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Today — February 6, 2026

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From the Daily Mirror, 1904.
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Go Out in a Blaze of Glory (permalink)
The Funny Music Project debuts our musical collaboration with Dr. Sarcofiguy and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.  Members of our fan club can hear the super-rare, never-to-be-released demo version with Viscount Vitchm'call on the vocals.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by W. H. Walker, 1907.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1908.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From St. Nicholas Songs, 1885.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From Foundations for Living by Fern Silver & Mildred Graves Ryan, 1943.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From St. Nicholas, 1891.
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Staring at the Sun (permalink)
From Together, 1966.
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Old News (permalink)
From The Sun Is My Undoing by Marguerite Steen, 1941. 
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
Saint Patrick.  From Santa Clara College's 1929 yearbook. 
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Separated at Birth? (permalink)
Our custom widget that checks for duplicated images suggested this unlikely pairing.  Click each image for its source.
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Images Moving Through Time (permalink)
INSTRUCTIONS: Click to shift to the title page. From A Lone Star Cowboy by Charles Siringo, 1919.

From A Lone Star Cowboy by Charles Siringo, 1919
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
Memories of college.  From Barnard College's 1947 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
"The king of the deer tribe."  From Chatterbox, 1896.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Oberlin College's 1948 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The Real Fairy Folk by Louise Jamison and illustrated by James M. Gleeson, 1912.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
From Birmingham-Southern College's 1919 yearbook.
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Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink)
From The New Friendly Village by Mabel O'Donnell and illustrated by Florence and Margaret Hoopes, 1948.
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Yearbook Weirdness (permalink)
A trail of blood and bobcat pawprints on the title page of Ohio University's 1931 yearbook.
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I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought (permalink)
"I'm just thinking about something."  From Dark Shadows episode 789.
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