Category Archives: Decades

1969 Orioles

Top Row: Paul Blair, Elrod Hendricks, Brooks Robinson Bottom Row: Mark Belanger, Don Buford, Pete Richert

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Chubby from ‘Our Gang’ Falls Ill, 1935

“Norman Chaney, child movie star, is mysteriously ill in a Baltimore hospital with a glandular ailment which cut short his movie career two and a half years ago. Chaney, known as “Chubby” in “Our Gang” pictures, at 17 is four … Continue reading

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John Waters Mistaken for Homeless Hitchhiker Again

 A hitchhiker’s guide …: Myersville man gives filmmaker John Waters a ride By Ike Wilson (Frederick News-Post, 5/24/2012) When Myersville Town Councilman Brett Bidle picked up a man he thought was a homeless hitchhiker, little did he realize that his … Continue reading

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Don’t Let Worms Torture Children

MOTHERS! READ! If your child picks its nose, is restless at night, has swelling of the abdomen, unnatural thirst, bad breath, etc. USE FREY’S VERMIFUGE For Worms… Frey’s Tonic Vermifuge Trade Card, 1920s E&S FREY, 814 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, … Continue reading

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