Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 14, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Surrealism, Dance
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 27, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Cryptozoology, Eccentrics
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 23, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, 1960s
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 20, 2019 -
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Category: Columnists: Advice, Gossip, Etc, Eccentrics, Horror, Parody
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 14, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures, Antiques, Anachronisms and Throwbacks, Authorities and Experts, Eccentrics, Conspiracy Theories and Theorists, Curmudgeons and Contrarianism, Science, 1970s
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 28, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Technology, Television, Outsider Art, Twentieth Century
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 21, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Eccentrics, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
"Stack it high and sell it cheap" was Doc Webb's motto. Over the years, he built his empire from a small drug store at Ninth Street and Second Avenue, opened in 1925, to a sprawling bazaar of 77 stores, covering seven city blocks. Webb was as much a national legend as his stores. The unorthodox, merchandising medicine man always had a gimmick to lure thousands of customers through the doors. At ten cents a dance, no wonder the Dancing Chicken generated excitement at Webb's City in this 1975 photo. He sold dollar bills for 89 cents and bought them back the next day for $1.35. He offered three-cent breakfasts, brought in animals that performed at the drop of a coin and mermaids who "talked." He made other merchants mad because he sold his wares below the suppliers' suggested prices.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 20, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Freebies, Come-ons and Loss Leaders, Eccentrics, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 09, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Music, Twentieth Century
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 08, 2019 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Eccentrics, Food, Regionalism, United Kingdom
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