Books and Bindings Compared by a St. Louis Collector
A St. Louis collector laments modern bindings and paper, noting 300 year old volumes retain paper and bindings while newer books deteriorate after years of use. He cites old tanning and handmade linen paper versus modern machine made materials, arguing quality by era. He suggests environmental factors may hasten wear but era governs durability.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Peculiar Coincidence Told by Andrew Lang and the Bartholomew Quotation
Andrew Lang recounts a coincidence after quoting a line about burying Bartholomew. A drive with friends leads to strangers who mention the burial place of the Murrays of Glendhubreac. The unnamed man nearby turns out to be Bartholomew, an unusual surname in Scotland, matching the verse.
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Andrew Lang
Bartholomew
Glendhubreac
Scotland
Witty Oyster Problem and Quick Witted Retort
A New Yorker at his club finds twelve oysters ordered but receives eleven. The Irish waiter jokes that the missing one was to avoid thirteen at table. The excerpt includes brief mottos on Life and remarks on Julius Caesar and a light pun dialogue about missed calls.
Friends Now Engage Ment Missed In Philadelphia Press
Dialogue from the Philadelphia Press notes a breakup of an engagement between Tom and Dick amid a casual exchange on friendship. The quotation contrasts punishment versus deserving it, referencing Ovid.
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Tom
Philadelphia Press
Court Notice to Sell Estate Lands in Lumpkin County
BF Christian administrator requests leave to sell lands of Samantha Christian deceased. Hearing set for the first Monday in July 1907. May 1907 G G Byans Ordinary.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
BF. Christian
Samantha Christian
G. G. Byans
Valuable Property for Sale in Dahlonega
I offer my house corner Water and Singleton Streets a half acre seven room home with outbuildings and freestone well. The Ferguson place on Singleton Street an eighth acre eight room cottage rented for the year. A large livery stable on West Main Street with barn and year long rental. Forty acre Mahen lot within Dahlonega city limits on Cooper Gap road surveyed into city lots. One third interest in old post office lot West Main Street with cottage. Settlements for all debts requested. come at once to settle.
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Dahlonega
Water
Singleton Streets
Singleton Street
Freestone
Ferguson Place
West Main Street
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