Michael Popek's Blog, page 210

Duty Calls

I'm home with a sick but still chipper little one today, so I'm gonna cheat a bit and post one of my favorite finds from the past:


"Some day I'll be dancing..."


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Supplies Are Limited, Call Now

"The Mystic Grip Disc" (new and improved) in original paper sleeve.

Found in "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening: Volume 20" published by Greystone, 1973.

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Our Lady Of The Perpetual Boiler Inspection

Postcard, dated August 5th, 1965, reminding the Our Lady of Perpetual Help of a boiler inspection.

Found in "The Military History of WWII: Volume Three" by Trevor Nevitt Dupuy. Published by Franklin Watts, 1962.

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Condensed Book

Advertisement for Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk.

Found in "On The Old Frontier" by William O. Stoddard. Published by D. Appleton, 1893.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Kelly Brown, who entered on Facebook.

See you all next week!

Friday Giveaway: 15 Vintage Books - contest closed

Giving away these fifteen books this week.

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: 15 Vintage Books

Giving away these fifteen books this week.

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

I'll gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM EST.

Good luck!


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Passed Over

Three typed verses from the song "Passed Over," which I discovered (via Google Books) appeared in the 1868 edition of "The Spiritual Harp" -


Found in "Our Pupils: Psychology for Church School Teachers" by E. Leigh Mudge. Published  by The Methodist Book Concern, 1930.



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You Can't Please Them All

I asked twitter for requests this morning, and the response was mixed, no surprise there. Everyone has their favorite bit of ephemera. To compromise, here's a photo and a postcard I found in the same book:




The first is a class photo, the reverse side reads "Shupp Hill School 1900-1901."

Here's the postcard, dated December 22, 1910 and marked simply "Margaret."



Both found in "Album of Music" published by Jules Berr, 1878.




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Hardship

Letter, dated January 31, 1955:

Dear Sir:

As you know, I have found myself increasingly hard put to manage financially in my present position. I think I mentioned this to you at our January 3rd conference, when I tendered my oral resignation.

In consideration of the above, I wish to resign as Graduate Assistant.

Sincerely,
Louis

There was a nice bookplate inside, as well as the same Louis' name written in ink. I'm not sure if the letter was sent, or if he was just holding on to a copy.



Found in "General Logic" by Ralph M. Eaton. Published by Scribners, 1931.


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