May no mustaches haunt your dreams tonight.  From The Gates of the Future Thrown Open by Carlotta de Barsy, 1899.

Instantaneous surprise.  From Hypnotism by Laura Ensor, 1891.

"The monkeys admired it greatly."  From King Longbeard, Or Annals of the Golden Dreamland by Barrington MacGregor and illustrated by Charles Robinson, 1897.

Meanwhile, in the Amen Corner ... From Asheville-Buncombe Technical's 1974 yearbook.

Reblog if you would be surrounded by cats and owls.  From Nebelspalter, 1919.

Not only does The Book That Casts No Reflection cast no reflection, but it sports a dapper mustache!  It's by magician/inventor Gregg Webb, author of the out-of-print Book That Doesn't Exist.  Not only do we admire Mr. Webb's book titles, but he hand-letters and profusely illustrates his works (even those that do not exist or no longer don't exist).

From Artistes et Bourgeois/ Vingt-Quatre Compositions by Henri Gustave Jossot, 1894.

The barber is standing behind his client, but at first glance we thought the barber had a giant face on the back of his coat.  From Augustana's 1918 yearbook.

"The whichness of the what and abstract ain'tness of the not, and the correctness of the is."  From Sprigs of Poetry by Norris Clarion Sprigg, 1907.  Pictured is Sprigg's actual ghost.  For proof, see our explanation of this extraordinary project.

Two quick things. 

1. Proof that advertising works?  The figure from American's 1985 yearbook (pictured top) seems to be emulating the newspaper ad (pictured bottom).  However, he didn't get the brand with "tips," perhaps worried that, contrary to the promises, even putting just "the tip" into your mouth may trigger questions about one's sexual orientation.

2. Note the bizarre ad copy: "Paused.  Reflected.  Then paused again.  And reflected again.  Then paused.  Then reflected.  Paused once more."  For people who need to inhale expensive smoke in order for their consciousness to blink in and out?  (Sad.)  The story of the ad (spoiler) is that it took him that long to look at his test scores and see that he passed.  We'd say he had already scored when he put the tip in his mouth.  But that's between him and his psychiatrist and is technically none of our business. 

[By the way, Mr. Copy Writer, we noticed the "Graham Watt" wordplay.  How many grams of nicotine are lit up like units of watt power?  Not bad.]

From Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia's 1932 yearbook.

"Every thought an evil one."  From the University of the South's 1933 yearbook.

Transparency is one of the first things we look for in a ghost. From Emerson's 1972 yearbook.

From American University's 1953 yearbook.

Whiskers on horses.  From The Judge, 1901.

"Winter cold brings beards and mustaches to faces": a headline from Soutiana, 1977.