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Her 1950s Prom Invite Was Just Discovered

Workers find a long-lost purse in Indiana high school

(Newser) - A purse containing a prom invitation, photos, and other items from 1950s America will be returned to its now 82-year-old owner after workers found it while demolishing part of an Indiana high school. Martha Everett lost the black stitched purse more than six decades ago, per the AP . Workers found...

Guy Finds Chanel Purse With $10K in Cash

Richard Taverna says he never intended to keep it

(Newser) - A Manhattan man who stumbled on a purse containing $10,000 did what anyone would do ... right? Richard Taverna was waiting for the subway Thursday at the Lincoln Center-66th Street 1 train stop when he spotted a blue Chanel bag on the platform: "I picked it up to see...

We're Obsessed With What's in Our Bags

Blogs, journals, newspapers reveal contents: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

(Newser) - Remember when your purse's contents were private? Then gossip magazines started asking celebs to show off what was inside their bags. Now, Atossa Araxia Abrahamian writes at the Pacific Standard , it's become a phenomenon: From education periodicals to tech blogs to newspapers, everyone wants to know what's...

1.5K Counterfeit Hermes Purses Seized in LA

Would have been worth $14M if they were real

(Newser) - Federal authorities found quite a stash at the Port of Los Angeles last month: 1,500 counterfeit Hermes purses, which would have been worth $14 million at their genuine selling price, the Los Angeles Times reports. The handbags, made in China and headed for sale in the US and Mexico,...

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