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Friday, February 26, 2016

Sawdust Men

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We have all been recipients of a certain type of e-mail, usually from someone claiming to be the heir to a sizable fortune or the representa...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Antarctica in My Mind

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Ike Taylor In 1955, Dr. Isaac “Ike” Taylor, a then professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, husband...
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Friday, February 19, 2016

Light and Shadows in the Thirties

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The boys sit in rows, their knobby knees emerging from beneath their shorts as they wait further instructions. This photograph from the 1930...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

The Comic History of England

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Whoever said history is a serious subject is a liar. Or, at least, that's probably what Gilbert à Beckett thought. He was the author of ...
Friday, February 12, 2016

How the Grinch Stole Carnival

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In 1981, Dartmouth paid homage to one of its favorite alums with the Winter Carnival theme “Hanover Hears a Who.” It’s not the only time we’...
Friday, February 5, 2016

You Got a Perty Binding

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"Vellucent" binding was invented by Cedric Chivers around the turn of the 20th century. It was touted as the best thing in the boo...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Spratt's Patent Cod Liver Oil Dog Cakes

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Yummy! This advertisement for Spratt's Patent Cod Liver Oil Dog Cakes appears in one of the coolest items in our extensive Stefansson po...
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