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Friday Giveaway: Nine Vintage Children's Books - contest closed

Contest closed, winner will be announced shortly.


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Friday Giveaway: Nine Vintage Children's Books

I'm giving away these nine vintage kid's books 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 tomorrow (Saturday the 11th) at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!


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Pretty Fly For A White Cake

Recipe for white cake:

1/2 c. butter or margerine
1 c. sugar
1 egg well beaten
1/2 ts salt
1 c. milk
1 c flour
4 ts powder (bkg)
1 1/2 c. huckleberries
flavoring

Cream fat and sugar
Add egg
Mix and sift dry ingredients, reserving 1/4 c. flour to dredge berries. Add alternately with milk
Fold in dredged berries

Bake in shallow pan 350 degrees 30 or 45 mins

Found in "Barnaby Rudge" by Charles Dickens. Published by Harper and Brothers, 1875.


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Three Of A Kind

Small photograph, "Three of a kind" written in pen at the lower margain.

Found in "The Corner House Girls Under Canvas" by Grace Brooks Hill. Published by Barse and Hopkins, 1915.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Rebecca Sanders, who entered here on the site.

Thanks to all who entered, see you next week.

Friday Giveaway: Ten Vintage Books - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.


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Friday Giveaway: Ten Vintage Books

I'm giving away these ten vintage books 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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Turning The Tables

 Notice from the Pennsylvania Railroad:

A General Change in the Time Tables of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be made April 19, 1934.

R.M. Flocker, General Passenger Agent

Found in "Hunting Fishing and Camping" by L.L. Bean. Published by The Dingley Press, 1942.




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The Ring

Ring; appears to be of the cheap dollar store variety.

Found in "Some Tales From Uncle Remus" by Joel Chandler Harris. Published by Valley Offset, 1971.



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Safety Dance

Lovely color illustration, reverse is blank. Could have been part of an old greeting card or advertising card.

Found in "The Calling of Dan Matthews" by Harold Bell Wright. Published by A.L. Burt, 1909.


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