Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

of the old paper.

The second page was different from the ledger list, consisting of smaller, stiff paper cards clipped together with a rusted paperclip.

Each card had a hand-written name and a short phrase scribbled beneath it in a hurried, looping hand.

At the very bottom of the stack, a blue-inked entry caught my eye, the handwriting stark against the continue reading …