A 1913 postcard from Aunt Mollie contains just a few lines, including a mention of having "the gripp." I follow it into Kentucky newspapers from the same year, where reports of illness appeared alongside everyday updates about life in town.

Along the way, I uncover references to a remedy in a curious HYOMEI inhaler. Sometimes a single sentence is enough to reveal many small stories.

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YouTube: https://youtu.be/5zuVZ-WBMEo

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In this episode of Retell Seller, I take a closer look at heavyweight boxer Primo Carnera. A man who was described as everything from gentle & naive to mob-controlled & manufactured.

What sparked this episode is the photo I found online of Primo & Amelia Earhart, who happened to be the topic of my last episode.

Website with links & photos: https://retellseller.com/primo-carnera-takes-flight/

Primo Carnera Video: https://youtu.be/Em4wVgV3s9Y

Fred Noonan Video: https://youtu.be/nla7k8ap1LA

Short Snippet About a Tall Guy Video: https://youtu.be/RbI4zM_0m70

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Amelia Earhart’s disappearance is one of the most known stories in aviation history. Even so, many never knew she had an experienced navigator beside her, on the final flight...including me. His name was Fred Noonan.

In this episode, I take a look at a pair of Amelia Earhart postal collectibles I'd purchased, which led me into the life of the man many of us somehow overlooked.

Link to photos & links discussed: https://retellseller.com/amelia-earhart-fred-noonan/

Last radio communications: https://www.archives.gov/college-park/highlights/earhart-log

Ruth Siems episode: https://retellseller.com/stove-top-stuffing-inventor/

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A postcard from 1909 captures more than it seems. Written during a streetcar strike in Evansville, it mentions the heat and the need to walk.

But the return address traces back to the Reitz home, connecting that short note to a larger presence in the city. Together, they form a snapshot of movement, place, and circumstance, all existing at the same time.

Website: https://retellseller.com/walking-past-wealth-through-a-strike/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/OP0DD9kSt78

Possible correction: In this episode I say the Reitz Saw Mill opened in 1856 however, other sites I came across claim other dates. Even Wikipedia says 1856 with a drawing or sketch? of the mill with a date showing 1845. Not sure which is correct.

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A faded ticket envelope becomes a map of movement through the Midwest, out West, and across decades of railroad history.

From the Denver Zephyr’s record-breaking run to the Empire Builder still operating today, this episode explores the trains listed on one small piece of ephemera.

Website with all links at end: https://retellseller.com/burlington-route-ticket-envelope/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/zu7o7Fx9Xg0

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This episode centers on a small “Forget Me Not” booklet from around the 1950s or ’60s. A congratulatory keepsake written as if from a new baby’s perspective.

Page by page, it moves through everyday moments, appropriate to the time, capturing the early pieces of a life just beginning. A lot has changed when it comes to parenting.

It was meant to be a record. Something to be held on to. Only it wasn’t. So let’s listen in on what it has to say.

For all things discussed: https://retellseller.com/vintage-keepsake-baby-book/

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/PSMM141EP-k

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A 1909 postcard sent from Wetumka, Oklahoma, with a short handwritten message and a printed verse, leads us back to the work of Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

This episode looks at the poem behind the postcard & what it took for her published early on.

https://retellseller.com/ella-wheeler-wilcox/

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A small wax paper bag from 1977 is creased, worn, & was probably never meant to be kept. It leads us back to a craft store in Omaha, Nebraska where they are still offering ways to encourage you to say, “And I made it myself.”

Through old newspaper ads, a changing storefront, and even something called “that awful tunnel,” this episode briefly follows the story of Mangelsen’s. From its beginnings as a Ben Franklin to the creative destination it still is today.

To see links discussed along with photos, consider visiting the blog.

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