An illustration from an 1895 issue of Pall Mall magazine.  The caption reads: "'And I,' he said, 'lived nine months in the same house with that skunk.'"

"The Witching Hour":  an illustration from a 1909 issue of Life magazine.

An illustration from a 1900 issue of Scribner's magazine.

"It bears repeating: Getting a job is a job."
—Harvey Mackay, Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door

"A verbalized thought-mummy":  an illustration from a 1906 issue of Everybody's magazine.

A ghostly illustration from an 1896 issue of Pall Mall magazine.  The caption reads: "I saw what made my heart stand still."

An illustration from a 1900 issue of McClure's magazine.  The caption reads: "He sat ... looking across the dark olive depths of the cañon between him and the opposite mountain."

"It's a cotillion committee, for God's sake. It's not rocket science."
—Jane Haddam, Blood in the Water (2012)

An illustration from a 1914 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

On this day in history—Sunset at the equator on May 15, 1902.  An illustration from a 1903 issue of Century Illustrated magazine.

Staring into the depths: an illustration from a 1902 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: "The childish eyes, wide and wistful, doubtless saw in the bright flames pictures of wonder and delight."

"Don't stack tilings on top of each other in piles. I know this may surprise you, but think about it."
—Linda Koopersmith, The Beverly Hills Organizer's Home Organizing Bible

An illustration from a 1901 issue of McClure's magazine.  The caption reads: "Forward again, by the dim, intermittent light of the moon and stars, through the ghostly, haunted forest."

"The Key to Nowhere":  an illustration from a 1915 issue of Everybody's magazine.

An illustration from a 1900 issue of Scribner's magazine.  The caption reads: "He heard their seductive voices.  They danced around him in numbers."

"The thing grew in sound":  an illustration from a 1919 issue of Munsey's magazine.

An illustration from a 1903 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "He saw the chicks ... gigantic and gawky ... and still growing."

"This may surprise you but go light on salads and vegetables; these can cause a host of digestive problems."
—The Everything Running Book (2012)

An illustration from a 1914 issue of McClure's magazine.