More Random(?) Paper: Peculiar Posted Parchment Perusal

Another missing pet flyer? Well, not quite.

Seen on Glen Ellen Drive in Willow Glen

 

 

Walking around the 'hood the other day, we passed this and did a double take. What the heck? Obviously a photo and follow up investigation was required. 

 

Turns out this is sort of a guerilla art project instituted by conceptual artist Steve Chapman. His (Not a) Lost Cat Project outlines the concept and solicits volunteers to take part by posting the flyer and emailing him a photo. The webpage has an interactive map showing the worldwide locations--including this one.

Sunday Bonus Post: Another Random Wayward (And Quite Old) Paper Product

 This one was a bit more mysterious than an empty package of dry ice. Seen by the sidewalk's edge on our way to the grocery store, the vintage advertisement and graphic stood out, looking much different than the run-of-the-mill flotsam seen on our neighborhood rambles:

 Curiosity piqued, we carefully folded the crumpled and torn page and transported back to the abode for further investigation. To say that we were surprised by our research would be a major understatement. Turns out that this is a fragment from a pamphlet published in 1928. We found these images and description of the pamphlet on the Worthpoint.com website

"Unusual ad pamphlet for Pinkham's, which made tonics for women to help with monthly periods and other "female complaints". Back cover shows a bi-plane flying over an exotic tropical location with Pinkham's advertising on the wings.Includes several pages illustrating products and many testimonials from product users. Also includes many short articles of interest on far-flung places: pearl diving in the Persian Gulf, the scenery by the Suez Canal, Korean hermits near the Manchurian border, cork forest of Spain, chamomile fields of Hungary (which supplied Pinkham's)."

 

Hmmm...how interesting, and how odd to find by the side of Race Street in present-day Willow Glen.