#dorothy arnold

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DOROTHY ARNOLD, PHOTO BY RAY JONES

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Dorothy Arnold Universal Pictures publicity shot from 1939

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Silver Screen magazine, October 1939

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Dorothy Arnold's missing persons poster, 1911

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On this day:

THE VANISHING HEIRESS AND THE SWAN

On December 12, 1910, twenty-five-year-old Dorothy Arnold, daughter of a socially prominent, wealthy importer, vanished from the busy streets of New York City. Fashionably dressed in a hip-length coat, fringed dress, high-button shoes, and a hat of black velvet with artificial roses, Dorothy walked two miles to a shop where she purchased a box of chocolates and then to Brentano's bookstore, where she picked up a copy of An Engaged Girl's Sketches. Upon leaving the store, she bumped into a friend, and they chatted briefly before Dorothy crossed Fifth Avenue toward Central Park. Dorothy was never seen again.

At first her disappearance was kept secret. The family hired Pinkerton's Detective Agency, and a family friend, John Keith, checked out hospitals, jails, and morgues. Possibly she had run off with a disapproved-of boyfriend, George Griscom, but he was in Italy at the time. Six weeks later the police and press were notified. Mr. Arnold spent over $100,000 on the search. Griscom denied knowing anything about Dorothy's disappearance. He turned over Dorothy's last letters, which revealed her despondency at having a magazine reject a story she had submitted. The note concluded: "All I can see ahead is a long road with no turning.”

Many theories were brought forth about her disappearance. Her father believed she was murdered in Central Park, and her body was thrown into the reservoir. Amnesia, suicide, and a botched abortion were all speculated on, but no evidence was found to support any of the theories.

One man brought attention to the fact that on the day Dorothy disappeared, a white swan appeared in Central Park near the entrance next to where the heiress lived. The director of the park menagerie was puzzled by the bird. There was no previous record of a swan in the park.

Text from: Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible, and the Ignored by Juanita Rose Violins, published by Weiser Books, 2009

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Dorothy Arnold

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High five, Earth Day Edition!

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Been watching Magic School Bus and had a vision

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i’ve always had a headcanon that all the students from Ms.Frizzle’s class go into careers in the sciences due to her influence, but here’s my actually breakdown of what i think they would each go into —

Arnold: Geology

Carlos: Secondary Science Education

DA: Chemistry

Keesha: Meteorology

Phoebe: Animal Biology / Zoology

Ralphie: Sports and Exercise Science

Tim: Botany

Wanda: Engineering (Civil or Aeronautical)

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Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold was a wealthy socialite and heiress. In December of 1910, she disappeared without a trace. She was the daughter of perfume importer, Francis Rose Arnold. The family lived in New York City. Following her graduation from the Veltin School for Girls, Dorothy tried to make it as a writer; her writing career failed, however, much to the amusement of her family.

At around 11AM on the 12th of December, 1910, Dorothy went shopping in the city for a dress. Her mother, Mary, offered to come with her but Dorothy declined. Numerous people saw Dorothy on her shopping trip spring the city. 

She was last seen walking through Central Park at around 2pm. When she didn’t arrive home for dinner, her family were worried but not enough to report her missing. They believed the disappearance would attract unwanted attention, thus they didn’t didn’t report it. In fact, when Dorothy’s friend called that night, her mother said that Dorothy was at home in bed.

While they didn’t contact the police, they contacted their family lawyer who came to search her room. He found that nothing was amiss but found letters stamped with foreign postmarks. He also found folders containing transatlantic streamliners. He theorised that Dorothy may have eloped with a man to Europe. 

Eventually, the family contacted the police several weeks later and offered money for any information as to her whereabouts. Despite an exhaustive and countrywide search, Dorothy could not be found. Police announced that they believed she was still alive but her family weren’t so sure. 

They theorised that she had been murdered while walking through Central Park. Some others considered she took her own life. Following her knock backs during her attempting writing career, she wrote a letter to a friend in which she said: “Failure stares me in the face. All I can see ahead is a long road with no turning. Mother will always think an accident has happened.”

The case remained at a standstill until the following year when Francis received a postcard stating “I am safe” which was signed “Dorothy.” Another widely believed theory was that Dorothy had become pregnant and had sought an abortion and died during the botched procedure. In 1916, an illegal abortion clinic was uncovered by police. Furthermore, several women had gone missing after visiting the clinic, adding more suspicion to the theory. 

While there have been numerous reported sightings of Dorothy, what became of her still remains unknown.

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I gave the kids from the Magic School Bus digimon/appmon partners.

Arnold: Gottsumon - Golemon - Gogamon - Blastmon I picked his based on his love of geology Phoebe: Floramon - Sunflowmon - Lilamon - Lotusmon I picked hers based on her love of plants DA: Bokomon - Wizardmon - Wisemon -AncientWisemon Because books Carlos: Veemon - XVeemon - AeroVeedramon - UlforceVeedramon I picked his because Veemon in the anime liked jokes and out of all of the kids I see Carlos as the goggle head the most. Keesha: Cameramon- Scopemon- Sateramon- Beelzemon because she likes cameras Ralphie: Pulsemon - Rinkmon - Footmon - Achillesmon Because sports Tim: Ekakimon - Effectmon- Fakemon- Piedmon Ekakimon because art Wanda: Pyontomon - Turuiemon - Andiramon - Diarabbitmon Because she's tough

Mikey: Calcumon- Bramon- Datamon- Ebemon Because he's good with computers Janet: Fanbeemon- Honeybeemon- Vespamon- Queenbeemon Because she's the queen bee.

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Tagged by the lovely @pseudotsugas to:

List the top 5 songs from your on repeat playlist/heavy rotation mix/just the 5 songs you've been listening to the most lately and let people pick one!

What can I say, I’ve been in a very specific mood lately that only slightly melancholic soul can compliment.

I tag anyone who’d like to do this, but especially @pearlsandpetticoats @judelaws-hairline @petxina @worldofpotsandpans @encurrent

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a crazy msb idea hear me out:

the magic school bus? not real. miss frizzle’s field trips? all in your head.

eight kids on a school bus field trip get into a crash on their way to their destination and fall into a nine month coma — or so they’re told. they don’t question it when they wake up in the hospital and are told as such.

years later, these kids start realizing their stories are matching up, their teacher is reappearing in town, and perhaps the magic school bus is real. the questions now are what really happened that day, who’s trying to keep the truth from them, and why.

god why this fandom lol