admin- November 26, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor Whether hung on a door, a wall, or in a window, these bright-colored decorations were a holiday staple for several decades. Proudly made in the U.S.A.…
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- history
- September 11, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor Ruler fight? Touché! Many school supplies inside the grade school desk provided options for the creative-minded student. When a teacher wasn’t looking, that bottle of glue could…
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- Art
- art class
- September 4, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor When the “father of the American Christmas card” needed art supplies for his young daughter, he launched a campaign to bring art instruction to all American school…
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- history
- kansas city
- August 28, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor Cool tools for school – useful for math and art classes too. The protractor was first used by mariners to create or read maps and navigational charts…
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- General Box
- Ginter Box Co.
- August 21, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor Can you fit all your school supplies inside a cigar box? Elementary school students in the 1960’s often used empty cigar boxes to corral the array of…
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- cats
- Garfield
- August 14, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor Head back-to-school with the cartoon cat “that even cat-haters can love.” As created by cartoonist Jim Davis, Garfield first appeared in newspaper comic sections June 19, 1978…
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- Anthony’s Restaurant & Lounge
- cigarette packs
- July 31, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor Vending machines make the sale of anything possible: anywhere, anytime. Nearly any cafe, filling station, souvenir shop or tavern once offered cigarette packs for the convenience of…
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- moon landing
- space
- July 24, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor It was “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” when Apollo 11 landed on the moon — and a grand opportunity to create all…
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- history
- Lady bird
- July 17, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor During a road trip along the then-developing Interstate Highway System, our nation’s 36th First Lady was appalled at the number of billboards and junk yards that were…
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- Clean bathroom sign
- history
- July 10, 2024
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Dorri Partain Managing Editor A sign perhaps more welcoming than an actual “Welcome” Sign. Early highway travelers had their work cut out for them when seeking any amenities we take for…
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