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The Texas Fig Farmer

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on September 26, 2018September 29, 2018
  • 1910s

Figs? I don’t even like figs, but I came across a great photo from about 1910 of a young Texas farmer in a derby hat, clutching a fig plant… and the next thing I knew, I was deep into a search for more photos of Texas fig farmers. See what I found.

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Baby Ruth Chewing Gum

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on September 24, 2018November 26, 2018
  • 1920s

The thought of Baby Ruth-branded gum… it just doesn’t seem right. The new product was introduced to the public in 1928 by dropping thousands of packages of the gum from an airplane, each one attached to its own little parachute which floated down to the waiting hands of eager children. Read more….

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