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Today — January 15, 2026

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Daily Mirror, 1905.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Canadian Savage Folk by John MacLean, 1896.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Wee Wisdom, 1930.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Amrita, 1972.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Junior English In Action 1 by Tressler & Shelmadine, 1937.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
"Lots of black things."  From Do This Do That Wookbook by Thorn & Irwin, 1977.
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Strange Dreams (permalink)
From Puck's Broom by E. Gordon Browne and illustrated by Kathleen I. Nixon, 1923.
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Puzzles and Games (permalink)
From The Duluth Evening Herald, 1905.  
Answer: "The child sits by the window watching the cat climb a tree." (The eye is an I, the tea is a T, the bee is a B, and the branch is a "limb"). (The answer is in black text on the black background. Highlight it to view.)
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From the 1902 Ole Miss yearbook.
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Old News (permalink)
"Is your child backward?"  From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1949.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Human Culture, 1903.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
"A nurse in the making."  From Baylor University's 1919 yearbook.
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The Right Word (permalink)
From Sandhya, Songs of Twilight by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, 1917.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
The well house, from Indiana University's 1935 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Children's Newspaper, 1924.
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Your Ship Will Come In (permalink)
From the U.S. Naval Academy's 1901 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From We Can Read Surprises by Gerrard & McInnes, 1965.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
"Who is the man with the flying saucer in his hand?"  From Campbell University's 1968 yearbook.
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