From Our Abecedarian Blog . . .

Today — August 31, 2026
	I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink) Stills from Grave Mood Rings, courtesy of Dare-g on Tumblr. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Archive, 1933. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Live Dolls in Wonderland by Josephine Scribner Gates and illustrated by Virginia Keep, 1912. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Drawing Made Easy by Edwin George Lutz, 1921. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Kitty and Her Kits by Frances Crompton et al. and illustrated by Harriet Bennett et al., 1895. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "A poor fellow with both feet in the grave is not the best authority on the fit of silk stockings."  From Mr. Punch's Pocket Ibsen by F. Anstey, 1803. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Separated at Birth? (permalink) Our custom widget that checks for duplicated images suggested this unlikely pairing.  Click each image for its source. . . . read more from Separated at Birth? . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "A family doctor an' his whiskers."  From Abe Martin's Primer by Kin Hubbard, 1914. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Rosicrvcian Symbology by George Winslow Plummer, 1916. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Going-To-The-Sun by Vachel Lindsay, 1923. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Chatterbox, 1894. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "Well done, Mr. Nobody."  From The Children's Newspaper, 1931. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) "We are your guides to knowledge."  From Rush Medical College's 1895 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Old News (permalink) "Insanity, vices, and troubles are catching."  From The New York Magazine of Mysteries, 1901. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Kansas State University's 1980 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Wonderful Bed by Gertrude Knevels and illustrated by Emily Hall Chamberlin, 1912. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) "What strange predicaments do we find ourselves in?"  From Wittenberg College's 1927 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) That feeling when your markings are too wide.  From Our Cats and All About Them by Harrison Weir, 1889. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) "If I'm not careful and stand out too much then they might start questioning things later" (Anon.)  From Lebanon Valley College's 1945 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures In Art with Special Reference To Their Use in British Heraldry by John Vinycomb, 1906. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .