This retirement guide was published before my time, but some of it probably still applies. These other ads, I don't know... These days you can...
Category: Ephemera
It’s time for the fair! Almost!
Just a few weeks until the state fair, I need to find a suit to wear! At least that was the thing in 1953. Can you imagine? All these men out...
Found buried treasure in my filing cabinet!
I found a batch of these novelty "Comic Cards" from probably the 1950's? when I was rooting around in one of my filing cabinets. In this...
Be aware of your surroundings
Sally and bill, going on a nice stroll in the hills... Love is in the air! BUT WAIT! Who is behind you? Sally's ex boyfriend, Dutch! He's...
The Night Raiders
That guy hauling cheese is going to get a hernia.
People need to get jiggy with it, or whatever
I saw this old reference to the population in 1950- 150 million Americans in 1950. I figured it must be at least triple that now... But no!...
The Bricklayer’s Excuse- True story?
Fans of novelty music have all heard "The Bricklayer's Song", I have always thought of it as mere clever lyrics, so imagine my surprise...
The Future is now, sort of.
Television "screens" will hang on the walls. An electric heat pump will use outside air to cool your house in summer, heat it in winter. Also, Your...
She’s dangerous!
Teresa got an old photo album at the Goodwill for some project, and there were several pictures of this badass left in there.
Read the fine print!
It specifically excludes farming equipment, reapers, mowers, wagons, buggies, and the like. Animals are out also; Horses, mules, and colts, cattle,...