A newspaper article from 1912.

[stw]

From the Spokane Spokesman-Review 101 years ago.

"... with the end of the feather the ex-shah tickled the soles of my feet until I went almost crazy with the agony of it."

http://goo.gl/UzgSNq

It, also, appears here, but without the nice graphics:

http://goo.gl/xXK52o

 

[footwatcher]

That's fascinating! Thanks for the link.

 

[milagros317]

Great find! Thanks for the link. 😀

 

[Rockriver]

This is a great story and the illustration is awesome! But tell me, how do I save the image? I can't get it to print or to save it?

 

[stw]

This is a great story and the illustration is awesome! But tell me, how do I save the image? I can't get it to print or to save it?

I don't know. I was able to take a screen snapshot and save part of it as a jpeg, but I don't think there is any means of saving the entire article.

 

[Rockriver]

Many grateful thanks for doing that!

 

[futfettickle]

incredible story ... a tale of tickle-cuckolding, with husband forced to watch

 

[TicklesFemales]

Yes Great Find. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tenebrae]

This is so great! A nice colonial era fantasy-filled adventure, complete with its cute picture 🙂 Congratulations on your find, dear sir.

 

[stw]

This is so great! A nice colonial era fantasy-filled adventure, complete with its cute picture 🙂 Congratulations on your find, dear sir.

The story is claimed to be true by Ms. Hardinot, although, I am a bit skeptical... skep-tickle.

p.s. it's not 'sir.'

 

[Oddjob0226]

Honestly.... they may have been a relative of mine!

There are Wyckoffs in my family, from that era, and "Louise" is a name used in the extended family. I was even told how terrible "tickle torture" was a as a child by someone who had "Lousie" as her middle name who was from the Wyckoff side of the family. I will serioulsy look into this person and see what I can find.

 

[Backstep]

That's a really wonderful find. If only Gilbert and Sullivan had been so... creative with their pirates. 🙂

 

[$Tickletorturer]

Amazing find. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mane'o]

A fascinating bit of history. Whether the story is true or apocryphal it illustrates that tickling is nothing new.

 

[saratk]

wow. that's awesome. especially that it was illustrated

 

[sole seeker]

awesome find!

 

[paracarl44]

Just wish that I could read the article better.

 

[TicklesXXX]

Did this happen?