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  1. Headache? Shirley it must be your Temples: When you read a magazine in the 1930's there was no end of "Send a pe... bit.ly/Mnqy6G
  2. Can you pass the Mental Nuts test?: This little book measuring 5" x 3" was appealing to me both for the graphics... bit.ly/K6v5JK
  3. This Mae Not Be The West I Can Do: Among the items you can find in a scrapbook are Autographs. I have never been... bit.ly/KcQxeI
  4. Playground Graveyard...take me there: No, this isn't a tease for the new Stephen King novel, but now that I thin... bit.ly/KbQhPV
  5. Urban Archeologist: Brimfield, Mass(ive) Antique Show - Brookfield, CT Patch brookfield.patch.com/articles/urban…
  6. Guess The Gadget: One good turn...: Is it really a gadget if it has no moving parts? Or is it a doohickey, a wha... bit.ly/J3GWbO
  7. Urban Archeologist: Finding Natives of Early and Modern New England - Bethel, CT Patch bethel.patch.com/articles/urban…
  8. Sexy Rocket City...Your Pad? or Mine? In 3..2..1: There were likely hundreds of these dotting the Florida landsc... bit.ly/KyD1n8
  9. 1854: The Indian Races of New England: I often don't know what to do when I find a really old book. Their value ... bit.ly/KRW6mR
  10. In case of Favus, Dropsy, or Excessive Drunkeness...Read this: I promised a 2nd post on the books I found recent... bit.ly/JxZPCT
  11. Nose Bleeds: Nature's Cure for Headaches!: I had a wonderful time on vacation, though my blog ranking may have s... bit.ly/IMGi10
  12. All your 1922 Shopping needs...right here: Sear & Roebuck? Bah!  Monkey Ward? Ha!  In 1922, there was no more co... bit.ly/I7VYKK
  13. Innocence Lost...Suspicion...found: Once upon a time you could look at this cover and immediately see the gag. B... bit.ly/IDBIDp
  14. Urban Archeologist: Before Twitter it was Called Sending a Post Card - Brookfield, CT Patch brookfield.patch.com/articles/urban…
  15. Connecticut Post Cards as Historical Records: I don't collect post cards but I sure do like to look at them. The... bit.ly/HWFuYL
  16. Happy 85th Birthday Grauman's Chinese Theatre: This is another of the random coincidences that occurs and must b... bit.ly/HEUJGn
  17. Urban Archeologist: Lovers Leap Park — Then and Now - Danbury, CT Patch danbury.patch.com/articles/urban…
  18. Rural Connecticut - Lover's Leap and more!:  If you have never been...the actual "leap" is the rocky out-croppi... bit.ly/HhZepc
  19. The '51 is Ford Tough!: A nice piece of Automotive ephemera. I would have posted this sooner but it literally fo... bit.ly/HibanI
  20. Rubber down and throw a net over her! Constricting Clothes of the early 20th Century: I admit I find some pretty... bit.ly/xBi48S