From Our Abecedarian Blog . . .

Today — August 9, 2026
	Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "Ha!  The hour I've waited for!  Alone with the matches at last!"  From Daily Mirror, 1916.   Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Hobbies Weekly, 1895. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Wee Wisdom, 1936. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

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 . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From the Duluth Herald, 1919.   Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "1500 children wanting letters.  Who will write to France?"  From The Children's Newspaper, 1924. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink) How to develop "wonderment consciousness" so as to appreciate modern art.  From Purple Parrot, 1938. 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 KPFK Folio, 1968. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Ohio University's 1949 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

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 All About Kisses by Damocles and illustrated by Halbott Brown (Phiz), 1876. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

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

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Billy Bunny and His Friends by David Cory, 1917. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Magic Music by Fannie R. Buchanan and illustrated by Roby Ann Nelson, 1931. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts' 1905 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Curriculum Foundation Series: Number Stories, Book 1, 1941. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From the United States Naval Academy's 1917 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From English Fairy Tales by Flora Annie Steel and illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1918. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Natural History of Aquatic Insects by L. C. Miall 1895. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .