Will. B. Dorman's original red cross bitters

 

• Patent medicine label showing crusader in armor.
• New England Lith. Co.
• c1870.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/92504677/
  

White Bean Soup 2026

 

Three cans Navy beans, drained. Two chicken thighs. One can diced tomato. One can Rotel tomato. One big onion. Two stalks celery. Two cloves garlic. Two boxes chicken broth. Thyme, bay leaf, cumin, cayenne. Simmer one to one and a half hours. Freezes well. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_bean

Black-Eyed Pea Soup 2026

 

Three cans peas, drained. Two pork chops. One big onion. Two stalks celery. Two cloves garlic. One can diced tomato, one can Rotel tomato. 2 boxes chicken broth. Thyme, bay leaf, cayenne. Simmer one to one and half hours. Freezes well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_pea

Mid-Iowa Motel sign, Route 6, Newton, Iowa

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1980.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017703585/

The Bubble Gum Wars

 

Late 70s, early 80s. Bubble Yum vs. Bubblicious vs. Hubba Bubba. This was very much a thing in my middle school in the 80s.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/g5j4sj/does_anyone_remember_the_bubble_gum_wars_of_the/

https://www.retrojunk.com/a/28K_vXvCE7/the-bubble-gum-wars

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/bubblicious-gum-commercial-1980.html

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/1983-bubble-yum-commercial.html 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2024/04/hubba-bubba-bubble-gum-commercial-1979.html

commercial KABOOM cereal (1969)

 

https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=211

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaboom_(breakfast_cereal)

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

 

Directed by Norman Jewison. Free with ads on Youtube. Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld. Philip H. Lathrop cinematography. I also have this vintage paperback.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cincinnati_Kid

https://www.tcm.com/articles/31503/the-cincinnati-kid 

https://twentyfourframes.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/the-cincinnati-kid-1965-norman-jewison/

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-cincinnati-kid-richard-jessup.html 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/philip-h-lathrop-cinematographer.html

Lincolnville Motel sign, Burlington, Iowa

 

• Margolies, John, photographer
• 1988.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017702375/
  

Schlitz - 8oz.(variant)

 

Short version of the 8oz. Schlitz.

The Dennis [Hotel], Atlantic City

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1901.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016808786/
  

Schlitz Beer commercial (1969)

 

McLean Stevenson. 

Meatloaf 2026

 

This one with jalapeno ketchup. Joy of Cooking recipe plus Creole mustard, Sriracha, red pepper flakes. Topping is ketchup, Sriracha, Creole mustard.

King Cake 2026

 

Rouses plain $12. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake 

Interior - The Kinley Dep't. Store, Upper Sandusky, Ohio

 

• Photograph shows interior of department store: (display cases, post cards, dishware, glassware, pitchers, packages, etc.).
• Kinley, Harry E. (Harry Evan), 1882-1969, photographer
• ca. 1910.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2012645660/
  

Old Friends

 

1984 ABC. Failed pilot. Christopher Lloyd, Jennifer Salt, John Randolph.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315629/

McClain's Law

 

1981-82 NBC. James Arness, Marshall Colt, George DiCenzo, Carl Franklin, Conchata Ferrell. 16 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClain%27s_Law

Bless This House

 

1995-96 CBS. Andrew Dice Clay, Cathy Moriarty. 16 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bless_This_House_(American_TV_series)

Babes

 

1990-91 Fox. Wendie Jo Sperber, Susan Peretz, Lesley Boone. 22 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babes_(TV_series) 

Lottery!

 

1983-84 ABC. Ben Murphy, Marshall Colt. 17 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery!

Carolina Fertilizer

 

• Advertisement showing prehistoric monsters.
• c1869.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701470/