This week's winner was Ursula M. Kinsler, who entered on Facebook.
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Kind Remembrance
Inscription:
To Elizabeth
This book -
Tis a token of kind remembrance;
Of true and affectionate regard:
Let it speak the kind wish my heart bears
To thee; and oft as it shall ?? thy ??
May it bring a thought of the absent;
And speak to thee of a faithful friend.
J
Delhi, Dec 5th, 1853
Found in "Select Poems of Mrs. L. H. Sigourney" published by Carey and Hart, 1852.
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Cement
Note:
Receipt for Cementing Wood
Shellac dissolved in alcohol will cement wood together
Found in "Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts in all the Useful and Domestic Arts" published by James Kay, 1829.
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Lucky, Part 98
Dried and pressed four leaf clover.
Found in "Article Thirty-Two" by John R. Oliver. Published by Macmillan, 1931.
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Found in "Article Thirty-Two" by John R. Oliver. Published by Macmillan, 1931.
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Giveaway winner
This week's winner is Brandy Stewart, who entered on Facebook.
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Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
Friday Giveaway: 10 Antiquarian History Books - contest closed
Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.
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Ruddy
Found in "By England's Aid" by G.A. Henty. Published by Hurst and Co., no date.
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For Pink Eye
Handwritten remedy for Pink Eye:
1 teaspoon of Camphor
1 teaspoon of Boric Acid
Two cups boiling water
Let cool and use as a wash (put in bottle)
Found in "The Arcturus Adventure" by William Beebe. Published by Punam, 1926.
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Giveaway winner
This week's winner was Dorothy Reed, who entered on Facebook.
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Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Novels - contest closed
Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.
Blue Ribbon
First place ribbon.
Found in "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by The Children's Press, 1971.
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Fritz
Pencil sketches, found in the rear of "AN INTRODUCTION TO THE VERTEBRATES" by Leverett Allen Adams. Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1933.
Fritz looks like a good boy.
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Giveaway winner
This week's giveaway winner is Lily Meyerson, who entered here on the website.
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Thanks to all who entered, see you again next week.
Uniform
Photo postcard, no date or writing on reverse side.
Found in "Beyond the End: The Story of a Ghost's Year" by Clarence M. Boutelle. Published by F.M. Lupton, no date listed.
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The President Resigns
No bookmark today, but I wanted to share this old newspaper I came across at the bottom of a box of books. It's the August 8th, 1974 issue of Santa Monica, CA newspaper Evening Outlook. Byline by UPI's Helen Thomas.
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Giveaway winner
This week's giveaway winner was Marcia Davis, who entered on Facebook.
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Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.
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