Michael Popek's Blog, page 19

Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Jennifer Cole, who entered here on the site via email.

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

Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Classics - contest closed

Contest is now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Classics

I am giving away these eight vintage classics this week. To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 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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Portrait Of A Lady

Photograph. Written on reverse:

Maud Bowman Age 16 yrs
Dec 18, 1897 Ashland Ohio


Found in "A Manual of Composition and Rhetoric" by John S. Hart. Published by Eldredge, 1883


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Giveaway winner

This week's giveaway winner was Alice Harris-Alden, who entered on Facebook.

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

Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Classics - contest closed

Contest is now closed, winner will be announced shortly.


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Friday Giveaway: Eight Vintage Classics

I am giving away these eight classics today. To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 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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Assurance

Life insurance contract from the Equitable Life Assurance Society, dated June 29th, 1889.

Found in "Backgrounds of Literature" edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie. Published by The Outlook Company, 1903.



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Portrait Of A Lady

Color photograph.

Found in "A Viking of The Sky" by Hugh McAlister. Published by Saalfield, 1930.



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A Nurse's Story

Handwritten page from a journal, looks like white pen on thick scrapbook style black paper.

Feb 1, 1945 - My first day at M.E.H. It was pretty lonesome when Mother and Freda left, but met lots of the girls in my class at the pajama party in the evening.

Mar. 7, 1945 - First day in uniform. Gee, we look funny! And my shoes feel so queer with these "cookies" in them.

Mar. 10, 1945 - First day on wards! Convalescent bed and disinfect a unit. Not much but was I ever scared! Fun, though!!

Mar 12, 1945 - First pay check today - $15 for February. Gee! I'm a real Cadet Nurse, now!

June 17, 1945 - First full day on wards from 7 to 3. Much nicer than just a few hours!

June 29, 1945 - Had my tonsils out at 1:s0 PM. Had a local anesthetic. Wow! What a procedure and is my throat ever sore after!

July 3, 1945 - The "Big Day." Discharged from infirm. at noon. Got Cadet uniforms in PM. Was capped at 8:00 PM in chapel. 24 of us got through. I had 47 points. Mommy was there. Oh, what a thrill! I'm really in now!!

Found in "I'll Get Over It" by Maysie Greig. Published by Center Books, 1943.




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