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Oakhill Court
Today we visit another tourist destination via brochure. Â This time it's Oakhill Court cabins and campground in Cassville, Missouri. Â "Ideally located near Roaring River and Table Rock Lake". Â I've...
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What was on TV July 18th through 24th, 1981
This week's TV Guides comes courtesy of 1981 with a cover featuring a trio of B's: B.J., Bear and Blonde. Â I was going to say "Bimbo" but that seemed a bit harsh. Â But seriously, her character's name...
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Clearwater Lake -- An Alien Getaway
This 1950's brochure for Clearwater Lake in Piedmont, Missouri brought back some memories of family trips in the '70's.My dad had a friend who owned some property in Des Arc, Missouri which is about a...
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Uncanny Finds: Pringle's Extra Rippled Potato Chips
Last year, I wrote about this Pringle's can. Â This past weekend, I found a companion piece in this Pringle's Extra Ripped Potato Chips can.This can dates from the 1980's when Pringle's attempted to...
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What was on TV August 1st through 7th, 1981
This week's TV Guide from 1981 features the Pork Diva herself, Miss Piggy. Â What really makes this cover is Kermit relaxing waaaay in the background with his foot dangling in the water. Â Genius.Pay TV...
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Dennison Addressing Labels
Another item I bought simply for the packaging was this box of Addressing Labels made by Dennison, known to Halloween collectors for their "Bogie Books".I guess Ada was known for being Spee-d. Â Not...
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Truetone Restoration
I found this 1941 Truetone radio at a rummage sale a couple weekends back. Â It was pretty rough looking and missing knobs, but it was only $5 and I wanted to save it.I discovered an old Bubble Tape box...
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Right Eating...Keeps You Swingin'
From 1960 comes another pamphlet promoting healthy eating to teenagers, with the promise that swingin' will go hand in hand.From the look on their faces, "Vitamin Talk" can be quite...
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Elvis -- The King Lives On?
Elvis (no last name necessary) passed away 39 years ago today. Â This mug made by Dawn with a copyright date of 1977 shows they were pretty quick to jump on capitalizing his death.The phrase on the mug...
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What was on TV August 11th through 17th, 1979
I'm running behind, as usual, on this week's TV Guide. Â I try to post these during the week they cover (I don't know why I make up these rules), so I'm coming in just under the wire for the week. Â This...
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Only You Part Deux
There's a house on my usual garage sale route that stands out because of the antique cast iron fire call box posts that stand in the driveway. Â I've always assumed a fireman lived there who collected...
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Gnip Gnop
One of the joys of garage saling is when you find that lost piece of your childhood, a forgotten memory of wildly slapping a plastic paddle and watching neon pink and green balls bounce erratically...
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Tomy or not Tomy, That Is The Question...
Actually, there is no question these wind-ups I found recently are made by Tomy.Actually, I found the 2 on the right. Â The one on the left is mine from childhood. There was a period of time when I was...
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Soak Your Feet
This interactive card from Best Western Wyota Inn in Lebanon, Missouri was a recent find.They're no longer open and rightfully so based on the only review found on yelp. "Dirty carpet, not sure when...
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Ernie the Whip
Ernie "The Whip" Bringier was a name unfamiliar to me before I found this record at the "fire sale" a few weeks ago.It lead to me learning other names like Vernon "Doctor Daddy-O" Winslow, George...
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What was on TV September 10th through 16th, 1966 -- Fall Preview Issue
When I was a kid, Labor Day always signaled the end of Summer, despite the calendar's official date. It also heralded a return to school. Â The only compensation for this time of year was of course the...
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J. H. Waldeck Vienna Bakery & Confectionery
The annual Canterbury Manor subdivision sale was this weekend (always the weekend after Labor Day). Â I've been going for at least 15 years and I always find something interesting. This year was no...
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TV Time '79
If I couldn't be watching TV when I was a kid, the next best thing was reading about it. Â I used to buy these books from Scholastic Publications which detailed new and continuing shows as well as...
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Jack and Jill September 1954
I picked up a small library of "Jack and Jill" magazines at an estate sale this past year. I've been meaning to scan some of them and just came across them again. So here's September with some of the...
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What was on TV September 10th through 16th, 1977 - Fall Preview Issue
As I suspected, I have been less than productive in posting these Fall Preview issues. They're quite labor intensive with all the scanning and cropping, but I'll see if I can't get at least one more...
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