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Today — October 21, 2026

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
"Sullen dirty faces."  From Little Folks, 1920.
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This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea (permalink)
"Is the sea too cold?"  From The Children's Newspaper, 1937.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Universal Weekly, 1928.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
"One silent is a hundred pleased."  From Panjabi Lyrics and Proverbs, 1905.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Principles of Decoration by R. G. Hatton, 1925.
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The Right Word (permalink)
From Basic Goals in Spelling 7 by Kottmeyer & Ware, 1960.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Alpine Architektur by Bruno Taut, 1917.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
From Vajra Bodhi Sea, 1972.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Marie: A Seaside Episode by J. P. Ritter, Jr. and illustrated by Coultaus, 1888.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Travels of Puss-in-Boots, Jr. by David Cory, 1918.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Duluth Evening Herald, 1915.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Book of Cats by Charles Henry Ross, 1868.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The New Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, 1903.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
"Marginal utility."  From Barnard College's 1915 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From St. Nicholas, 1891.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Armour Institute of Technology's 1905 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Canadian Savage Folk by John MacLean, 1896.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Armour Institute of Technology's 1924 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Wee Wisdom, 1941.
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