Record #:

23441

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Valentine's Day was meant something different in the year 1900 than it does today. Local boys got into mischief and would run around town tearing down signs and breaking windows. The newspaper warned people to protect their homes from the pranksters. Another local tradition was the giving of \"Penny-awfuls.\" Sold in stores, these insulting cards allowed the sender to show his or her dislike for someone.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Feb 16-Mar 1 2005, p5

Subject(s):

Valentine's Day--Traditions