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  • Compliments Of The State's Attorney

    Compliments Of The State's Attorney
    2026/06/17

    A tiny hosiery mending kit printed with "Compliments of Roy P. Hull State's Attorney" leads to a larger story.

    From family visits to a bribery investigation bringing Hull's own name into the headlines. This episode briefly follows the man whose career would eventually collide with charges against him.

    Website: https://retellseller.com/compliments-of-the-states-attorney/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4RHmox5-VQ

    State Hospital Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-the-bowen-building-a-podcast-on/id1638333592

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    10 分
  • Get A “Gripp”. Better Yet, Don't.

    Get A “Gripp”. Better Yet, Don't.
    2026/06/10

    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.

    Website: https://retellseller.com/1913-postcard-the-gripp/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zuVZ-WBMEo

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    Snail Mail: P.O. Box 6195, Peoria, IL 61601
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    8 分
  • Primo Carnera Takes Flight

    Primo Carnera Takes Flight
    2026/06/03

    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: https://retellseller.com/primo-carnera-takes-flight/

    YouTube 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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    Snail Mail: P.O. Box 6195, Peoria, IL 61601
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    12 分
  • Amelia Earhart & Fred "WHO"nan?

    Amelia Earhart & Fred "WHO"nan?
    2026/05/27

    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.

    Website: https://retellseller.com/amelia-earhart-fred-noonan/

    YouTube: https://youtu.be/nla7k8ap1LA%20

    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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    Snail Mail: P.O. Box 6195, Peoria, IL 61601
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    13 分
  • Walking Past Wealth, Through a Strike

    Walking Past Wealth, Through a Strike
    2026/05/20

    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.

    Also, the pronunciation could be either "Reetz" which is how I pronounced it or "Rights".

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    Snail Mail: P.O. Box 6195, Peoria, IL 61601
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    10 分
  • Way of the Zephyr - A 1943 Railroad Snapshot

    Way of the Zephyr - A 1943 Railroad Snapshot
    2026/05/13

    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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    Snail Mail: P.O. Box 6195, Peoria, IL 61601
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    16 分
  • A Keepsake Someone Forgot To Remember

    A Keepsake Someone Forgot To Remember
    2026/05/06

    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.

    Website: https://retellseller.com/vintage-keepsake-baby-book/

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

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    Snail Mail: P.O. Box 6195, Peoria, IL 61601
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    10 分
  • A Postcard, A Poem, & A Shift in Perspective

    A Postcard, A Poem, & A Shift in Perspective
    2026/04/29

    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.

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

    YouTube: https://youtu.be/7p1NWC40V4s

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    Snail Mail: P.O. Box 6195, Peoria, IL 61601
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    6 分