“Reading articles 100 years after they were published means that the topics are often surprisingly relevant. For example, when today’s media was talking about the 2010 census, I posted a Times Magazine article about how the 1910 census was counted using punch cards and an electric tabulating machine for the first time. When the New York Public Library unveiled its centennial restoration of the main branch, I posted the old magazine’s preview of the brand-new building.”
—David Friedman’s article in Slate on reading The New York Times Sunday Magazine from 100 years ago. He posts a favorite article every week on his blog SundayMagazine.org.
Also, check out this post on the top ten articles from 1910 which include a profile of a circus clown and the story of the couple in the booth when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
