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Today — June 15, 2026

Yesterday's Weather (permalink)
From the Daily Mirror, 1914.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Another Singing Time by Coleman & Thorn and illustrated by Ruth Carroll, 1937.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Amrita, 1971.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neil, 1913.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Friends, a Primer by Pennell, Cusack, Macleod & Gates and illustrated by Marguerite Davis, 1900.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Advanced Course in Homemaking by Maude Richman Calvert and Leila Bunce Smith, 1939.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Drawing Made Easy by Edwin George Lutz, 1921.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Children's Newspaper, 1940.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
From When a Man Commutes by Alan Dale and illustrated by H. B. Martin, 1918.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
"A ghost comes in here with all the gusts of Hell behind him, and you can still think about your music."  From Dark Shadows episode 821.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Chatterbox, 1921.
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Old News (permalink)
"Cat with the crimson eyes."  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1951.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
You've heard of moral decay, and here's what it looks like in progress.  From East Carolina University's 1971 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Magic Forest by Stewart Edward White, 1903.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
You've heard of blaming a dog for eating your homework, but osteopaths blame dogs for lost bones, too.  From Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery's 1933 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Improvement Era, 1959.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
"Fats and leans go on special diet.  Glad I am medium sized."  From College of Industrial Arts' 1917 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Sing Me a Song by Kirth, McManus & Carmack.
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Old News (permalink)
You've heard that money can't buy happiness, but in 1968 it could.  From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1968.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Barnard College's 1922 yearbook.
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