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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 4h
Let's get going! I'm ready for this road trip. Get out of the damn road; Jack is roaring up this way.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Sep 27, 1925

One-panel comic showing a weird looking man driving a couple in a fancy 1920s convertible. The wheels are giant pumpkins. The driver is wearing a pointed, elvish-looking hat and has a tag that reads "JACK FROST".

Two people are flying through the air is if hit by the auto. One appears to be a thin, young man in full coverage 1920s swimsuit. The other is a robust woman in a floral patterned dress, sensible heels, a wide-brim floral hat. She is holding small umbrella, has a sash that reads "SUMMER", and appears mildly put out.

Caption: "The autumn-obile."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Those aren't good intentions, but they'll do.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Apr 11, 1920

Page title: "Rotogravure Section"

Photo of a man driving a paving machine with tank-like treads over ground covered in helmets. A wooden farm fence can be seen in the background.

Caption: "PUTTING THEM WHERE THEY BELONG - The most remarkable road in the world is being laid at Croydon, England, one of the centers for gathering captured war material. Having a lot of German war helmets and nothing better to do with them, the road builders decided to use them as paving stones."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They love it.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Tue, Jan 6, 1925

Single panel comic of a crowd dressed to the nines at the theater. On stage, a devilish-looking figure is dancing with or attacking a woman while singing "Yes! we have no bananas..."

Caption: "After the movies, jazz enters the opera."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So many elements.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Oct 4, 1925 

One-panel comic titled "AND IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEBODY"S DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT!" with an officer of the law cluelessly listening to a small man ranting "He hasn't got any lease, and he won't move!". The man has a sash that says "The Landlord" and "Decent Element" written on his coat.

There is a window in the home behind him with a label "CHICAGO" and a smug man wearing a shirt that says "Criminal Element"
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That kid was a terror.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Fri, Mar 12, 1920

DORIS BRYANT, clerk at Woolworth's, was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of her infant child, born several weeks ago.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When reached for comment, Storm said it "was not a freak" and denied the unclothing.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Mon, Mar 29, 1920 

Sleeping Widow Left Nude by Freak of Storm
Mrs. Sarah Nelson, 3740 Neva avenue, widow, was taking a nap when the storm broke. The wind unclothed her, and she was found nude underneath her house. She was slightly injured."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If those lazy Martians think they're going to sleep in on a work day, they've got another thing coming!
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Mar 7, 1920 

Photo of a man next to a huge spotlight

Caption: "IT WILL TRY TO TALK TO MARS -- This huge contraption, now in Brooklyn, is one of the searchlights to be used in the proposed attempt to signal to our neighbor planet. It is said to be the most powerful enclosed type in existence. A battery of 200 lights will be used to flash a ray of 2,000,000,000 candle power to the Martians."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They're great. Trust us. There is nothing wrong with that baby. That man is definitely not giving you a creepy smile. The Devil Dogs are not drugged. Have one! HAVE ONE! THEY'RE GREAT!
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Fri, Mar 11, 1927

Advertisement for Sawyer's Devil Dogs

Graphic image of a family of four eating Sawyer's Devil Dogs. The father looks exceptionally creepy.

Text on ad:
"They're here! They're great!
Hello Everybody!
HERE'S the new delicious cake sensation, Sawyer's DEVIL DOGS. Such a rich creamy taste -- such flavor -- their popularity is sweeping the country.
Rich golden brown devil's food with a filling of thick creamy marshmallow.
Treat yourself and the family today. Your grocer has fresh DEVIL DOGS for you -- either singly or by the box.
SAWYER BISCUIT COMPANY
Chicago

5c
Sawyer's Devil Dogs
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Amazon looks great. Beware Boiúna is a giant snake movie. I watch giant snake movies.
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BEWARE BOIÚNA Official Final Trailer (2026)
Official Beware Boiúna Movie Trailer 2 2026 | More ➤ https://KinoCheck.com/App | Kiana Madeira Movie Trailer | Cinema: 2 Oct 2026 | Details ➤…
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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 25/09/2026
thanks to @thatnerdchick.bsky.social for the headsup on this AMAZING AMAZING, um . . . not even sure what to call it: "situation?" "woodworking?" "bug's life?"
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
These bums are always looking for time off!
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Mon, Jul 17, 1922

Photo of an older gentelman holding a stack of paper under his left arm. He's wearing a white shirt, suit, lighter colored coat jacket, and a well-worn looking hat. He looks serious and tired.

Caption: NEWSBOY AT 93. Paul Hubner, civil war veteran, never misses a day on his "route."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Serena was arrested at a love-in! I do love some Serena hijinks. I'm a fan of Vampire Willow, Garthe Knight, and Ursula Buffay too. Make of that what you will. Also, the Tates meddle, and Darrin has to be taught a lesson, as usual.
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Bewitched - S4 • E21 - Hippie, Hippie, Hooray
Serena lands on the front page of the morning news, which lands Darrin in a lot of trouble with the Tates. Darrin tries to convince the Tates that the photo is Samantha's cousin Serena. But when Darr...
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What would have happened had she not performed those sacred duties?
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sat, Jul 27, 1929

Kilauea Eruption Grows; Make Offerings to Goddess

VOLCANO HOUSE, Island of Hawaii, July 26. -- (AP) -- Fountains of molten lava were rapidly filling the great fire pit of the volcano Kilauea today. Eruptions which began yesterday have steadily increased in strength, notwithstanding the efforts of an aged Hawaiian woman, who ventured to the pit side and made sacrifice to the volcano's goddess, Pele, with offerings of awa root and bread.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I loved High Anxiety when I was a kid. On an unrelated note, Gene Siskel wrote that too much of the film "is piddled away with juvenile sex jokes."
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High Anxiety - Wikipedia
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The War Veterans' Light Wine and Beer league is serious about fashion.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, May 23, 1926

Photo of the Statue of Liberty adorned with black sashes.

Caption: "MISS LIBERTY IN MOURNING -- When a committee down in Washington refused to listen to their plea for a modification of the Volstead act, some unknown members of the War Veterans' Light Wine and Beer league draped the famous statue in New York's harbor with these two black streamers as a protest.
(Photograph from Acme)"
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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bring your best big green buddy to PETE'S DRAGON, playing this Saturday & Sunday at 11am! Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Before Mr. Sketch, you had Kyanize. Breathe it in, kid. Enjoy yourself.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, May 4, 1924 

Advertisement for Kyanize Floor Finish.

Graphic image of a woman holding a can of varnish and a brush, standing over a table that is half covered in varnish. A child is standing on a chair, hands on knees, leaning over the newly varnished table.

Text:

"Save the surface and you save all

Save it with Kyanize

You Can Do It Yourself -- Easily

TAKE an old chair or table that has become shabby and worn -- plunge a good clean brush into a can of KYANIZE Floor Finish -- in any of the eight shades or "clear" -- and go over the surface with a few easy brush strokes. One coat -- that's all as a rule unless the surface is particularly for gone or brand new wood -- then two coats. Dries with the most beautiful and brilliant finish you ever saw. Tough, too, cannot scratch white -- and waterproof, absolutely. Transparent and brilliant. Especially made to endure the hardest kind of wear on a floor, it is for that very reason the most [illegible] factory finish you can get for tables, chairs, dressers, desks and all kinds of furniture."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They are negotiating terms. Albert will no longer be stealing dogs' stories without compensation. Please don't call him Al. He hates that.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Jul 17, 1927 

Photo of a man and a dog sitting across a wooden kitchen table from one another. Both are sitting in wooden chairs and have their paws/hands placed on the table in front of them. The man looks grim. The dog looks smugly happy.

Caption: "FRIENDLY ENEMIES are Albert Payson Terhune, writer of dog stories, and Gray Dawn, the inspiration of his latest work, in this game of cards at the author's home in New Jersey.
(Photograph from Wide World)"
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I've been looking for a reliable walker for my dire wolf. This walker probably knows the score. I hope he has large bags.
Black and white photo of a flyer duct taped to a city light post. 

Text in all caps, dripping paint or blood font "SITTER/WALKER...FOR ANY PET"

Various photos of pets, most looking shocked or angry. One cat looks like he has world domination plans. The eyes are glowing. The cat on the top might have starred in Pet Sematary.
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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 19/09/2026
Well. juked.com/2009/12/wolf...
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Wolf Island - Juked
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Well, that's a helluva a thing, ain't it.
The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia
Tue, May 6, 1879

Small notice item, 
"THERE are probably too many 'ho's" in the wild northwest to suit the appetite of the exodusters."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Worst cryptocurrency ever. And that's saying something.
Black and white photo of a US Mail priority mail sticker affixed to the corner of a "No Trespassing" sign. The sign is screwed to a chain link fence.

On the sticker is drawn a nose with goop drooling out of the nostrils. IN that goop font is spelled out "COIN" underneath the nose.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh, the difference a letter makes My kingdom for an "r" What twisted results we weave Anywise, I've got some stuff to do...
Misspelled Duck search for "seef Finghein" instead of "seer" has results for "self Fingering" so very helpfully included

I'm sure wikihow will be helpful with my dive into the pools of yew tree legends and mythology.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Household worries were barred. Civilization collapsed by the second day. A horde of starving men and dirty children stormed the gates. They were rebuffed. I heard there were smores and coffee cake.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Thu, Aug 9, 1928

WORKLESS VACATION OF FIFTY FARM WOMEN CONTINUED AT CAMP

Streator, Ill. Aug. 8.--(UP)--Fifty women of La Salle and Bureau counties tonight padlocked the gates of their Adamless Eden at Camp Rotary and looked forward to four days without seeing a man or cooking a meal.
Not only men but children and household worries are barred from their rendezvous. Even dirty dishes are forbidden and dinner tonight was prepared by paid cooks.
The woman are farmers' wives, members of the home bureau of the two counties, and they believe that, once a year, they should get away from it all.
An intensive hiking, swimming, and boating program, supervised by Miss Maura Conlisk, a physical director for girls, is supplemented by lessons in handicraft.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nobody noticed our heroine's dance of the dual lamps or the dirigible down the block. Perfect execution. Probably.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, April 28, 1918

One panel of the Among Us Mortals full page comic by W. E. Hill

Image of a woman holding two lamps, one in each hand. She's got an intense gaze and is dressed for an evening on the town. A fancy hair piece and an off-the-shoulder gown.

Caption, "The lady spy, on the pretext of looking out at the view, walks over to the window and signals the Zeppelin, which is awaiting orders just down the block."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It’s way too early to be wondering how Destination Fear got four seasons, but here I am. You never know what the morning will serve you. Did you hear that? Now I’m going to watch the Ashmore Estates episode to see what they make of central Illinois, a bizarre and mysterious otherland.
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Destination Fear (2019 TV series) - Wikipedia
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think we need to check juvenile Bert's ID before he gets up to too much soggy comic stuff.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, April 28, 1918

One panel of the Among Us Mortals full page comic by W. E. Hill

Image of a man in uniform looking smarmily at a jovial woman who is saluting him. He has hands on his hips. She's wearing a hat and has curled hair.

Caption, "Bert, the juvenile, and Enid, the Ingenue, putting over some very soggy comic stuff."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A gang of toughs impersonates the gang and terrorizes a Wild West show! Fake Hannibal Smith loves it when a heist comes together I love a doppleganger episode.
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The A-Team season 3 - Wikipedia
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Time for the Indignation Meeting! AGAIN!
The Inter Ocean
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Jan 4, 1891

Graphic line drawing of a number of fellows in uniform mulling about. One is exceptionally tall and has one arm raised.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just know that sometimes piracy has horrific consequences. He is watching.
Black and white photo of an urban porch with a wooden chair, a gargoyle statue and various votive candles surrounding it.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've heard rumors that the path we face is impassible. There is no way to know for certain. We must press on.
Black and white photo of a section of urban sidewalk that has been removed and is under construction. The "sidewalk closed" sign is laying flat in the dirt where the sidewalk would be, had it not been destroyed by the gas company.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Abduction or revolution?
Black and white photo of a black bra laying in the middle of an urban sidewalk.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
You can tell by the intense card play that they're playing for sea serpent skins.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Jul 18, 1886

Graphic image of four women in dresses playing cards at a table in a fashionable room.

Caption, "A FEMALE POKER PARTY."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Selecting what to listen to when I go to bed is usually what puts me to sleep. Sometimes I manage to hit play. So the only thing I can offer about the "In the Mouth of Madness" audio book is that it is a disorienting story to wake in the middle of.
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In The Mouth of Madness
In the Mouth of Madness is the long-lost novel fans have been waiting for.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Smartly trimmed with Sea Serpent! Perfect for all the Brides of Cthulhu and attending fish folk servants.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Friday, February 22, 1929

Advertisement for handbags showing three bags.

Ad copy:
HANDBAGS
PREMIER SPRING SHOWING

Of fine shoe calf in a variety of attractive colors. Pocket with mirror.
$5.00

Presented in many shades of dull calfskin. Smartly trimmed with Sea Serpent.
$5.00

In many shades of beautiful Sea Serpent Grain. Attractive metal trimming.
$7.50

HARTMANN TRUNK CO.
178 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE.
BETWEEN RANDOLPH AND LAKE
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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
From filmmaker Na Hong-jin comes the pulse-pounding creature feature HOPE, opening Tomorrow at the Music Box! And this Sunday, the Music Box is excited to welcome writer/director Na Hong-jin for Q&A following the 5:30pm screening! Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm all for free drama and beer at a showy but disreputable dancing pavillion.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Saturday, July 24, 1886

Graphic image sketch of a man and woman in fancy dress walking arm in arm past an outdoor cafe with people sitting and drinking.
Image Caption, "FREE DRAMA AND BEER."

TEXT:
Drinking Among Women.

One hotelkeeper at Coney Island said that it was fair not long ago to order the watchmen to scrutinize the daily habits of women who had drinks served in their rooms, but that this is very far from the case now that so very many woman have taken to at least mild indulgence in drinking. At Coney Island every other house is a shrine to Bacchus, and all sorts of women are accommodated with all sorts of places at which to get liquor and beer -- from the great drining-rooms of the big hotels to the combination music-halls and restaurants, and from the combined ginmills and theatres to the showy but disreputable dancing pavillions.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's probably Jimothy. I don't know.
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha, Nebraska · Wednesday, September 18, 1929

Graphic image of a goof-looking cartoon raccoon staring at its reflection in the water.

Caption, "LOOK AT MY FACE!"
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Twenty bucks is twenty bucks.
Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Sunday, September 18, 1927

Graphic sketch of a chicken

Title Caption, "In Which First Sergeant Byde Clark, Hungry and Ambitious, Has a Minor Engagement With a Chicken."
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Travel Channel is teaching me about UFOs. Nothing can stop me now.
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Foghorn Leghorn's Confident Strut
Alt: Foghorn Leghorn's Confident Strut
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Great and Powerful Alley Whale will hear your supplications now. Please step forward and place your offering of Malört on the table.
Photo of an urban alley. An old, paint-chipped metal incinerator chute is on the top left of the brick wall. A broken mirror leans against the wall on the lower right side. Two table bases (no tops) sit at the base of the wall. A very basic painting of a white whale on blue background is leaning against the right table base, head oriented toward the top, as if it is standing there itself, leaning on the table base. The whale has its mouth open. It has no eyes or fins other than its tail.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Do not get into the unknown white vans in the park. You have been warned.
Black and white filter on a photo of a lonely pair of Vans sneakers in an urban park at night. The shoes are seen from the back, their shadow creeping toward the viewer, as cast by a blazing street light in the background, at the crossroads of two walking paths.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
the gallant El Capitan Alvino Rodriguez rode into Agua Nueva yesterday afternoon on his faithful burrito, swaying slightly in his saddle. El Capitan is 48 years of age and exactly 3 feet high, his tiny heels standing out from the sides of the mouse-sized burrito. He had been on a magnificent drunk
The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Thursday, April 03, 1930

CARELESS DANCERS TRAMPLE FIRE-EATING CAPITAN
(The following dispatch from Harry Carr was received from the Automobile Club pathfinding expedition's portable radio station IPH by Charles A. Hill, owner and operator of amateur radio station W0BRO.)
ELOTA (Mex.) April 2. (Exclusive)--With the hauteur befitting a valiant caballero, the gallant El Capitan Alvino Rodriguez rode into Agua Nueva yesterday afternoon on his faithful burrito, swaying slightly in his saddle. El Capitan is 48 years of age and exactly 3 feet high, his tiny heels standing out from the sides of the mouse-sized burrito.
He had been on a magnificent drunk and for the last three days had been wending his way home with dignity and satisfaction. While an emergency ration of tequila hissed down his tiny epiglottis, the captain snickered shamefacedly as he confessed that he failed to kill the caballero who had insulted him at the baile through the circumstance that a careless waltzer stepped on him, destroying his aim.
NO DISGRACE
The captain had two bumps on his head, but he explained that these were no reflection on his prowess. Mellow from too many tequilas, he had tipped off the burrito upon his distinguished nose. The captain is not only a rollicking blade but also a squire of dames. He has a wife and chiquitas three. He makes his living by catching wild horses and wild steers. The captain sets a lasso trap, then emerges from behind the tree crotch and snaps his doll-sized fingers at the struggling monster. Valor conquers.
Imagine the embarrassment of the lovely Senora Lopez at the old town of Guila when the Governor of Sinaloa walked into her patio with his staff and the scout party of the Automobile Club of Southern California on wash day, for a farewell luncheon. But the quiet Lucita and the peachflow Senorita Rosita scurried around with the mozo and soon succulent frijoles and tortillas were on the white tablecloth.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sometimes math is icky. 40-year-old Mrs. Peter Woloszyk's oldest child was 24 years old. Mrs. Peter Woloszyk had 22 children before she was completely spent. There were no twins in the family.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sat, Jul 31, 1926 

Michigan Mother of 21 Dies with Her 22d Baby

Alpena, Mich., July 30. -- [Special.] -- The birth of her 22d baby caused the death today at McRae hospital of Mrs. Peter Woloszyk, 40 years old. The child also died. Of the other 21 children 18 are living. The oldest, a son, is 24. There were no twins in the family.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
$8.50 seems like a cheap ticket for what sounds like a rip roarin' barn dance.
The Washington Daily News
Washington, District of Columbia · Wednesday, November 28, 1962

76 Others, Mostly Youngsters, Await Action
42 Nabbed at Dance Forfeit Collateral

Prince Georges police are seeking waiver of Juvenile Court authority over a 17-year-old Hyattsville housewife who was arrested - along with her husband and other persons - in a raid on a barn dance in Laurel on Nov. 10.
Police said there was considerable drinking at the affair, by juveniles as well as adults.
Disorderly conduct charges against the housewife were continued in Hyattsville Peoples Court yesterday where 42 adults in the case - none over 23 - forfeited $8.50 collateral each. Her husband's case was also continued.
Juvenile Squad Chief Lieut. James P. Kearns said his men are still interviewing 70 youngsters arrested in the raid.
When the interviews are finished later this week a decision will be made whether or not to forward any of the cases to Juvenile Court, he said.
The young housewife and her husband are set for trial on Dec. 11 along with the four adults, who were charged with running a disorderly house and dispensing liquor to minors. Police said the four arranged the affair.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Edith Lawrence, the Scourge of Sausalito Our heroes could not possible defend themselves against her assaults.
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
Sun, Nov 14, 1909

GIRL OF 17 CAUSES FEUD BETWEEN POLICE AND ARMY.

Village Trustees of Sausalito Hold Special Meetings to Discuss Caprices of Edith Lawrence.

Sausalito, Cal., Nov. 13 -- One pretty 17 year old girl of Sausalito by the vagaries of her heart has created a situation in this community which led to the town trustees meeting in extraordinary session.
Out of the romances of the girl have developed complications so acute that Maj. John W. Ruckman, commanding officer of Fort Baker, threatened to forbid the men of the post  to visit Sausalito, and at the meeting of the trustees conditions were shown to exist which led Town Trustee L. C. Pistolesi to say that all the policeman of Sausalito would lose their jobs.
Edith Lawrence is the cause of all the trouble. Edith is a handsome girl of 17 years, dark complexioned, and much admired. At one time her fancy favored Jack Sylvia, a sort of wild west youth, with a gun at his hip and a bunch of young blades at his back. Young Sylvia gave Miss Lawrence two diamond rings as tokens of his devotion.
Miss Lawrence then switched her favors to Private Landon Burgan, a handsome young soldier of the coast artillery. That started a feud. When Burgan would call on the Lawrence family he would be arrested by Night Watchman Suzaville, a chum of Sylvia, on a charge of disturbing the peace. Also, Maj. Ruckman complained, Sylvia's friends had the bad habit of shooting at Burgan and other soldiers.
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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Starting Friday, NOIR CITY: CHICAGO presents ‘Face the Music!’, a 19-film program of crime and mystery films featuring . . . musicians! September 4th-10th - Hosted by Eddie Muller & Alan K. Rode Full Schedule & Advance Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. To spread these principles is to build up a strong and more valiant and, above all, more scrupulous and more generous humanity." Pierre de Coubertin
Three rectangles spray painted on a city street. Each has a number above it (1,2, and 3 - in order). Each rectangle has two circles that look like eyes. The bottom edge of the street curb can be seen at the top of the photo.

I envisioned a podium for lego block creatures. They appear uncertain about the attention the competition has drawn. I think the Third Place Lego is gesturing rudely at an official, who is not seen. The Champion Lego is aghast at such behavior. Runner-up Lego is breaking the 4th wall better than Jim Halpert ever did - so dramatic!
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I had some relaxing fun with the Broomstick Exorcist demo. I quite enjoyed the aesthetics.
Screenshot from the game demo Broomstick Exorcist. A young woman with a broom is approached by a pair of ominous-looking toddler ghouls.Screenshot from the game demo Broomstick Exorcist. A young woman is using a broom to smack a pair of ominous-looking toddler ghouls, who aren't so ominous now, are they?Screenshot from the game demo Broomstick Exorcist. A young woman with a broom is approached by four goofy-looking grey ghosts.Screenshot from the game demo Broomstick Exorcist. A young woman is wielding a broom like a rifle and shooting broom bristles at the now completely devastated grey ghosts.
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This Is Noir House @thisisnoirhouse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"When you get up in the morning and the light is hurt your head The first thing you do when you get up out of bed Is hit that streets a-runnin' and try to beat the masses And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses Oh yeah" Z.Z. Top
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