Fourth in this series with a prologue and epilogue by Dr. Rockwell vaudeville headliner and, like it predecessors, carrying jokes and some political comment in titles and prepared by the editors of The Literary Digest.
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Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who spends their Saturday nights digging through archival footage of 1930s newsreels. If you’re looking for a coherent story or anything resembling modern pacing, you will probably hate this. But, if you enjoy seeing how people laughed and thought a ce...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who spends their Saturday nights digging through archival footage of 1930s newsreels. If you’re looking for a coherent story or anything resembling modern pacing, you will probably hate this. But, if you enjoy seeing how people laughed and thought a century ago, it’s a weirdly fascinating watch. 🎞️ The whole thing feels like a fever dream of a newspaper editor. It’s got that snappy, rhythmic quality of old vaudeville routines,..."
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