Reading some of these old newspaper entries and other texts from ~100 years ago I noticed and really appreciated how straight to the point they all are. There's no long introduction, there's no playing with fancy vocabulary, it's just a clear, concise delivery of the facts. A similar article today would've taken several pages of writing
That75252Expensive on August 15th, 2022 at 14:32 UTC »
Its almost like we've known all along; and instead of stopping the train we're on, we keep throwing more coal in the fire.
dtb1987 on August 15th, 2022 at 15:27 UTC »
It's real, this is the digital archive
Edit: also a popular mechanics article from 1912
Mishapopkin on August 15th, 2022 at 16:00 UTC »
Reading some of these old newspaper entries and other texts from ~100 years ago I noticed and really appreciated how straight to the point they all are. There's no long introduction, there's no playing with fancy vocabulary, it's just a clear, concise delivery of the facts. A similar article today would've taken several pages of writing