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Rag Doll Paper Dolls
Here are two rag doll, Rags and Tags, paper dolls that you can print off and cut out. They were published in The Washington Times,…
Homey Hints From 1912
Back in the day, you had to do nearly everything yourself, from spiffing up your leather gloves to making your own seat cushions. Newspapers would…
How to Make an Old Fashioned Ice Box
Before refrigerators and freezers, there was the ice box. You could buy an ice box or, if you were crafty, you could make a small…
Mother Training in Early 1900s
This actually doesn’t sound like a bad idea. They used to teach this stuff, or some of it, in home economics class, but that class…
Old Method For Getting Fruit Stains Out Of Tablecloths
Here is a method for getting fruit juice stains out of tablecloths that was published in The Day Book newspaper on September 29, 1913. I…
Paper Doll Cutouts From 1922
Many adults have happy memories of cutting out paper dolls to play with. They can keep a child busy for hours. These two paper dolls…
Jack Horner Paper Puzzle
Can you put Jack Horner, sitting in the corner, back together again? This newspaper cutout puzzle was published in the Evening Star, May 30, 1909….
Old Method For Making A Homemade Water Filter
Survivalists and preppers have some amazing ways to filter water so that it is clean. Back in the early 1900s, though, the methods were far…
Chick And Rabbit Topsy Turvy Paper Cutouts
The chick and rabbit topsy turvy turnover comes from a time when newspapers would regularly publish a page or two just for the kids. This…
Strange Things You Didn’t Know About the Luck of a Rabbit’s Foot
While growing up, small shops everywhere in the United States had a bin or two of rabbit’s feet for sale. There were the “natural” rabbit’s…
