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Friday, September 17, 2010

Bad News From the Past / We're Old Nursery Crime

Posted By Cliff Doerksen on 09.17.10 at 08:19 AM

Harper's Weekly, April 16, 1904. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's something subtly disturbing about this ad.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Bad News From the Past / We're Old Nursery Crime

Posted By Cliff Doerksen on 09.17.10 at 08:19 AM

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