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Friday Giveaway: Six Matched Volumes of "The World's Greatest Literature"

This week I am giving away these six matched volumes of  "The World's Greatest Literature," which includes British and American Orations and Dramatic Masterpieces.

To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Twitter , Facebook or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!


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The Picnic

Photograph, no date or writing on reverse.

Found in "Adam and Eve" by John Erskine. Published by Bobbs Merrill, 1927.



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Delivered

Fifteen Hungarian postage stamps.

Found in "Phonetics of American English" by Charles Kenneth Thomas. Published by Ronald Press, 1958.


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Saved

 Small pendant on a worn cloth ribbon.

Found in "Merilyn Tests Loyalty" by Harriet Pyne Grove. Published by A.L. Burt, 1927.

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Radical

Neat looking bookmark advertising "Chestnut Paperbacks, Inc." of Philadelphia PA.

Found in "The Radical Right" edited by Daniel Bell. Published by Anchor Books, 1964.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Amanda Baker, who entered over on Facebook.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveway: Six Matched Children's Classics - contest closed

Contest now closed, I will announce the winner shortly.

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Friday Giveway: Six Matched Children's Classics

 I'm giving away these six matched children's classics this week.

To enter, leave a comment below.

You can also enter on Facebook , Twitter or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!

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I Don't Care If You Can't Write Fancy

I'm home with my daughter today, so I am sharing a classic from the archives:

I Don't Care If You Can't Write Fancy










These are lists from Dora Lee Club of Chicago, which appears to be some kind of pen pal or dating club. Each sheet has a short "headline" from someone looking for a pen pal.

The envelope is dated May 12, 1959. Here are some of the headlines:

*name removed* Auburndale, Fla. Age 36 LIFE IS FUNNY. YOU NO DOUBT CAN REMEMBER TIMES IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU WERE HAPPY, JUST DOING NOTHING. I'M THAT WAY I CAN BE HAPPY AND CONTENTED AS LONG AS I HAVE SOMEONE TO JUST CARE FOR ME.

*name removed* Syracuse, N. Y. Age 41 I WANT A LETTER; I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T WRITE FANCY. MAYBE YOUR HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE; I KNOW MINEE IS AND I'M SINCERE AND LONELY. YOU WON'T BE SORRY, TRY ME.

*name removed* Philadelphia 23, Pa. Age 29 NEVER LET IT BE SAID THAT TWO CAN LIVE AS CHEAP AS ONE. BUT ONE THING FOR SURE IN THIS OLD WORLD. TWO CAN LIVE HAPPIER THAN ONE. IT'S HECK TO BE LONELY.

*name removed* Paducah, Ky. Age 47 I LIKE A MAN THAT LIKES TO EAT. I GUESS MY MAN WOULD GET FAT AS IT PLEASES ME TO GET IN MY KITCHEN AND COOK A MEAL THAT MELTS IN THEIR MOUTH. DROP ME A LINE. -Click to enlarge photos-

August 17, 1914

Copy of the "Thrice-A-Week World" newspaper from August 17, 1914.

Found in "Essentials of Geography" published by The American Book Company, 1920.

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