Holidays
Living Fireworks
Asbestos suits filled with fireworks.Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!
Popular Science Monthly - May 1926
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 04, 2023 -
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Category: Fireworks and Pyrotechnics, Holidays
Happy Fourth of July 2023!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 04, 2023 -
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Category: Games, Holidays, North America
Happy Memorial Day 2023!
WHAT are you going to do on Decoration day? Where are you going? To the ball game? Fishing? Are you going to play tennis or go on a long excursion to spend the day away from home? Do you want to go to the park and sail your boat on the little lake? Will you tie a flag to your handlebars and take a ride on your bicycle with your friend Tom? Or are you one of the many who understand that the day is set apart in memory of gallant heroes and is a holiday in their honor? Will you take your place with the many on the line of march in respect to the few remaining heroes who will parade before you? Are you one of those who will look to the wants and comforts of the feeble, who need your protection? Help make the day memorial. With a brush or bit of cotton wound on a toothpick and plain water, paint between the lines; the decoration will then appear in appropriate color. EDITOR'S NOTE.—Read the pages of the entire book before painting or making the cut-outs. Rinse the brush often to prevent colors running together.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 29, 2023 -
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Category: Holidays, Armed Forces, Twentieth Century
National Use-Up-Your-Leftovers-In-A-Jell-O-Salad Week
This ad ran in the May 11, 1959 issue of Life magazine. So assuming that it's the week of May 11 as you read this (which it is as I post it), then I'm sure you'll want to celebrate the week by tossing whatever leftovers you might have (half a burrito, a few slices of pizza) into some jello and serving it up for dinner.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 12, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Jello, Holidays, Advertising, 1950s
Exploding Easter Eggs
Happy Easter!
Sioux City Journal - Mar 28, 1983
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 09, 2023 -
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Category: Explosives, Holidays, Easter, Eggs, 1980s
Happy New Year’s Day 2023!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 01, 2023 -
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Category: Dinners, Banquets, Parties, Tributes, Roasts and Other Celebrations, Holidays, 1960s
Merry Christmas 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 25, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Headgear
The Cherry Tree Carol
This song establishes that the folklore about pregnant women demanding weird foodstuffs--pickles with ice cream, for instance--goes way back. Also, it has Embryo Jesus speaking from the womb.The Cherry Tree Carol is a bit darker than most Christmas related songs. It is identified as a Kentucky mountain ballad on the record. In fact it is a much older song from the early 15th century. The song is quite lovely and presents an unusual variation on the story of Mary and Joseph.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 07, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Holidays, Music, Religion, Pregnancy
Happy Thanksgiving 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 24, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Food, Holidays, 1900s, Cars
Sun Ra Cover Art Book
Looks like a great Xmas present for WU-vies.Here's the publisher's page, with the Amazon link below.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 01, 2022 -
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Category: Art, Eccentrics, Holidays, Music, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, Books
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