"Thou shalt not always wear a cross and ugly look especially in cold weather as the features may become frozen and crack.  Look pleasant occasionally."  From 1907.

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"Good luck seems to follow me."  From 1915.

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The hollow earth, circa 1905.

"How to catch them — in 1908.  Build a large Mouse Trap.  Disguise the front entrance as a palatial mansion: take an empty flour sack, fill with rubbish and print a dollar sign on it.  Hang on for bait.  Scatter a few loose coins about the entrance for effect and await results."

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The Harpies of ancient Greece presumably welcomed the evolution of the Uncle Sam-headed turkey.  (Date uncertain.)

Whispers of "home produce."  From c. 1905.

"It takes turkeys a while to catch on in life" (Michael Zitz, "Wild over Turkey," The Free Lance-Star, 1990).  A postcard from Rockingham County, Virginia, c. 1940.

"May your Thanksgiving never end in dreams like these!"

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Here's a precursor to Where's Waldo? / Where's Wally?  The caption reads, "Can you see me in this crowd at Atlantic City, N.J."

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"I am trying so hard to forget you."  Date uncertain.

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"Yes, it is a new world in Miami.  Some would call it a brave new world with a foot firmly placed in the future.  Others, suspicious of rapid change, would call it a frightening and confusing world in a constant state of flux." —Nuestro, 1985

A postcard meant to be sent by a tardy correspondent is here transformed into a nudge from the neglected party.  From 1906.