"Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,Ironic points of lightFlash out wherever the JustExchange their messages:May I, composed like themOf Eros and of dust,Beleaguered by the sameNegation and despair,Show an affirming flame."
The Child/Collection 5--Number 72 Dorita and her dresses.
I’m still on the road —and on cloud nine—after attending the fabulous convention organized by Sharry and Micheal O’Hara and Beth and Kevin Wilkins.
When I get home (soon) I’ll have more pictures to share—and I’ll update this page with a PayPal button for those who want to attend the Morgantown luncheon in May.
“Think Pink!”
"Cut-Outs for your table--They are to remind you that food will win the war"
Hoovies are not to be confused with Hoovervilles, but they marked the career of the same man: Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States. His career is a reminder of the mercurial nature of political fortunes.When this cutout ran in the Seattle Sunday Times on May 5, 1918, Hoover was head of the U.S. Food Administration, appointed by President Woodrow Wilson. These "Hoovies" kept an eye on public consumption of wheat, sugar and meat, which were restricted as part of the World War I effort.
The Hoovies "know that while Americans one and all mean to save food, they sometimes get thoughtless and consume wheat and other things our soldiers need at a rate that endangers the fate of the nation."
Hoover's leadership in the Food Administration post extended beyond the war. He organized food shipments to millions starving in postwar Europe, including people in famine-stricken Russia.
Hoover's legacy changed after he became president. His name is forever linked with his government's failure to respond adequately to the Great Depression. "Hoovervilles" was the sardonic name given to encampments across the country that were erected by jobless and homeless people. President Hoover felt that "caring for them must be primarily a local and voluntary responsibility."
Here are pictures of a Hooverville in Central Park, New York City.
I love it when a new paper doll takes me down a research rabbit hole.Did you know the Weatherbird is the longest continuously running newspaper cartoon? It is the mascot of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:On February 11, 1901, the paper introduced a front-page feature called the "Weatherbird", a cartoon bird accompanying the daily weather forecast. "Weatherbird" is the oldest continuously published cartoon in the United States. Created by Harry B. Martin, who drew it through 1903, it has since been drawn by Oscar Chopin (1903–1910); S. Carlisle Martin (1910–1932); Amadee Wohlschlaeger (1932–1981); Albert Schweitzer, the first one to draw the Weatherbird in color (1981–1986); and Dan Martin (1986–present).[21]
That means the illustrator of this advertising cut-out is S. Carlisle Martin. It's copyrighted 1920 Peters Branch International Shoe Co.
Here's more from Wikipedia:
Weatherbird brand shoes for children, using pictures of the Weatherbird in advertising, were offered starting in 1901 by the St. Louis-based Peters Shoe Company, later part of International Shoe which continued to base the brand's image on the Weatherbird until 1932[13] (the brand itself continued at least through the 1950s).[14]
Two of the original windows from the Peters Shoe Company factory, featuring pictures of the Weatherbird, adorn the Weatherbird Cafe in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch office.
A life-size Weatherbird costume is used by the Post-Dispatch for promotions such as meet-and-greets at local bars.
When Christopher Columbus arrived on the Bahamian Island of Guanahani (San Salvador) in 1492, he encountered the Taíno people, whom he described in letters as "naked as the day they were born." The Taíno had complex hierarchical religious, political, and social systems. Skilled farmers and navigators, they wrote music and poetry and created powerfully expressive objects. At the time of Columbus’s exploration, the Taíno were the most numerous indigenous people of the Caribbean and inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. By 1550, the Taíno were close to extinction, many having succumbed to diseases brought by the Spaniards. Taíno influences survived, however, and today appear in the beliefs, religions, language, and music of Caribbean cultures.
an association founded in Barcelona in October 1993, as one of the activities of the Casa Golferichs civic center, located on Barcelona's Gran Vía.The journey began with fifteen members, presenting the regulations that were duly approved by the Generalitat of Catalonia.Joguetmaniatics begins its activities by presenting at fairs throughout Spain, since its partners come from all corners of Spain.The objective of the association is to promote the collecting of antique toys, encourage their study and research, as well as provide support to its members and all people interested in the subject.Being a non-profit association, the members are not dedicated to the public appraisal of toys, but to the dissemination and dissemination of antique toys.
