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Posted in Ephemera

A Gallery of Vintage Beistle Halloween Decorations, Part 3

Chris Holmes
posted on October 5, 2015January 17, 2017
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The third photo gallery featuring an assortment of classic, vintage Beistle Halloween decorations. Cats, moons, and scarecrows oh

Posted in Ephemera

A Trio of Fantastic Western Union Father’s Day Telegram Designs

Chris Holmes
posted on June 9, 2014May 19, 2014
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Here are three pieces of vintage Father's Day ephemera, in the form of lovely Western Union Father's Day telegram template

Posted in Auction Finds, Ephemera

A Pair of Suffragette Valentine’s Day Cards

Chris Holmes
posted on January 31, 2014January 17, 2014
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A pair of vintage Valentine's Day cards that paint the Women's Suffrage movement in two different

The Lions celebrated a Thanksgiving victory in 1999.

Posted in Football Friday, Sports

Football Friday: Thanksgiving’s Best NFL Teams

Chris Holmes
posted on November 27, 2013November 27, 2013
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Here's a look at the most successful NFL teams on Thanksgiving Day, a football tradition since

Lexus "December to Remember" message - Suck It, Poor People!

Posted in Advertising

Congrats to Lexus on the Most Obnoxious Holiday Commercials of All-Time

Chris Holmes
posted on November 21, 2013November 21, 2013
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Lexus, a perennial contender for the most annoying holiday commercials of the year, has roared back to the top of my Most Hated Christmas Commercial list in 2011 for all-time after being

Posted in Rants

Thanksgiving, the Incredible Shrinking Holiday

Chris Holmes
posted on November 8, 2013November 7, 2013
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Something sinister is killing Thanksgiving, one year at a time. It's called Christmas

Posted in Blogstuff

The Countdown to Halloween 2013 Has Begun!

Chris Holmes
posted on October 1, 2013October 1, 2013
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To mark the beginning of this year’s Halloween season, I’ve signed up to become a Cryptkeeper for the 2013 Countdown to

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66 Days Until Halloween!

Chris Holmes
posted on August 26, 2013
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I bring this up for no reason in particular, but we only have 66 days until Halloween 2013 is upon us. I will likely be participating in the Countdown to Halloween again this year (assuming there is

Honor the brave Memorial Day, May 30, 1917.

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Memorial Day Poster, 1917

Chris Holmes
posted on May 27, 2013May 26, 2013
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This 1917 Memorial Day poster serves as a remembrance of those brave soldiers who laid down their lives in wartime, as well as those wars yet to

A Gallery of Vintage Beistle Halloween Decorations, Part 3

A Trio of Fantastic Western Union Father’s Day Telegram Designs

A Pair of Suffragette Valentine’s Day Cards

Football Friday: Thanksgiving’s Best NFL Teams

Congrats to Lexus on the Most Obnoxious Holiday Commercials of All-Time

Thanksgiving, the Incredible Shrinking Holiday

The Countdown to Halloween 2013 Has Begun!

66 Days Until Halloween!

Memorial Day Poster, 1917

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