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Today — July 16, 2026
	Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Magic and Make-believe, edited by John McInnes, 1962. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Neither Saint- Nor Sophist-Led (permalink) From the Daily Mirror, 1905. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Neither Saint- Nor Sophist-Led . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) 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 Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards by Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer, 1912. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) Here's today's elf stretched by mice.  From The Owl King and Other Fairy Stories by Herbert Escott Inman and illustrated by E. A. Mason, 1898. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Where Our Ways of Living Come From by Howard Wilson, 1940. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "Fortune tellers are in trouble."  From The Duluth Herald, 1912. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Egypt of the Past by Erasmus Wilson, 1882. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From St. Nicholas, 1891. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, 1889. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Swarthmore College's 1916 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Indiana University's 1896 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Reptiles and Amphibians by Feberal Writers' Project, 1939. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From American University's 1935 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) It's always that way -- you try to point out a shooting star, but the other person doesn't see it in time.  From The Signet of King Solomon by Augustus Arnold, 1868. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Duke University's 1925 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) An illustration by Raymond Perry for The Circle, 1910. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Pennsylvania College for Women's 1946 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Grimm's Fairy Tales, translated by Margaret Hunt and illustrated by John Gruelle, 1914. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Washington College's 1935 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .