Political Turmoil
Nixon and Spiro Agnew were up for reelection in 1972, and I guess times were good, because they handily defeated George McGovern. People vote with their wallets, in the end.
Don’t doubt the Garage Sale Queen
I thought she was joking that one had tattoos. Why did I doubt her? She dug around, and sure enough, here's one with tattoos.
Tune the UHF channel for your vicinity
Teresa’s maternal grandparents living in Renton, Washington, in 1957. I would bet that this was taken late on a Saturday afternoon, before some kind of lodge meeting. Note the extra…
Milk makes her fart
Here's the 1957 Dairy Princess fixing to enjoy a glass of whatever passed for milk back then, probably some un-homogenized whole milk- Here we drink 1%, that stuff would probably…
How to use a telephone
We were watching an old “telephone manners” instructional video on Youtube, and I mentioned to Teresa the little booklet we got in like second grade when a genial fellow from…
Steam Donkey and antique poop
I was walking Cody this morning, and explored a part of Jennings Park I had never been to. It requires passing near the playground, and I am always concerned that…
It’s human nature to slack off
It’s 1935- The depression is barely over, not over for a lot of people, yet this yarn wench chooses to slack off her work, and get cigarette stench all over…
Lamp chimney cleaning beats protesting.
This 1951 newspaper comic panel appealed to the households who were still waiting for electricity, I guess. Although I wonder if they had the extra cash to subscribe then. They…
Squirrel Hollow or bust, that guy is a nut.
Actually the guy in the fake Uncle Sam get-up works for a competing railroad, and either way, this train is going to roll with at least seven empty seats. How…
Look that up in your Funk and Wagnall’s.
A hundred years ago, this is how you googled. The lady pictured here seems to be seeking the answer to the problem of birds nesting in her hair. She might…