 8-15, 1914 By September 18, 1914, Woodrow Wilson was getting annoyed. He had been quite clear in his August 1914 call to his "fellow countrymen" that they should stay out of the troubles going on in Europe. And yet here was Horace L. Brand, prominent German-American from Chicago, doing just that: bringing … Continue reading Neutrality and the “Desperate Plight of the Belgium People” (Recipe: Cranberry Pie)
“Peculiarly French”: The Caillaux Trial (Recipe: Banana Ice Cream)
Rock Island Argus, July 20 to 28, 1914 On March 16th, 1914, Madame Henriette Caillaux walked into the offices of the conservative paper Le Figaro and asked to see its editor, Gaston Calmette. Calmette had been viciously attacking her husband, Joseph Caillaux, in print for months, and had recently gone so far as to publish … Continue reading “Peculiarly French”: The Caillaux Trial (Recipe: Banana Ice Cream)
“Take Heart, For Mrs. Pankhurst Has Been Clapped in Irons Again!” (Recipe: Applesauce Cake)
Perth Amboy Evening News, July 5-11, 1914 On July 5, 1914, Germany promised to support Austria-Hungary if Austria-Hungary went to war against Serbia. This was a key moment in the choices leading up to WWI, but readers of New Jersey’s Perth Amboy Evening News did not hear anything about it. To be fair, no one really did. These … Continue reading “Take Heart, For Mrs. Pankhurst Has Been Clapped in Irons Again!” (Recipe: Applesauce Cake)
The Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand and a Nice Picnic Lunch (Recipes: Lemon Cheese, Eggs with Ham, and Chocolate Cookies)
Washington Evening Star, June 28, 1914 to July 4, 1914 On June 29, 1914, readers of D.C.’s Evening Star learned that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie had been assassinated the previous day in Sarajevo. The city was under martial law, mourning ceremonies were underway, and the assassin had been taken into custody. … Continue reading The Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand and a Nice Picnic Lunch (Recipes: Lemon Cheese, Eggs with Ham, and Chocolate Cookies)
Cooking the Great War 