Michael Popek's Blog, page 135

Decoration Day

Photograph.

Written on the reverse side: "Decoration Day - May 1926"

Found in "Then I'll Come Back To You" by Larry Evans. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1915.

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Your Old Chum

Note, dated June 8th, 1928:

My Dear Hardin:

Thirty eight years have passed since last I was here. During that time I have thought of you and this country of big hills a great many times, and have looked forward to coming again to see the old places and the old friends, if any of the latter remained. I have seen many parts of our country but it is hard to find one more delightful than this, and I have always cherished my memories of it.

I have enjoyed the hospitality of your harming home and hope you will sometime visit me. I am indebted to my cousins, whose names appear below, for the pleasure of this present visit.

Your old chum,
Homer C. Brown
502 North 6th St
Seattle Washington

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Kellow
105 Summit Ave
Syracuse New York

Found in "My Mark Twain" by W.D. Howells. Published by Harper and Brothers, 1910.



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Geometric

Math homework of Lester Grant, dated January 14, 1938.

Found in "Fishing in Troubled Waters" by Wilbert McLeod Chapman. Published by Lippincott, 1949.



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Fresh

Small cardboard advertising "coin" -

TRY OUR
FRESH
Cottage
Cheese

Found in "Last Night at Black Hammer" by Gene Olson. Published by Dell, 1960.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Ian Reilly, who entered here on the site.

Ian, I will try and get in touch with you, but if you see this, please send me an email:

fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

Thanks to everyone for entering, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: Signed copies of FORGOTTEN BOOKMARKS and HANDWRITTEN RECIPES - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

Good luck!


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Friday Giveaway: Signed copies of FORGOTTEN BOOKMARKS and HANDWRITTEN RECIPES

I'm giving away a signed copy of FORGOTTEN BOOKMARKS and HANDWRITTEN RECIPES this week.

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 time.

Good luck!


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Where The West Begins

Photograph, on the reverse is stamped

PEEKO PICTURES
Davenport Iowa
Apr 8 1943
Where The West Begins

Found in "Colonial Days and Dames" by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. Published by Lippincott, 1895.

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Off The Tracks

One section of model railroad track. Printed on the back:

Atlas No. 33
18" R
Made in Austria

Found in "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli. Published by Junior Literary Guild, 1949.


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As Thick As Johnny Cakes

Recipe for corn bread:

3 pints of sweet milk
2 tea spoons of soda
1 saucer of wheat flour
A little salt
1/2 cup molasses

Stir as thick as Johnny Cakes
Steam 2 1/2 hours (?)
Then put it in the oven 10 minutes and take it out and eat it.

Found in "The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying" by Jeremy Taylor. Published by Little, Brown, 1864.

Is it me, or is there no corn in this corn bread?

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