From Our Abecedarian Blog . . .

Today — February 2, 2026
	Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Story of Everyday Things by Arthur Train, Jr. and illustrated by Chichi Lasley, 1941. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink) . . . read more from I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Wee Wisdom, 1954. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Staring at the Sun (permalink) From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1908. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Staring at the Sun . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Amrita, 1972. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Astonishing Tale of a Pen and Ink Puppet or, The Genteel Art of Illustrating by Oliver Herford, 1907. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Omen, 2003. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "I am disillusioned."  From The Art of Pantomime by Charles Aubert, 1927. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

A Rose is a ... (permalink) Souvenir brochure from Billy Rose for the 1937 Frontier Fiesta at Fort Worth Texas.  Via UpNorthMemories. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from A Rose is a ... . . .

Everybody's Doing This Now (permalink) "Elegant material for trousers;—only takes two men to show the pattern."  From Drawings by John Leech, 1909. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Everybody's Doing This Now . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) An Egyptian ceremonial procession of the gods.  From Masks, Heads, and Faces by Ellen Russell Emerson, 1891. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Separated at Birth? (permalink) Our custom widget that checks for duplicated images suggested this unlikely pairing.  Click each image for its source. . . . read more from Separated at Birth? . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From East Tennessee State University's 1969 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) The endpapers from Cats Are For Keeps by Muriel Thompson and illustrated by Howard Larkin. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "Someone is taking advantage of you ... but no one can help you, man, you are stuck with the system."  From The Gateway, 1967. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Adventures of Nancy and Nick in Scrub-Up-Land by Olive Roberts Barton and illustrated by E. R. Higgins, 1921. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Seattle Pacific College's 1928 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "Below par?"  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1938. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) "Feb. 2—Gloom deepens."  From Armour Institute of Technology's 1905 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Outdoor Book by Zoe Meyer and illustrated by Clara E. Atwood, 1928. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .