From Our Abecedarian Blog . . .

Today — July 27, 2026
	Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Meadow Folk's Story Hour by Prudence Gruelle and illustrated by Nell Hatt, 1921. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Puzzles and Games (permalink) From Wee Wisdom, 1932. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Puzzles and Games . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Daily Mirror, 1915. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Drawing Made Easy by Edwin George Lutz, 1921. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "The lime babies in winter jackets."  From Mother Nature's Children by Allen Walton Gould, 1900. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) "The zoo that never was.  The Gazzit.  He has a cap upon his head just where his hairs don't grow; but if he has behind his nose a mouth, I do not know!"  From The Children's Newspaper, 1922. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Life magazine, 1884. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From The Stars in Our Heaven, Myths and Fables by Peter Lum.  Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Our Cats and All About Them by Harrison Weir, 1889. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "Snatched up in the spirit net."  From Fate Magazine, 1957. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

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 Franke Reade Weekly Magazine, 1896.   Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Chatterbox, 1893.   Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Old News (permalink) "Excuse my face."  From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1952. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) Which came first: the water or the swimmer?  Why can't it be both?  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? . . .

Old News (permalink) "Is betting used to it."  From the Duluth Herlad, 1913.   Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Old News . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Kansas State University's 1980 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .

Restoring the Lost Sense (permalink) From Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures In Art with Special Reference To Their Use in British Heraldry by John Vinycomb, 1906. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Restoring the Lost Sense . . .

Yearbook Weirdness (permalink) From Lawrence Institute of Technology's 1957 yearbook. Click to view a larger image . . . read more from Yearbook Weirdness . . .