March 28, 2024
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The American Civil War (1861-1865) remains the most talked about era in our history. Monuments to that war’s heroes are still part of the conversation.
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The only zoologist I know calls critters like the ostrich The Creator’s Experiments; He just wanted to see if they would work. The accounts in Genesis tell us the birds were made on day five. Since day five is a little late in the creation week maybe “experiments” is a little harsh.
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Chrome cards like these, that help us remember life in the 1950s and 1960s, are fast becoming difficult to find. Oh, how soon we forget! Pretty soon they’ll be as scarce as the cards from previous decades — and almost as scarce as the products they advertised.
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A rug gallery in Paris sells the dust from its valuable carpets? Here’s the story.
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In today’s world, sports heroes are several and varied. Sixty-plus years ago, when Stan Musial played baseball, he too, was a hero to many fans for many reasons. He was admired not only for his ability with a bat and ball but for his character in playing America’s favorite pastime sport – Major League Baseball.
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Late nineteenth century America was a wild place and it took men like Paladin to tame it. In the 1950s CBS television told his story every Saturday night at 9:30.
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Many postcard collectors have serious collections. They’re interested in preserving home town history, amassing and cataloging every postcard printed by a particular publisher or studying the changes in technology over time. But sometimes, postcards are just plain fun!
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We all know that view folders are the step-children of the Postcard King and Queen. Folders will never receive the Card of the Year Award. Why do folders get so little respect? Many collectors express varied ideas, but a reasonable answer is, no one knows. If there is anyone who has a better notion, he…
Selling tobacco with a symbol (the tobacco-store indian statue) or a slogan (“I’d rather fight than switch”) has a long and storied history. But “I’d rather fight than switch” wasn’t original with the old Taryton brand. Here’s the story.