We’ll Try
I have always wondered why Fall River, MA, has such a goofy motto. In case you don’t know, it is “We’ll Try.” Odd isn’t it? Sounds sort of half-hearted, kind of like we will get to it when we feel like it sort of customer service excuse. Fall River used to be the “Spindle City” […]
Not too pretty Lizzie
Some 35 years after the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, and soon after the death of Lizzie Borden, a newspaper ran a brief piece wondering if a lawsuit to break her will would revive interest in the crimes. Miss Lizzie Borden bequeathed virtually all of her money, estimated at $1,500,000, to institutions for animal […]
Lizzie sign debate
From the August 13, 1997, New Standard: Council takes a whack at Lizzie signs By Ric Oliveira, Standard-Times staff writer FALL RIVER — City councilors wanted to kill four signs directing tourists to the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast, but buried the hatchet and allowed the measure to pass. The signs depict Lizzie Borden and […]
Lizzie Borden in Antartica
Well, not the person Lizzie Borden. The boat Lizzie Borden. In a children’s book by Wolcott Gibbs titled Bird Life at the Pole by Commander Christopher Robin. The book was published in 1931, soon after Lizzie’s death. From a recent eBay auction description: THE BOOK IS A VERY HUMOROUS AND RISQUE THINLY DISGUISED SATIRE ABOUT […]