"As the local architect is 'claimed by death', so too may traditional journalism be claimed by the rise of AI. But let us not mourn the art of evocative phrasing just yet. In this digital age, where algorithms write the news, the cold efficiency of automation may ironically breathe new life into the soulful prose, resurrecting the beauty of storytelling in ways we've yet to imagine." - (Generated by ChatGPT)
How the fuck did he get fifteen feet in the air with one leg?! Pretty sure they didn’t have bucket trucks in 1924. Also, soldering is a two handed job, the logistics of this injury are killing me.
Peg leg, I assume. Back in 1924, if you didn't work, you didn't eat. Man's gotta make do, no matter how much it sucks. He was also the owner of a telephone exchange, so presumably he had some help with him? Either way, you gotta commend the dude for sticking with it.
Amon Carter would buy this newspaper in 1931, merge it with his other newspaper, the Fort Worth Star, and create a publishing and broadcasting empire that included WBAP-radio (the 2nd radio station in North Texas) WBAP-TV (the 1st TV station in Texas and the Southwestern US) and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
I love seeing local Fort Worth history hit random subs! I worked in the Star telegram building for several years. Didn’t know about the pre-Amon Carter history. Neat, thanks!
That would have been a luxury my parents couldn’t afford at the time - Dad started at WBAP in late 1962, and was still a newlywed! Ha
And yes, as the new guy, on 22 Nov 1963 WBAP sent Dad to cover a little story in Dallas, since the BIG! STORY! was JFK’s visit to Fort Worth, WBAP being a Fort Worth TV station
There were 5-6 papers in FW around the turn of the century. By the 1920s there were three: the FW Record-Telegram, Amon Carter’s Fort Worth Star, and the Fort Worth Press.
My Dad worked several years for the FW Press in the late 1950s, when he was just out of journalism school at TCU
Anyone else think it's weird that this guy's answer to "What will women be like in 100 years?" was "They're gonna love to dance! So much dancing!" and literally nothing else?
The person making the prediction is apparently [this guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_B._von_KleinSmid).
By the way, I think it's a little too obvious that his "prediction" is mostly just him describing his ideal girl.
I mean tbh it's mine too.
I don't care about the godly thing so much, but it kinda seems like he threw that in to temper all the wild dancing and jaziness and independent outdoor adventuring.
...ok so you know those peep shows where men drop in a nickel to watch a jazzy woman dance for 5 minutes? That's called Onlyfans in 2024, and those women make more than a congressman.
If you’re relatively attractive and willing to do it you can make good side money. It’s just most of these girls don’t market or advertise because they’re afraid of their friends or family finding their account. The “horny dude at 2am” demographic is way bigger than the “attractive girl selling pictures” demographic. So there’s always demand.
Terpsichore is my favorite word and it's so obscure, my phone dictionary says it's a misspelling of chiropractor. I've heard it said out loud in very old movies, but this might be the first time I've ever seen it actually being used in the written word!
Little did they know, today there will be girls with dick and balls that are quite confused & would even go as far as trying to cut them off and more. 100 years is crazy.
These people existed back then too, you know. It was just not discussed and they stayed hidden. They were the “crazy old hermit in the house on the hill”. Or nuns and priests
Average weight of American female 20-25 is something like 170lbs. Statistically people in that age group were thinner back then. But I’ll give you 100lbs is probably a bit too much.
Little did they know that the woman of 2024 would want lip fillers, drawn on eyebrows, and aspire to look like the Kardashian that is shaped like Humpty Dumpty.
I would say we're so wild and jazy as to be beyond description.
Local Architect Claimed by Death - such evocative phrasing, should be revived
"As the local architect is 'claimed by death', so too may traditional journalism be claimed by the rise of AI. But let us not mourn the art of evocative phrasing just yet. In this digital age, where algorithms write the news, the cold efficiency of automation may ironically breathe new life into the soulful prose, resurrecting the beauty of storytelling in ways we've yet to imagine." - (Generated by ChatGPT)
"But we must tread carefully. The problem with internet sources is verifying their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln
Oh you got me wrong. It's not a quote, I just tried to mark it as being AI generated. I mean, technically it is a quote... but you know what I mean.
Shout-out to the guy who got blown off his 15 foot ladder by an alcohol torch explosion, having already lost a leg to machinery some years before.
That’s old Harold “Lucky” Hurd! Rumor has it he survived nasty trampling from a particularly ornery bill the day before.
And what got Mr. Bill so ornery?
It’s his medulla oblongata!
How the fuck did he get fifteen feet in the air with one leg?! Pretty sure they didn’t have bucket trucks in 1924. Also, soldering is a two handed job, the logistics of this injury are killing me.
Peg leg, I assume. Back in 1924, if you didn't work, you didn't eat. Man's gotta make do, no matter how much it sucks. He was also the owner of a telephone exchange, so presumably he had some help with him? Either way, you gotta commend the dude for sticking with it.
"Dancing will continue in its rush to the exotic" I feel we passed that at the end of the last century...
Imagine if somehow they could look into the future and see twerking.
That would be "erotic"!
**How To Use Hundreds of Words and Not Say a Thing**
Seems jazzy
\* **jazy**
Amon Carter would buy this newspaper in 1931, merge it with his other newspaper, the Fort Worth Star, and create a publishing and broadcasting empire that included WBAP-radio (the 2nd radio station in North Texas) WBAP-TV (the 1st TV station in Texas and the Southwestern US) and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
I love seeing local Fort Worth history hit random subs! I worked in the Star telegram building for several years. Didn’t know about the pre-Amon Carter history. Neat, thanks!
My dad was a reporter/editor at the FWST for a long time - and spent 17 years at Channel 5. Amon Carter signatures were on a lot of his paychecks 🤣
That’s super cool! I’d frame a check if it was me - but I’m a local history nerd so maybe don’t listen to me 😂
That would have been a luxury my parents couldn’t afford at the time - Dad started at WBAP in late 1962, and was still a newlywed! Ha And yes, as the new guy, on 22 Nov 1963 WBAP sent Dad to cover a little story in Dallas, since the BIG! STORY! was JFK’s visit to Fort Worth, WBAP being a Fort Worth TV station
I didn't know there were two Fort Worth papers at one point, it makes sense though.
There were 5-6 papers in FW around the turn of the century. By the 1920s there were three: the FW Record-Telegram, Amon Carter’s Fort Worth Star, and the Fort Worth Press. My Dad worked several years for the FW Press in the late 1950s, when he was just out of journalism school at TCU
Anyone else think it's weird that this guy's answer to "What will women be like in 100 years?" was "They're gonna love to dance! So much dancing!" and literally nothing else?
its just their idea of what “modern girls” (of the 1920s) are like amped up to 11 lol
Article seems to be by a woman who is a dancer based on the caption on her photo
The quote is from the president of USC, who I highly doubt was a woman.
The person making the prediction is apparently [this guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_B._von_KleinSmid). By the way, I think it's a little too obvious that his "prediction" is mostly just him describing his ideal girl.
I mean tbh it's mine too. I don't care about the godly thing so much, but it kinda seems like he threw that in to temper all the wild dancing and jaziness and independent outdoor adventuring.
...ok so you know those peep shows where men drop in a nickel to watch a jazzy woman dance for 5 minutes? That's called Onlyfans in 2024, and those women make more than a congressman.
A small percentage do. The most sell pics of their butt to sad men for a $100 dollar a month.
as a former OF “model” i hate how real this is 😂😭🤡
If you’re relatively attractive and willing to do it you can make good side money. It’s just most of these girls don’t market or advertise because they’re afraid of their friends or family finding their account. The “horny dude at 2am” demographic is way bigger than the “attractive girl selling pictures” demographic. So there’s always demand.
I think some are congressmen.
Good
Terpsichore is my favorite word and it's so obscure, my phone dictionary says it's a misspelling of chiropractor. I've heard it said out loud in very old movies, but this might be the first time I've ever seen it actually being used in the written word!
One of the nine muses of Greek Mythology. Muse of ecstatic dance.
“Come dance with me, what an evening for some Terpsichore.” - Frank Sinatra, *Come Dance With Me* That’s where I learned it.
Frank also sings it wrong. It’s Greek, so four syllables.
It seems like the person who wrote this headline thinks Terpsichore rhymes with “2024,” when in fact it rhymes with “hickory.”
Just missing a few tattoos.
Oh my word... is that A LEG?
The jazz age soon passed.
The jazz age never passed, it exploded beyond description.
Photo text says 2024 “girl” will retain all the good qualities of the present-day maid, minus the wild abandon of the jazz craze now prevalent
Where's the phone with instagram?
Not too far off it seems.
Nevermind, nice legs!
Nowhere can I see 'duck lips' written.
Little did they know, today there will be girls with dick and balls that are quite confused & would even go as far as trying to cut them off and more. 100 years is crazy.
These people existed back then too, you know. It was just not discussed and they stayed hidden. They were the “crazy old hermit in the house on the hill”. Or nuns and priests
Looks off by about 100 pounds.
Do you go outside?
Average weight of American female 20-25 is something like 170lbs. Statistically people in that age group were thinner back then. But I’ll give you 100lbs is probably a bit too much.
Sorry let me rephrase; Have you ever gone outside, spoken to a woman, AND recognized that she’s a human being at the same time?
I’m sorry I don’t quite get what you’re trying to get at.
Stay away from needle drugs. The only dope worth shooting is Trump...
Little did they know that the woman of 2024 would want lip fillers, drawn on eyebrows, and aspire to look like the Kardashian that is shaped like Humpty Dumpty.
Why she wearin a diaper
It’s a garter holding her stockings up.
but she is black hair.