From Our Abecedarian Blog . . .

Today — February 8, 2026
	Precursors (permalink) Today, there's a war on plastic bags, but back in 1917, doing without paper bags was the issue.  From the Daily Mirror, 1917. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Precursors . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Wee Wisdom, 1953. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Alexandra Readers First Reader by McIntyre & Saul, 1908. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Hobbies Weekly, 1950. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Travels of Puss-in-Boots, Jr. by David Cory, 1918. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "The magic knot."  From Tales From Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger and illustrated by Paul Honoré, 1924. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) The peanut spider.  From What a Girl Can Make and Do by Lina Beard and Adelia B. Beard, 1906. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Recreations for Girls by Lina and Adelia Beard, 1906. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) There are days when a jeweled amulet seems like just the thing.  From Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna Handbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "More good than evil.  Every man has 'two natures struggling within him.'"  From The Duluth Evening Herald, 1915. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

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) From Chatterbox, 1907. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

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

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) The apple witch, from Indoor and Outdoor Handicraft and Recreation for Girls by Lina & Adelia Beard, 1904. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) A rare five-antlered species.  From Mars Hill College's 1937 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "These pests carry death!"  From The Bombay Chronicle, 1947. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From College of the Holy Cross' 1910 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From our review of Hades Speaks! A Guide To the Underworld By the Greek God of the Dead, by Vicky Alvear Shecter and illustrated by J. E. Larson, in which we hail the illustrations for bringing the underworld to life (as it were). Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

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

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Marionettes by Edith Flack Ackley and illustrated by Marjorie Flack, 1929. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .