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Today — August 2, 2026
	Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Russian Fairy Tales from the Russian of Polevoi by R. Nisbet Bain and illustrated by Noel L. Nisbet, 1900. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) Here's today's giant coconut containing a milk cow.  From Daily Mirror, 1916.   Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) Blowing a flame toward oneself is only as fun as one makes it.  From Science Experiences with Home Equipment by Carleton John Lynde, 1938.  Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Outdoor Book by Zoe Meyer and illustrated by Clara E. Atwood, 1928. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Jack and the Beanstalk and Other Tales by Mara L. Pratt-Chadwick, 1905. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Travel By Air, Land, and Sea by Hanson Hart Webster, 1933. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Real Fairy Folk by Louise Jamison and illustrated by James M. Gleeson, 1912. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "Is a diamond worth a potato?  Picking them up for nothing."  From The Children's Newspaper, 1928. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Ghost Stories, 1931. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) Our own collage, the cat courtesy of Salem College's 1914 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Saint Joseph's College's 1964 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Heavens by Amedée Guillemin, 1867. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Hearts and Masks by Harold MacGrath and illustrated by Harrison Fisher, 1905. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) Today's glowering on outdoor furniture is from the University of Chicago's 1899 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Old and New Japan by Clive Holland, 1907. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Broome Community College's 1986 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Elfie's Visit to Cloudland and the Moon by Frances Austen, 1891. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Ohio University's 1910 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) Today's hand emerging from a pile of books is from Bonstonofavitch by Thomas Carlisle and illustrated by Kathleen McKie, 1974. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Phonic Primer, 1918. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .