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Today — May 17, 2026

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Magic and Make-believe, edited by John McInnes, 1962.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
Swallows.  From Outdoor Visits by Patch & Howe and illustrated by George Richards, 1935.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Daily Mirror1915.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Hobbies Weekly, 1935.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Surprises, edited by McInnes, Belfry, Collins, Gerrard & Ryckman and illustrated by Smith & Bagshaw, 1960.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Wee Wisdom, 1921.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Children's Newspaper, 1925.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Elson-Gray Basic Readers, Book One, 1937.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
Today's triple ouroboros is discussed in The Bestiary of Christ by Louis Charbonneau-Lassay, 1940.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
"Costumes of the water nymphs."  From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1898.
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Old News (permalink)
"Ritz-style dinner makes a man fight better!"  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1956.
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Strange Dreams (permalink)
From Motion Picture Classic, 1928.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
"It's part of being twenty-one.  Each room still has four walls, but it's part of being twenty-one."  From Michigan State University's 1969 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Moving Picture World, 1920.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From 73 Magazine, 1966.
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Old News (permalink)
"Hell was never like this."  From Ohio University's 1950 yearbook.
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Colorful Allusions (permalink)
"3 colors to choose from: black, white, & neon."  From The Romulus News, 1991.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Applied Drawing by Harold Haven Brown, 1928.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Beacon Introductory Second Reader, Animal Folk Tales by James Fassett and illustrated by Charles Copeland, 1912.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Jumble Book by David Cory, 1920.
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