1910s: at a Glance
What We Said:
Slang was still a decade away from being a prominent part of popular culture. One slogan did, however, enter the American lexicon:
"When It Rains It Pours" (1911): This advertising slogan let consumers know that Morton salt would not clump up and stick together, but it was made popular in a different way. The expression came to mean that once something happens, it may set in motion a string of unstoppable events.
What We Read:
The Rosary (1909): The best-selling novel of 1910, this sentimental romance was written by an English woman named Florence Barclay. The.....
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