From Our Abecedarian Blog . . .

Today — February 18, 2026
	Yesterday's Weather (permalink) From Wee Wisdom, 1950. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yesterday's Weather . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From the Daily Mirror, 1904. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

The Right Word (permalink) From The Mystic Mantrum Om Mani Padme Hum by Robert Galen Chaney, 1960. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from The Right Word . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Canadian Savage Folk by John MacLean, 1896. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neil, 1913. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Our Dumb Animals magazine, 1952.  Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) Elijah and the ravens, from The Instructor, 1950. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "Strange inanimate pets."  From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1933. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Haunted House Tales by Corinne Denan and illustrated by Ann Toulmin-Rothe. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink) From Purple Parrot, 1927. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought . . .

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

Old News (permalink) "No vinegar for nomads."  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1953. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Chinese Playmates by Norman H. Pitman and illustrated by Sen Fah Shang, 1911. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From State Female Normal School (Farmville)'s 1914 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) The chef's not at liberty to disclose the ingredients.  From Punch, 1910. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From State Female Normal School's 1901 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Workbook for The New Friendly Village by Mabel O'Donnell and illustrated by Dorothy Todd, 1936. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Bowdoin College's 1967 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Old News (permalink) "Where should tolerance end?"  From Awake magazine, 1961. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Indiana University's 1896 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .