The good doctor is shown here extolling Cow & Gate’s “Milk Food,” in the “Cow & Gate Happy Family Game.”  The other families — Allsmiles, Carr, Pill, Cowangate, Churn, Cheerful, Dunkley, Giles, Feedus, Nice, and Allwise — also seem to enjoy the company’s line of dairy products. (Posted by Doug Skinner.  Thanks to Angela Alverson.)

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The U.S. Playing Card Company published these “Nation’s Capitol Souvenir Playing Cards” in 1909.  Photos of places of interest were overlaid with pastel tints: blue for hearts, green for diamonds, and pink for spades and clubs.  The Joker was Dupont Circle. The backs are unusually lovely: (Posted by Doug Skinner)

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The “King James Version” of the Bible gives every indication of a garbled text.  Some words are omitted (for example, that curious hapax legomenon, επιουσιος, in the Pater Noster); some words seem to be approximations or guesswork (particularly the names of animals and musical instruments).  Much of it simply makes little sense. We encounter similar […]

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Kilimanjaro Productions published this African-themed deck in 1979.  I like its lush, formal illustrations. (Posted by Doug Skinner)

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Doug Skinner, one of your Ullage Group personalities, will present new picture stories on another edition of “Carousel,” due to be unveiled at Dixon Place on February 16.  More info can be scrutinized at the Dixon Place website. Mr. Skinner will also be performing his inimitable compositions with violist David Gold at Jalopy on March […]

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“Grandfather’s Whiskers,” from John Waddington Ltd. (of Leeds and London) promised “3 games in 1.”  You could match the heads and bodies; you could connect incongruous heads and bodies for “over one thousand humorous figure combinations”; or you could work the “jig-type puzzles” on the backs of the cards. (Posted by Doug Skinner.  Thanks to […]

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the metric fork: ten tines If you feel the need to barf, Hit the sidewalk, not your scarf. tea-flavored coffee a lenticular dollar bill, so Washington can change expression falling awake Since newspapers and napkins are both disposable, why not combine them into one product? Stop watching the stopwatch! to discourage moths, a sweater made […]

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