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The term ‘a stick in the mud’ is believed to have originated from the literal meaning of a stick getting stuck in the mud, making it difficult to move or progress. Over time, this phrase evolved to describe a person who is seen as unprogressive, stubborn, or resistant to change. It is often used to refer to someone who is hesitant to try new things or adapt to new situations, much like a stick firmly lodged in the mud, refusing to budge.
— ChatGPT in April 2024.
Why? For nostalgia — for “a longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness”, and for “bittersweet yearning for the things of the past”, and because “reminiscence of the speaker’s childhood or younger years”. And besides nostalgia: so that we don’t forget our history.
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Protein!
Kellogg's discovers a great new high-protein food in a delicious new ready-to-ear cereal form.
Kellogg's of Battle Creek.
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Kellogg's
"won its favor through its flavor".
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Always ready for Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes
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Licorice
Big Sticks in Little Bits.
In Little Sacks.
The Mellor & Rittenhouse Co.
218 N. 22d St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Manufacturers of Pure Spanish
Also manufacturers of Ardenter Mutard for Table and Medical Use.
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Everybody needs soup!
Luncheon, dinner, supper.
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A soldier and civilians
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Gott strafe England! 1914/15
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'Golden Shred'
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"Austria" written in Russian
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J'ai Prié le bon Dieu de L'accorder, taujours
Le plus parfait banheur en chacun de tes jours.
Petit Jésus, protégez mon petit xxx.
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Piles of rusty artillery shells, perhaps a "new" photo
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..du soleil dans un verre..
Cognac Monnet.
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A girl in front front of shop caresses a doll, rifles next to her
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'Silver Shred'
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"Good health"
A delicious food. Does not go stale.
Youma Bread.
Order it from your baker.
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A narrow trench, men passing with a donkey or mule
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Arlene Dahl
Robt. Burns Cigarillos.
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