Maryanne Datesman, Author at Vintage American Ways

Science news from 1914 about a new system for determining position of ships that uses the same principles of “trilateration” that GPS systems use today.

In 1914, as the nation moved toward women’s suffrage for all, women living in certain western states were already allowed to vote.  This is a story from The Youth’s Companion about a man who gives voting advice to his wife and daughters. Read More

This summer has been a good year for armyworms and a bad year for lawns.  It turns out that this is an old enemy described in The Youth’s Companion 100 years ago this week. Last Saturday we were sitting around a fire pit in a friend’s yard, roasting marshmallows for s’mores, when the subject of […]

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I want to introduce you to the Vintage American Ways version of “Throwback Thursdays”—an article from The Youth’s Companion 100 years ago.  This one is  about a “fast food” restaurant, and raises the question, “Is there anything new under the sun?” “Quick Service”     The Youth’s Companion July 2, 1914, p. 346 I had to pass […]