20th century time capsule

Talk of the Town - - - Date Line: May 18, 1910

Halley's Comet
Hammond Businessmen Talk About Comet
Newspaper accounts from the local newspaper following the comet's passing.

William H. Gostlin -- "The Post Office opened as usual this morning. No I did not take a flier on the comet. Hammond real estate looks good enough to me."
Nick Emmerling -- "It made but little difference to me. Just look at all of the business we undertakers would have had if everybody in Hammond had been killed."
Peter W. Meyn -- "Now that it is all over the contractors can go ahead with that house of mine."
Edward C. Minas -- "Too blamed busy in the store to ever give it a thought."
A. Murray Turner -- "Wasn't worried, my new house is both bomb-proof and comet proof."
Chief Augsten -- "Well, it would have had to keep within the speed limit anyway."
Karl Kaufman -- "I felt all right except for a slight pain in my right arm, but He's comming alright."
Henry Bickell -- "Forget about that comet. Did you see what the Cubs did yesterday?"
Vern Summers -- "There was quite a demand for a good antidote for cyanogen poisoning."
Tony Tapper -- "I knew something else would happen to delay the work on that building so I made the roof comet proof."
C. H. Frederich -- "It didn't feaze (phase) the Farmer's Trust and Savings' Association in the least."

Halley's Comet - - Other News Reports

Prior to the months and days of the comet's arrival there were many dire predictions made by both the experts and the general public. Most were proven to be untrue. Let us now recall some of those stories. Humor them if we may, but there were some of those of thought that it was the end of the world.

"YOU ARE NOW IN THE COMET'S TAIL, BUT FEAR NOT"

- - "If this is the last edition of THE TIMES we wish you a fond farewell"
Headline from The Times Newspaper Wednesday, May 18, 1910

"FEARED THE COMET; RETURNED TO FOLKS"
Hammond Girl Goes to Hungary to Be With Father When Comet Comes.

A former servant, Miss Millie Schmitkowski, age 42, had received a letter from her parents in her homeland of Hungary asking for her to return home and arrange it so that she could be back when the comet arrived today. She had gotten a letter from her parents in February and had just left two weeks ago. The girl did not seem to take the matter very seriously, but none the less did speed her way back home where she is today with her family.

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