Very special Santa ClausHe is tall, beautifully painted, and could fit in my house all during the year. He would not be sent upstairs with the other decorations waiting till next December.The painter was able to order the ceramic items and finish the item in her own style. Look
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02/15/2026
They stare at me!They want attention again, I think. This big old storm day keeps us all home.......no getting away from the old painting of two dolls that used to be SO loved and SO played with. The artist was not a trained artist but liked trying. But it was a long time ago and I can't reme
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01/24/2026
A Saloon! In Searcy AR, dry county?This is a newly found photograph labeled with Matthews Saloon 1906 that is being shared with us for this blog. The lender found it in her parent's collection and knows nothing about it and hopes the Searcy Sleuths can provide more information. A super Super S
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01/11/2026
Wider Streets, Smaller Vehicles?Which is it? This old view of West Arch in Searcy AR towntown is very interesting. Folks will remember the businesses, and definitely the one with the Pianos sign. The history is that Mr. Pope could load a piano by himself, no help needed! Wonder if the man on
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12/16/2025
Old look. 401 W. Woodruff. Searcy AR. Built 1930. This is an old picture of what is now called the Jack Price house. So who was Jack Price? Some of my friends say he was once sheriff of White County and lived there for a long time. That was sometime back in the 1960s. Searcy Sleuths, if you
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12/09/2025
Look hard. Parking meters!And look at those favorite businesses, some that remain today. Quattlebaum Music, Stotts! According to this old picture showing the car on the right, the parking here must have been at an angle.My memory about how they worked was you'd park and go to the parking meter
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12/06/2025
1888 Advertisement for Coca-Cola! Look at this interesting advertisement for Coca-Cola. My blog buddy, Don Thompson, from way back sent it to me after he read the blog I wrote about the Coca-Cola Mailbox holder. Read it if you'd like. Click this. https://activerain.com/droplet/JFgK Then
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11/11/2025
Coco-Cola mailbox holder!Look closely and see that a coke is also on the mailbox! I had to drive by again, stop the car, and go feel of the coke/post to see if it was made of glass! It wasn't. (Now I need to go back and feel of the small one attached to the mailbox and see if it is glass with
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10/30/2025
Does Siri paint for you?I can't remember where I got this pretty still-life painting but I thought it was nicely done. I can't forget the signature on it, however. Siri has become a part of our lives in the past few years. And is Siri a she or a he?So I am wondering what all she/he can do! So
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10/22/2025
Here's a neat old post card showing a very historic Harding College, now University, building. It was built in 1949 and was a re-purposed WWll airplane hangar! Google told me that. Next is the address side of the card.It is rather hard to read but says that it had facilities for many sports in
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10/12/2025
