Ghost signatures and autograph books seek new fame
A long excerpt explores the craze for ghost books where famous individuals’ signatures appear as ghostly portraits. It recounts interviews with Shaw, Taft, Farrar, and others and describes how collectors and editors value these ethereal autographs.
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New York
Inninaud
Ali
Weil Daid Bayes
Ace
ELE Vetnans
Uae
Bif
Hot Springs
Toft
Mary Gardign
Miss Garen
Spook
Geraldine Farrar
Ofiss Farrar
Milas
Japan
Migs Thureby
Gady Warwick
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Eillior
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Glyn
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al- Suria
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Reforming motherhood and public life in old newspapers
A collage of quotes and anecdotes praises mothers and notable women like Stanton Howe and Ward Howe, contrasts maternal virtues with public figures, and recounts dramatic scenes, obituaries, and a Civil War era confrontation. The text blends social commentary and garbled reportage from various papers.
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Dilnabell
Cady Stanton
Stanton
Inia Ward Howe
Anuther
The Artisey Boy Buys Groceries For Three Dollars
A boy engages with a grocer over payment. The grocer offers four dollars while the boy insists on three. The exchange hints at lessons about money and ambition with a modest wish to be good rather than rich.
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Broadway
Baty Beach
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Fragmentary note on cycling shop pitch and mileage claim
The readable text shows a dealer claimed mileage figures and a cyclometer pitch but is garbled. It mentions Rome cycling, registry two miles, and a claim about riding one mile, with unsure attribution to Ti Ja.
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Marie Hleging
Detralt Journal
Hera
Willes
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