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Today — May 10, 2026

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Amrita Bazar Patrika, 1961.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Daily Mirror1915.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Hobbies Weekly, 1937.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
Stills from Grave Mood Rings, courtesy of Dare-g on Tumblr.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Wee Wisdom, 1925.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
"You made me what I am today.  I hope you're satisfied."  From Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Strand, 1894.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Simple Jography by Oliver Herford, 1908.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
"What is Scotland famous for?  (Me thinking out the above question.)"  From The Children's Newspaper, 1932.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Orange Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford, 1906.
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Old News (permalink)
"Teacher seeks the unknown."  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1956.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
Today's full-page question mark is from Winthrop University's 1916 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
Dame Fortune feels her way.  From Der Bärenspiegel, 1940.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Chicago Normal College's 1926 yearbook.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Chicago Normal College's 1926 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
Before and after.  From Black and White Budget, 1901.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Seattle Pacific College's 1928 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
One of the many tools we use to research our posts.  From Internet Magazine, 1995.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
This cursed image goes unexplained in Emory University's 1972 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Punch, 1910.
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