July 11, 2025
Tag: continental cards
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The Mansfield Bar
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The press said Jayne Mansfield was decapitated when her car rear-ended a semi. It wasn’t true, but a movement arose to put safety bars on the rear of every truck. And they’re called . . .
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June 11, 2020 4 Comments
Shopping for antique books can be therapeutic; it quiets the body, and yet stimulates the mind. Usually. But one hot day in New York, our author experienced something entirely different. It may be said, he was insulted, disrespected and almost robbed, but we’ll let him tell it.