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fashion for men

Natty Man

March 11, 2019 Mary Kelly Be Pretty, Guy Stuff 18 comments

Fashion for Men Esquire Magazine 1957 (original copyright) 1966 edition Need to get that retro chic look from the late 1950s? This guide has all the details so you can look your very best. I actually liked looking through this

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Esquire Cartoon Album title page

Cartoon Oldies

January 30, 2019 Holly But it's Historical!, Fine and Not So Fine Arts 2 comments

Esquire Cartoon Album 25th Anniversary Volume Esquire, Inc 1957 Submitter: [Longer submission abridged by Holly.] I’m a cartoon/comic strip history buff.  This means, of course, that I’m always checking out the selection in 741.5 at any Dewey-cataloging library. So I am the

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1001 Decorating ideas

Retro Home Decorating

August 1, 2017 Mary Kelly Home and Garden 11 comments

1001 Decorating Ideas Carter and Bernard, ed. Consolidated Trimming Corp. ~1955 Looking for some decorating help? Look no further! There are so many ideas here (over a thousand!). Turn your home into a showplace!  My personal favorite is the pink

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How to avoid matrimony cover

Dodging the Marriage Bullet

March 10, 2017 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff, Ha Ha Ha?, Life, Death, Love, and Marriage 9 comments

How to Avoid Matrimony Froy 1957 Okay all you rogue males, you don’t want to be trapped by the ladies looking for marriage. This guy has you covered with some interesting advice so you can avoid having the life sucked

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Teen Time Cooking cover

Snag a boyfriend with a meal!

October 26, 2016 Mary Kelly Talkin 'Bout My Generation, You Ate What? 18 comments

Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation Blake 1959 Want to be one of the cool kids? Break out the apron and you can be popular and throw the perfect party with help from this little book. Naturally, Sad Susie is totally unpopular

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Going Steady cover

Friday Fiction – Going Steady

July 10, 2015 Mary Kelly Friday Fiction, Talkin 'Bout My Generation 14 comments

Going Steady Emery 1950 (paperback 1959) Sally is thrilled that she is going steady with super cool Scotty. She is looking forward to a fun summer with Scotty right by her side. Unfortunately, Sally finds the whole “going steady” thing

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how to be attractive to men

How to Be Attractive

February 26, 2015 Holly Be Pretty, Looking Good 24 comments

How to be attractive Bennett 1951, 2d ed., rev. and enl. Submitter: The original edition was from 1948. Our copy does not have the cover shown – the library assistant who discovered this brilliant work (and read it cover to cover)

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Creative Hamburger Cookery

Magical Burger Balls

August 7, 2014 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 7 comments

Creative Hamburger Cookery DeGouy 1951 Clearly, this book was published before food photography was a thing. If I didn’t know better, I would think that was a pile of dirt decorating those plates with some lovely garnish. Hamburger meat is

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