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Friday Giveaway: Manners (contest closed)

If there's one thing I've learned since starting Forgotten Bookmarks in 2007, you guys love old etiquette books:









The book is "Manners: Culture and Dress of the Best American Society, including Social, Commercial and Legal Forms, Letter Writing, Invitations; also Valuable Suggestions on Self Culture and Home Training" by Richard A. Wells. Published by King, Richardson and Co., 1986.

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.


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Friday Giveaway: Manners

If there's one thing I've learned since starting Forgotten Bookmarks in 2007, you guys love old etiquette books:









The book is "Manners: Culture and Dress of the Best American Society, including Social, Commercial and Legal Forms, Letter Writing, Invitations; also Valuable Suggestions on Self Culture and Home Training" by Richard A. Wells. Published by King, Richardson and Co., 1986.

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

I'll sort through all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM EST.

Good luck!


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All Aboard

Large photograph, no writing or markings on reverse side.

Found in "The Children of Wilton Chase" by Mrs. L.T. Meade. Published by Platt and Peck, 1891.



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Coffee Cake

Recipe for coffee cake (I think). Some of the writing has faded a bit and is tough to make out:

6 cups flour
1 cup butter
1 cup of coffee prepared as from the label
1 cup molasses
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of raisins
1 teaspoon soda
Spice with cloves and cinnamon

Found in the 1886 edition of "The Centaur Almanac and Cook Book."


Here are a few more scans of that old almanac:





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You Can Be Licked

A batch of inscriptions for you today, these come from the front and rear of "Immensee" by Theodor Storm. Published by Merrill, 1912.

First image:

If you want to find your rhetoric, you'll have to hunt.

Gee: but you think you are somebody but Oh! my you can be licked

Ja,
Signed (?)

Second image:

When you can talk about something respectable for a little girl to listen to  come (?) and you (?) have the opportunity

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Egg-cellent

This recipe, featured in my book Handwritten Recipes , is for the classic "Eggs in a Basket" -

6 hard-cooked eggs
1 can deviled ham
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
green pepper, pimiento, stuffed olives (chopped into strips)

Cut eggs in half and remove yolks. Blend ham, mayonnaise and relish. Fill hollows with mixture and garnish with strips of pepper, pimiento and stuffed olives.

 Found in Good Egg Dishes by Ambrose Heath. Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 1952.




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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Chris Timmons, who entered on Facebook.

As always, thanks to everyone who entered and I'll see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: 14 Vintage Books - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner announced shortly.


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Friday Giveaway: 14 Vintage Books

Giving away another fourteen vintage books this week. To enter, just leave a comment below. You can also enter over on Facebook , twitter , or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM EST.

Good luck!


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Homestead

Pencil drawing.

Found in the bruised and battered "Gospel Hymns Combined" published by John Church, 1879.



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