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1906 – Egg-O-See Cereal Ad

Published on March 4, 2021

Posted in: Food

Egg-O-See Cereal Ad, Saturday Evening Post, June 2, 1906, page 32.

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1906 BVD Underwear Ad

Published on March 4, 2021

Posted in: Fashion & Clothing

BVD Underwear Ad, Saturday Evening Post, June 2, 1906, page 19.

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1906 Buster Brown Shoes Ad

Published on March 3, 2021

Posted in: Fashion & Clothing

Vintage ad for Buster Brown Shoes that appeared in the August 3, 1906 issue of the Falls City Tribune.

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1906 Craig’s Heroin Compound Ad

Published on March 3, 2021

Posted in: Medical

Vintage ad for Craig's Heroin Compound Advertisement appeared on page 1 of the May 1, 1906 issue of the Stanford Interior Journal.

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Mummies Found in Attic

Published on May 23, 2020

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

In 1906, workmen in New York City discovered two boxes with mummified humans inside.

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Tells Amazing Tale of Mars

Published on December 1, 2019

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

On August 13, 1906, Sackville G. Leyson told of how his spirit was able to travel to Mars and back in 40 minutes while his body lay still.

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3-Year Sentence for Stealing a Penny

Published on June 10, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1906, Michael Petite was sentenced to 3 years in the reformatory for stealing a penny.

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