Children
Follies of the Madmen #601
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 22, 2024 -
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Category: Food, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, Children, 1950s, Native Americans
The Smoking Baby of Trenton
Winfield Doran gained famed as the "smoking baby of Trenton." He started smoking a pipe when he was seven months old. Because his parents were worried about the health effects of this, they eventually persuaded him to smoke cigars instead. But he refused to smoke cigarettes.He died of diptheria when he was four years old.
Canton Independent Sentinel - Aug 14, 1890
Quincy Daily Ledger - Nov 11, 1890
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 11, 2024 -
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Category: Babies and Toddlers, Children, Smoking and Tobacco, Nineteenth Century
Satellite Queen
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 14, 2024 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Children, Space Travel, 1950s
Don’t sit on your kids
I have a feeling that the author didn't intend for the title to sound funny.
Pittsburgh Press - Jan 18, 1985
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 23, 2024 -
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Category: Children, Parents, Books
When Dogs Fly
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 07, 2024 -
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Category: Innocent Bystanders, Passersby, Witnesses and Accidental Victims, Children, Dogs, 1900s
Follies of the Madmen #591
It's hard to remember a time when Lambchop could serve as a role model. Certainly the puppet was abetted by Shari Lewis being so gorgeous.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 04, 2024 -
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Category: Puppets and Automatons, Advertising, Children, Twentieth Century
Rancher Glen, the Christmas Seal Cowboy
I'm a little late with this seasonal entry, but I still hope all WU-vies can follow Rancher Glen's advice for a healthy 2024.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 07, 2024 -
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Category: Health, PSA’s, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Children, Wild West and US Frontier, Twentieth Century
Teddie Rose Vail, Amnesia Due to Folk-Dancing
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 28, 2023 -
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Category: Children, Parents, 1950s, Dance, Mental Health and Insanity
Suffer the Children
Another fine Xmas ditty.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 21, 2023 -
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Category: Holidays, Toys, Children, 1960s, Weapons
Gorey by Grimes
There are other tracks from this album on YouTube, but this cut should give you the general idea.Tammy Grimes on Wikipedia.
Edward Gorey on Wikipedia.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 03, 2023 -
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Category: Death, Literature, Music, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, Children
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