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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66816369335772069722017-02-25T10:56:41.347-05:00Papergreat
 2,100 posts and counting since 2010. Dive in and have fun exploring.Chris Ottohttp://email@example.com://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-9185450968181118072017-02-25T10:56:00.002-05:002017-02-25T10:56:41.355-05:00Two early 20th century firefighting postcards

Here are two vintage postcards with a firefighting theme.

The top postcard shows a half-dozen firefighters on the street, aiming their hoses toward a building that's on fire. The caption states: "Fighting Fire at close range." It was made in Germany and is part of the "New York Fire Fighters Series." There's a tiny logo on the back of the card, shown at right. This split-back postcard was never used or written on, and calls for a one-cent stamp for mailing to the United States, Canada or Mexico, and a two-cent stamp for all other countries.

The second postcard is labeled "GOING TO THE FIRE" and features a horse-drawn fire engine. Additional information on the front states: "1946 ILL. POST CARD CO., N.Y." That would be the Illustrated Post Card, which was in business from 1904 to 1914. Its logo — a bald eagle with a shield — appears on the back of this undivided postcard. According to MetroPostcard.com:

"This major publisher produced a wide variety of tinted halftone postcards in series that were printed by Emil Pinkau in Leipzig, Saxony. Each city or location of their color card sets were assigned the same number prefix. They also published an unnumbered series of chromolithographic fine art cards that were printed in Dresden. ... Their best known cards are from a very large set that captured scenes throughout the City of New York. ... In 1909 they stopped importing cards from Germany and began printing their own."
This card was never used either, though someone has scribbled some illegible words on the back, in pencil.

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Postcard: Oil fire in Warren County, Pennsylvania

Dick Gendron's QSL card featuring the Cherry Street fire

Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/two-early-20th-century-firefighting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-43113681309089331742017-02-23T19:39:00.000-05:002017-02-23T19:39:24.748-05:00Green baggage sticker for Holland-America Line

This is an unused Holland-America Line baggage sticker that my great-grandmother placed in one of her scrapbooks. It's green, oval-shaped and measures 6.5 inches across, at its widest point. It includes spaces for the passenger's name, steamer, sailing date, room number and port of landing. Passengers could choose whether this piece of luggage was to be placed in their stateroom or in the baggage room, where access to it would be limited.

Here's a link to a rectangular version of essentially the same luggage label on Jumpingfrog.com.

Holland America Line was a Dutch-owned shipping company from 1873 to 1989. It helped to bring many immigrants from the Netherlands to North America over the years, especially during the final two decades of the 19th century. Its transatlantic passenger service ended in the early 1970s, but it got new life in 1989 when the company was purchased by Carnival. Transatlantic cruises returned in 2011.

Holland America's newest passenger ship, the MS Koningsdam, is the fleet's largest ever and made its maiden voyage in April 2016.Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/green-baggage-sticker-for-holland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-63006246853084336732017-02-23T10:55:00.000-05:002017-02-23T10:58:43.424-05:00Eye-catching dust jacket illustration by Ilonka Karasz

When browsing through some books at a sale in Lancaster last year, it was the dust jacket that caught my eye when I came upon this copy of 1945's The World, the Flesh and Father Smith, by Bruce Marshall.1 It's a well-reviewed and well-regarded novel — described as a slightly comic and poignant tale of a Catholic priest, spanning the first half of the 20th century in a small town in Scotland — but not really my cup of tea, reading-wise.

However, I love the dust jacket illustration, even with its chips and tears and ragged edges. It's the work of Ilonka Karasz (1896-1981), a Hungarian-born artist who immigrated to the United States in 1913 and created an amazing artistic legacy for herself.

Here are some facts about her, from Wikipedia and her obituary in The New York Times:

In 1914, Karasz, who was only about 18 at the time, co-founded the European-American artists' collective Society of Modern Art. For a few years in her late teens, she also taught textile design at the Modern Art School.

From the 1910s to the 1960s, her designs — inspired equally by folk art and modern art — found their way into textiles, wallpaper, rugs, ceramics, furniture, silverware and toys. She also illustrated children's books, including The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Karasz's textile work came for companies including Mallinson, Schumacher, Lesher-Whitman, DuPont-Rayon, Susquehanna Silk Mills, Standard Textile, and Belding Brothers. She was known as a pioneer of modern textile designs requiring the use of the Jacquard loom and became one of the few women to design textiles for airplanes and cars.

She began painting covers for The New Yorker in 1924 and continued up to 1973, creating a total of 186 covers. Most featured lively vignettes of daily life viewed from above and drawn using unusual color combinations.

I think the description of her covers for The New Yorker would also apply to her work on The World, the Flesh and Father Smith, though the latter is more subdued. You can check out some of Karasz's amazing (trust me) covers for The New Yorker, plus her other work, at the blog Fishink.2 For more about Karasz, you should also see this terrific 2010 post on a blog titled We Too Were Children, Mr. Barrie.

Footnotes
1. From the back-cover blurb: "Bruce Marshall is a dark, smiling man..."
2. Art prints of The New Yorker covers are available from Condé Nast.Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/eye-catching-dust-jacket-illustration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-76856293379987968662017-02-21T20:30:00.000-05:002017-02-21T20:30:23.973-05:00Cool illustrations: The New Human Interest Library (Part 17)This is the final post from "The Do-It-Yourself Book" portion of 1929's The New Human Interest Library, and we're going out with a bang, creating our own zoo. I believe that the creature on the far left is supposed to be a lion. And we are also presented with an illustration of a chicken facing off with a monkey — a duel that looks like a weird twist on Freddy vs. Jason.

Here are some excerpts from the text:

"They did not look much like animals then, but that was before they were touched and brought into shape by the wonderful fairies Needle and Thread."

"our fierce lion was a corner of fawn-colored, smooth-faced cloth from a tailor-made suit"

"our fat pig and dear little white bunny were odds and ends of eider-down"

"The best materials are tightly woven stuffs that are plain on one side and fluffy or shaggy on the other. Thin and loose cloths that easily fray are troublesome."

"Stuff always with unbleached wadding. A yard will fill three or four animals of 7 inches or 8 inches long and 4 inches or 5 inches in height."

Here's a closer look at this showdown, which involves either a very large chicken or a very small monkey...

Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/cool-illustrations-new-human-interest_21.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-28558798463865357922017-02-20T20:03:00.002-05:002017-02-20T20:03:45.011-05:001912 softball team at Miss Capen's School for Girls

I've already written about my great-grandmother, Greta Chandler, and her basketball exploits at West Chester Normal School, circa 1913. Now we have a photograph of Greta with her softball team, about one year earlier.

The only caption is "Capon School 1912." With a little help from Mom and some Google searching, the strong likelihood is that this is the softball team from Miss Capen's School for Girls in Northhampton, Massachusetts. (Capon having been misspelled in the family album.)

Miss Capen's School was a preparatory school, run by Bessie T. Capen, connected with Smith College, and many (but not all) of its students went on to attend that college. It was originally known as The Burnham School, before Capen took over. It was closed in 1920, when Miss Capen died. Here's a little bit more about the school, clipped from 1915's A Handbook of the Best Private Schools of the United States and Canada, Volume 1.

There were at least two buildings associated with Capen's School. Both became parts of the Smith College campus after 1920.

Capen House: Old photograph, current website

Talbot House: Old postcard image, current website

Here's a closer look at the 1912 Capen's School softball team. Greta Chandler is in second row, the third person from the left.

Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/1912-softball-team-at-miss-capons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-25275225313206006092017-02-19T18:00:00.000-05:002017-02-19T18:00:24.700-05:001940s comic postcard and "girls out for a whirl"

This illustrated postcard from the 1940s presents the comic cliché of the Beleaguered Husband and Domineering Wife.

He says, "I'm going to have pneumonia, Toots!"

She replies, "You'll have nothing till I've had a new hat!"

(I can't help but be reminded of the piles of old hat boxes we brought out of the attic and master bedroom of the house on Oak Crest Lane — the longtime residence of my great-grandparents, Greta and Howard.)

This card was postmarked on May 20, 1942, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. It was mailed to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Echan of Union, New Jersey (who also turned up in this February 3 post). This cursive message states:

Hello Folks
Here we are just a couple of girls out for a whirl. And what a place to find it. The best we did was soldiers on the train.
Best Regards from us
Cecilia & Carmen
Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/1940s-comic-postcard-and-girls-out-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-28044684054044170312017-02-19T11:15:00.001-05:002017-02-19T11:15:52.343-05:00Cool illustrations: The New Human Interest Library (Part 16)Dollhouse decorating has been one of the under-served content areas on Papergreat over the years. To help remedy that situation, here are some illustrated instructions on making dollhouse curtains from Page 127 of 1929's The New Human Interest Library. (We're still in "The Do-It-Yourself Book.")

The one-room dollhouse itself had been described earlier in the book, in great detail. These instructions further tell us that "the material for the curtains may be of any thin material, as dotted Swiss or curtain scrim."

No credit is provided for this nicely lettered info-graphic. Note the overlapping O's. I wonder if that was a special touch that the artist employed often, as a kind of calling card.

Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/cool-illustrations-new-human-interest_19.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-43954733441313604662017-02-18T15:24:00.002-05:002017-02-18T15:24:49.885-05:00Two vintage postcards with comforting pastoral settingsIt's a beautiful Spring day here in mid-February in the northeastern United States. So hopefully you're enjoying the outdoors and not sitting inside reading a blog about old paper...

Shepherd in Cyprus
"Cypriot shepherd" is the caption on the back of this card.

The Republic of Cyprus is a small island nation in the Mediterranean Sea. In the middle of the 20th century, agriculture and livestock were the backbone of the nation's economy. That has waned in the past few decades, as the service sector has risen to the forefront of the economy, while farming operations have become dependent upon government subsidies to remain afloat.

Previous Papergreat posts have featured sheep from France, France (again) and Parts Unknown.

This postcard has nothing to indicate its publisher or year of production. It has never been used.

* * *

Village and lake
Speaking of France, here is today's second postcard. It was produced in Strasbourg, France, and the caption on the back states "METZERAL — La Fischbœdle." Metzeral is a commune (township or, in this case, just a village) of about 1,100 residents in northeastern France. Its economy revolves around cheese-making and water-bottling. Fischbœdle is the name of a small lake within walking distance of Metzeral; it is the lake pictured on this postcard. It seems like a wonderful place to sit under a tree at the edge of the lake and read a book.

Stamped in purple on the back is the date August 21, 1946. But this postcard has not otherwise been used or written on.Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/two-vintage-postcards-with-comforting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-19459906785150982212017-02-17T14:57:00.001-05:002017-02-17T14:57:42.732-05:00Mystery real photo postcard: Man and two women

Today's real photo postcard features a man with his arms around two women who are sitting in front of him. There are no identifications and the only clue on the back of the postcard is this:

BALTO. ELECTRIC STUDIO,
425 E. BALTO. STREET
That's not a huge help, though I did find a couple of Google hits suggesting this might have been a location in Taneytown, Maryland.

This is an AZO postcard and the stamp box, with four upward-pointing triangles, tells us that it dates to between 1904 and 1918.

And that's it for clues. All three individuals in this postcard look fairly youthful, but it's a bit hard to be sure. My best guess might be that we're looking at a brother and his two sisters. But husband-wife-daughter and father-daughter-daughter are possibilities, too, I reckon. Here's a closer look at the gang...

<big>Other mystery RPPCs</big>

Young woman wearing glasses

Family from 100-plus years ago

Toddler in a rocking chair

Mystery classroom (1907-1929)

Young woman and young man

Vintage tree huggers

Well-dressed girl and chair

The old man and the boat

Four women sitting on the ground

Who were these three kids?

Just an ordinary fella

5 young ladies (4 of them cheery)

Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/mystery-real-photo-postcard-man-and-two.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-75372600724934631182017-02-16T12:24:00.001-05:002017-02-16T12:24:22.094-05:001960s science-fiction book cover: "Down to Earth" But what about the book itself? Here's a closer look at Down to Earth, the science-fiction novel at the center of last night's Tucked Away Inside post.

Title: Down to Earth (the original UK hardcover title was Antic Earth)

Cover blurb: "A stunning science-fiction flight into the unearthly future"

Author: Louis Charbonneau

Cover illustrator: Paul Lehr (1930-1998)

Publisher: Bantam Books (F3442)

Date of publication: July 1967

Price: 50 cents

Pages: 187

Format: Paperback

Excerpt from back-cover blurb: "The Earth was little more than a memory for them — a memory stretching over time and the black abyss of space, a memory kept alive by the huge, three-dimensional images sent up to save them from the madness of their isolation."

First two sentences: The first incidents occurred on June 21, 2135 A.D. Dave Perry knew the exact date because a careful daily check of the chronometer had become a ritual.

Last sentence: "Huh!" said Jackie, as if he had thereby said it all.

Random sentence from middle: Now she hated bridge.

About the author: Charbonneau, born in 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, might still be alive as of the this writing. He'd be in his early 90s, and I cannot find any evidence of or reference to his death online. According to the "About the Author" section on the last page of this book, he served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, has been an English literature teacher and has written for the Los Angeles Times. ... According to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, he "also wrote nonfantastic Westerns as by Carter Travis Young" and made his science-fiction debut in 1958 with No Place on Earth. Of his handful of science-fiction books, the Encyclopedia adds: "In all these novels Charbonneau tends towards claustrophobic situations in which his rather conventional protagonists explore themselves through action scenarios."

About the cover artist: Lehr is well-regarded in the history of science-fiction illustration. You can see large versions of some of his work on this post on the Muddy Colors blog. And check out even more of his artwork on Melt and Monster Brains. ... Muddy Colors states: "Along with illustrators like Richard Powers and John Schoenherr, Lehr's surrealistic works help define [the 1960s'] distinctly abstract style." And the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction adds: "while his works were not as extravagantly surreal as those of an artist he is sometimes compared to, Richard M. Powers, those two artists did contribute significantly to the distinctively imaginative style of sf art during that era, which for some represents the peak of the form's long history." ... A documentary called "The Visionary World of Paul Lehr" is in production, and you can learn more at the official website.

A positive review: From Goodreads (where the book has a 3.17-star out of 5 rating), Duane Colwell writes: "Very enjoyable. I read it first in 1967 and a couple times since. Recommended. Just finished reading it again, for, I think, the third time. Still a good story. Imaginative and exciting."

A negative review: In 2011, and Amazon reviewer with the moniker "Mithridates VI of Pontus" wrote [excerpt]: "The seductive combination of a beautiful cover by Paul Lehr, a seldom read author, a fascinating premise (well, at least from the back cover) appeared at first glance a glorious chance for the pen to wax delightfully on the glories everyone else missed out on. As much as the esotericist delights in searching through back catalogues of dusty books the lack of extant information/reviews on the work entails risk. If I had known the entire plot revolves around a vengeful/vindictive/insane man inflicting tortures (the PG-13 sort) on an unsuspecting family hanging out in space -- à la a watered down version of Michael Haneke's Funny Games (1997) without its postmodern deconstruction of our desire to watch violence -- I would have never spent my hard-earned $2.00 on a copy. ... If you find the book in your local bookstore gaze a moment at the Paul Lehr cover and set it back down. Avoid."

Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/1960s-science-fiction-book-cover-down.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-43399965372559010412017-02-15T20:08:00.001-05:002017-02-15T20:08:01.105-05:00Receipt and more tucked away inside 1967 sci-fi paperback

I recently purchased a used copy of a science-fiction paperback titled Down to Earth, and it was filled with "tucked away inside" treasures. Preserved inside the book were a small sales receipt and an advertising bookmark, both of which I believe date to the original purchase at a store in Michigan 50 years ago.

The first page contains, in the lower-right corner, an embossed stamp indicating that the book was once part of the library of J.R. Newell.

And there's a nifty advertisement, on heavier paper, for Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy that has been bound within the pages.

The book was published in July 1967 with a cover price of 50 cents. That information was helpful as I worked through the book's likely provenance.

And so away we go. That brings us to the first piece of ephemera tucked away inside — the receipt.

It's just 1⅞ inches wide, and the scan is difficult to read, so here is what's printed there...

ROSS MUSIC CO.
WESTLAND CENTER
PHONE 425-7550
20 JUL -7 5857
000.50 $
000.02 $
000.52 $T
It seems clear to me that this book was purchased new in July 1967 — the same month in which it was published. The cost was the original cover price of 50 cents, plus 2 cents for Michigan sales tax, which was 4% at the time.1

Ross Music also provided a nice bookmark — measuring 2¾ inches by 6⅜ inches — to go along with this purchase five decades ago, and it apparently never left the book. (The binding is not creased and you could make a fair argument that this book has never been read.)

Ross Music Shop was located within the Concourse of the Westland Center. It sold records, sheet music, paperback books and musical accessories.

And where was Westland Center? (With its rather generic name.) Through some searching, it became clear that there was only one possibility for a 1960s location named Westland Center that had a store named Ross Music. It would be the Westland Center in Westland, Michigan, located a bit west of Detroit.2 It opened with major fanfare in July 1965, including a full-page advertisement in the July 25, 1965, edition of the Detroit Free Press. That advertisement stated, in part:

"Westland is a community of fine stores and services in a beautiful new setting. A shopping center where it's always summertime, for its stores are joined by covered, temperature-controlled courts, landscaped with tropical plants. And Westland is more than simply a place to shop. It's a beautiful center to come and visit with its imaginative landscaping ... its interesting sculpture ... its many fine service facilities."

Ross Music Store was listed as one of the many stores for the grand opening, alongside the likes of Albert's Artiste Beauty Salon, Better Made Potato Chips, Hamby's Barber Shop, Raimi's Curtains3 and Triangle Furniture.

I don't believe that Ross Music Shop is still an incorporated business. There were multiple locations back in the 1960s; in addition to this one at the Westland Center, there was a Ross Music Shop at the Eastland Center in Harper Woods, Michigan.

I doubt that many bookmarks like this one remain after five decades. The best hope would be finding ones that were tucked away inside other books and forgotten.

Posting on a DetroitYES! message board in 2010, in response to the question "Where did you buy your records when you were growing up?" one user wrote:

"Bought my first LP at Ross Music Shop, at Eastland. Shopped at Hudson's there, too, but that was because I liked a girl who worked there. Ross had more of the English Invasion groups that I liked, and the proprietor, Bob (?) was hip and full of stories about rock n roll."
While I can't find much else about Ross Music, you can read more about the Westland Center in the 2008 post "Memories of Westland Mall" at Quasi-Interesting Paraphernalia Inc. And several photos of Westland Center can be found at the Malls of America website, with great comments on many of the posts.4 Start with this post and work your way backward through the "Previous entries" section at the bottom.

Finally, as mentioned earlier, here's a peek at the interior advertisement pitching Asimov's The Foundation Trilogy for just 10 cents as an introductory offer to get readers into the Science Fiction Book Club (which I wrote about last August).

Footnotes
1. Source for Michigan sales tax history: "The history of MI's sales tax" by Esther Kwon on UPMatters.com.
2. Fun fact: Westland, Michigan, took its name from the mall when Nankin Township incorporated itself as a city in 1966. (Source: Westland Center's Wikipedia page.)
3. Raimi's Curtains might have been owned by Celia Raimi, the mother of movie director and Royal Oak, Michigan, native Sam Raimi.
4. My favorite comment, appropriately from Anonymous: "I got busted trying to take pennies out of a fountain that was located in one of the department stores that was below and to the right of that clock. Can't remember the stores name. Santa used to set up right below that staircase."Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/receipt-and-more-tucked-away-inside.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-56926748228455194172017-02-14T13:17:00.003-05:002017-02-14T13:17:21.606-05:00Enjoy this vintage "cubist" postcard for Valentine's Day

<big>This cubist heart is sent to you
with a Valentine Greeting warm
and true</big>
This old postcard looks like it would be right at home in Tetris or Super Mario Bros. I'm not enough of an art expert to say if this illustration would officially fall under the Cubism movement that began in the early 20th century, but it certainly seems that's the case.

There's no indication of the publisher or artist on the front of back. The only significant things pre-printed on the back are "MADE IN U.S.A." and "Series 514 B." Someone has written "E. Clap?" in pencil, indicating that they think the artist might be the famed and prolific Ellen Clapsaddle (1865-1934), but I can't find any way to confirm if that's true.

The postcard was never mailed, but it was addressed "From Lester Warner" to Howard Pollok in the village of Dansville, Michigan. Dansville is located in Ingham County, and I found a Howard Lewis Pollok of Ingham County who lived from 1909 to 1975. I think it's a good bet that he's the same Howard who received this Valentine. If he was a schoolboy at the time, that would date the postcard to sometime in the late 1910s or early 1920s, perhaps.
Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/enjoy-this-vintage-cubist-postcard-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-23963362311617988912017-02-13T15:30:00.000-05:002017-02-13T15:30:13.751-05:00From the other great readers: Quests, socialists, knots & Mushroom PlanetWhen it comes to reader comments, I've spent a lot of time in the past couple of weeks with the amazing "Mark Felt Chronicles" (Part 1, Part 2). But, as usual, other awesome comments have also been submitted in recent weeks on Papergreat. Here's the latest roundup of that always-welcome and always-loved feedback...

1984 comic book advertisement for TSR's Endless Quest books: Tom from the Garage Sale Finds blog writes: "I loved those Endless Quest books. I still have a few I leave in the bathroom hoping my kids will get hooked. I'm not sure which book it was, but I remember one adventure where you come upon a bunch of slave elves and the decision is proposed whether to leave or free them. Well, of course I tried to free them. Unfortunately, once you free them, they attack and kill you. Taught me a valuable life lesson there. Don't trust anybody. :)"

1970 "Stop Pollution" first-day cover, octopuses and #FridayReads: Joan writes: "Well, I learned something new today about the plural of octopus, and I love these stamps, even if they do villainize the poor octopus."

Photos of Taftville/Ponemah Mill in eastern Connecticut: Seeking a little help, a person writes: "I'm trying to fine an old black and white photo of my grandmother with other coworkers at Ponemah Mill, Taftville, Connecticut, around 1940s. They were posed around the machines they worked. Please respond at firstname.lastname@example.com. I know there is such a photo. They all had copies. Mine was lost to a thief!!!"

Undated mystery photo of a plucky-looking young girl: Tom from Garage Sale Finds writes: "The girl's hat is similar to those worn in the early 1930s. Her boots are also similar to that era. There appears to be blurry Model T in the background. They were manufactured into the late '20s, so would have still have been in use in the early '30s as well."

Ephemera for Lunch #30: Glory to the victorious people! Regarding the handwritten Russian note on the back of this 1964 postcard, Anonymous writes: "Translation: 'Dear Nadya! I congratulate you with the 47th anniversary of the Great October socialist revolution and wish you the best success in life and get only excellent marks at school. 07.11.64 Verochka"

Some 1965 Amazing Stories ads were too amazing to be true: Tom from Garage Sale Finds writes: "re: 'WHY Buy Books? Send 10¢ for information.' For your dime, I suspect you would receive a list of local libraries."

Cool illustrations: The New Human Interest Library (Part 14): Jim Fahringer writes: "Loved seeing the many different knots from the chapter entitled — 'Things for Boys to Make.' It brought back many memories from my Boy Scout days. I remember so many of the knots but we remembered them by other names. For example the 'Sailor's or Beef Knot' was known as the 'Square Knot' when I was in Boy Scouts. One year while being a Boy Scout Lifeguard at Camp Tuckahoe we learned a new knot. I forget the name of that knot now but we used it to tie the lifeguard rescue boat to the wharf. It was a type of slip knot. In an emergency all you had to do was yank on the end and the boat would immediately come loose. The neat thing about the knot was that no matter how forceful the moored boat would pull against the knot when it was tied to the wharf, it would not come loose. I don't think I know how to tie that knot anymore. Loved seeing the various knots from this book."

Questions, answers & mysteries with Hookland's David Southwell (Part 2): Anonymous writes: "You should have asked [Southwell] about the influence of Scarfolk — it was conspicuous in its absence."

And Hookland's David Southwell replied: "Whilst I love and follow Richard (author of Scarfolk), I've never followed Scarfolk, nor Night Vale, because when people tell you what you do reminds you of X and that you and X represent some sort of pseudo-genre, you need to protect yourself and your work from being in the wake of something if you want it to bumble along being profoundly wrapped-up in itself. And trust me, Hookland is so profoundly wrapped-up in the peak 1970s Albionic weirdness that it is a response to, it's better that it doesn't get ideas of it being anything in relation to X, just carrying on with its own bumbling. Nothing harms the originality of any work more than thinking of itself as being part of a genre or existing as a response to another artist's work."

Scholastic Fest: #3, The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet: Paul Allen, a teacher and author of multiple blogs, writes: "Great write-up! I have written a biography of Eleanor Cameron due to be published this fall. I also have a Cameron website: www.eleanorcameron.com, for those interested in more information about her and the Mushroom Planet. I ran into the same blanks trying to research [illustrator Robert] Henneberger. There's just nothing out there. But I did learn that he decided not to illustrate the final three Mushroom Planet books because he became involved with a religion that condemned the idea of space exploration."

Book front & back: "Love a Llama": Joan writes: "Personal vouching for llama hugginess. I love it."Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/from-other-great-readers-quests.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-61043889544832786522017-02-13T08:30:00.000-05:002017-02-13T08:30:24.169-05:00Last week I learned about Maslenitsa

One of the many great things about Postcrossing is the opportunity it offers to learn to learn about the holidays, folk customs, folklore and history of countries all over the world.

Last week, I received this postcard from Natasha in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. The front features an illustration by Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927), a Russian painter and stage designer. On the back of the card, Natasha writes:

Hello, Chris!
Almost a month in our country starts a Holiday. Maslenitsa — farewell to the winter. It lasts for a week, when people bake pancakes (maaany pancakes :) ). And, the last day — Sunday — people burned stuff carnival. The holiday dates back to paganism and its traditions and ceremonies in pre-Christian (And it you can see on card.)
First let me compliment Natasha, who is in her late teens, on her solid grasp of English in conveying this history. She did an admirable job. I'm sure I would not do nearly as well if I tried to explain Halloween or Independence Day in Russian.

I looked up Maslenitsa on Wikipedia, and everything corresponds with what Natasha wrote. This Eastern Slavic holiday — perhaps the oldest Slavic holiday1 — is known by numerous other names, including Butter Week, Crepe Week and Cheesefare Week. It is celebrated eight weeks before Eastern Orthodox Easter (Pascha).

While Maslenitsa activities can vary, the main thing associated with the holiday, as Natasha notes, are pancakes, or blini, made with butter, eggs and milk. During Maslenitsa, meat is already forbidden and this is the last week in which eggs and dairy products can be eaten. Hence the mass production and consumption of blinis, which can be stuffed with cheeses and fruits.

Other Maslenitsa activities include parties, sledding, ice skating, snowball fights and sleigh rides. It can also be a time for courting, with that activity, and the others, then suspended once Lent begins at the end of the Maslenitsa week. Some of these activities can be seen on the festive postcard shown above.

This year, Maslenitsa will begin one week from today, on February 20, and conclude on Sunday, February 26. (Natasha wrote her postcard to me in mid-January. Postcards between the United States and Russia are typically in transit for 3 or 4 weeks.)

Here in the West, the holiday that corresponds to Maslenitsa is Shrove Tuesday, aka Fastnacht Day here in central Pennsylvania. But our holiday is just one day, as opposed to the week-long Maslenitsa.

Here, via Wikipedia, is another Kustodiev painting of Maslenitsa. (Click it to see it in its full glory.)

Footnote
1. Per Wikipedia: "Maslenitsa has its origins in the pagan tradition. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun-festival, personified by the ancient god Volos, and a celebration of the imminent end of the winter."Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/last-week-i-learned-about-maslenitsa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-79858995215545210122017-02-12T14:25:00.001-05:002017-02-12T14:25:11.426-05:00"Mark Felt" solves the mysteries of Papergreat's ephemera, Part 2In recent weeks, a Papergreat commenter with the code name "Mark Felt" has left a bevy of great comments and insights on old posts. In many cases, these comments have solved or shed new light on some of the mysteries and myriad unanswered questions on this blog.

On January 30, I presented the first set of the Anonymous/Mark Felt comments. Here is Part 2, along with my continued thanks to this individual for getting involved in this little ephemera blog in such a wonderful way.

<big>Vintage Halloween postcard: Running away from the ghosts (originally published October 24, 2015)</big>

Anonymous writes: As your link [in the original post] indicates, Moreau Morris, Sr. lived from 1894 to 1945. His second son was named Moreau "Spud" Morris, Jr., who lived from 1924 to 2000. An even younger son was named Donald N. Morris, who lived from 1928 to 2009. This obituary differs in at least one minor detail, namely the spelling of his mother's maiden name ("Sinnerman" in the obituary vs. "Simmerman" at the findagrave.com site). Furthermore, Donald's name is not listed at the findagrave site at all. (The mystery thickens.)

Donald was predeceased by one his children, Garry Morris, who lived from 1956 to 2001. Sadly, Garry appears to have been a homicide victim. See here for details of the alleged murderer, who appears to have been subsequently convicted.

One of Donald's sisters was Dorothy Phipps, who lived from 1934 to 2013. Per the same obituary, one of Dorothy's grandchildren is named Jennifer Klinefelter Stover. Wouldn't it be karma to link back to Georgia B. Klinefelter, who features prominently in several of your posts?

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<big>Receipt tucked inside shorthand textbook from San Diego City College (originally published February 8, 2013)</big>

Anonymous writes: Sales tax in San Diego County was 4% from January 1, 1962 to July 31, 1967. (Source: https://www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/taxrateshist.htm) Since the receipt is dated September 17, it follows that the purchases must have taken place on that date in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, or 1966.

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<big>1906 postcard: "Four Queens and a Jack" and taunting from Los Angeles (originally published February 8, 2013)</big>

Anonymous writes: The relationship between Orrin W. Lord and Ada Mason Fish was as follows:

Orrin W. Lord lived from 1867 to 1959. His father was James Russell Lord, who lived from 1844 to 1925. One of James's sisters was Dorcas Cornelia Lord Mason, who lived from 1841 to 1932. Dorcas's daughter was Ada Mason Fish, who lived from 1868 to 1948. Thus, the two cousins were very close in age, and, apparently, close in communications with the methods available in the day.

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<big>3 colorful vintage Thanksgiving postcards featuring turkeys (originally published November 17, 2012)</big>

Anonymous writes: Charles Kennard was one of the founders of the Kennard Novelty Company of Baltimore, Maryland in 1890. This company was famous for producing Ouija boards in the United States. Baltimore is less than thirty miles from Glenelg, Maryland.

Mrs. Charles Kennard was one of two women: His first marriage to Caroline Barney Wickes in Chestertown, Maryland resulted in the birth of his first son, Charles Wesley Kennard Jr. and his only daughter, Adelaide G. He would later divorce Caroline and marry Katherine Hilbert. (Source: http://williamfuld.com/ouija_people_charleskennard.html)

An interesting article about Caroline, referencing a great-granddaughter interested in Ouija boards today, can be found here: http://www.robertmurch.com/charles-kennards-towel-pillow-case.

Of course, this may all be entirely coincidental with someone else by the name of "Mrs. Chas. Kennard of Maryland."

"Accept the mystery." — Joel & Ethan Coen, filmmakers.

Chris says: Full disclosure: My favorite Coen brothers movie is Blood Simple.

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<big>#24-26: Men getting in trouble (Postcard Blogathon 2013) (originally published June 6, 2013)</big>

Anonymous writes: With reference to the card postmarked in October 1919, you asked, "Were people trying to tell the Ebens something?" By 1919, Ebens (in the plural) would have been sadly inaccurate. Frank Eben died in 1912 at the young age of 29, [according to the Reading Times in Reading, Pennsylania]. This is substantiated by this 1914 [also the Reading Times] newspaper in which Emma E. Eben is listed as the "administratrix of Frank W. Eben." Perhaps this explains the use of the title "Mrs. Emma Eben," as opposed to "Mrs. Frank Eben," a form of address which would have been common in the day.

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<big>1936 dust jacket: "Around the World in Eleven Years" (originally published November 13, 2014)</big>

Anonymous writes: As we wait for the publication of Patience Abbe's memoir I, Patience, we can watch and learn from her nephew's video biography of Patience's life. Meanwhile, Amazon and numerous public libraries offer various books by Patience from the 1930s.

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<big>Six more neat things inside the 1964 Sunday News TV Week (originally published November 3, 2012)</big>

Anonymous writes: Nathaniel N. Craley Jr. served as the only Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania's 19th District from 1960 through 2012. [Source: My former boss Jim McClure's York Town Square blog.] The same article asked whether a Democrat might finally represent the 19th District as of the start of the Congressional term on January 3, 2013. We now know the answer — no and no:

1. No, because the 19th District was reapportioned out of existence after the 2010 census. (Pennsylvania now has only 18 Congressional districts.)

2. No, because York County is now part of the 4th Congressional District — represented by Scott Perry, Republican.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania's_4th_congressional_district

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<big>Vintage ink blotter supporting Quigley for mayor of Chelsea (originally published April 19, 2016)</big>

Anonymous writes: The clue may be the Allied Printing Trades Council logo found at the bottom of the card. Appendix 1 of this source indicates that the logo printed on this card was adopted in 1897 but was apparently superseded by other logo(s) as of 1940. If so, the campaign of the younger Quigley would have used a more recently adopted logo. Thus, although this is far from a definitive conclusion, the "costly experiment" may very well have been by process of elimination the 1930-1931 mayoral term of John J. Whalen. Lawrence F. Quigley was subsequently elected to two two-year terms, 1932-1935.

The number "16" next to the logo represents the particular shop number which printed the card. As to which shop that represents, that is a mystery for another day.

For the same or similar logo printed on various other cards from the early part of the century, see for example, https://victualling.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/businesscard2.jpg and http://www.vintage-ephemera.com/cmstore/images/product_images/389099729a.jpg.

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<big>With apologies in advance ... Happy Halloween! (originally published October 31, 2014)</big>

Anonymous writes: As for the Expo '70 card, this is from the 1970 Exposition in Osaka, an event similar to the World's Fair. The card is advertising the "Moving Arts Show," presented by the Koguma Theater, a Western-style puppet show or a "kami-shibai" (Japanese version of puppetry using tableaux and illustrations). In particular, the show lineup included the "Lotte Mates" (entertainment sponsored by the Korean food conglomerate Lotte, whose corporate presence is very large in Japan) and the clown Wimpey.

In Japanese, the name of the theater troupe ("Koguma-za") is a play-on-words with the term for the constellation Ursa Minor.

As to whether there was/is just one Wimpey the Clown in existence, that is a mystery for another day; still, here is a cute photo of Wimpey and his not-very-amused progeny.

Also, the Expo featured a performance troupe of costumed performers (something like the Mickey Mouses — Mice?!? — who wander around Disneyland taking photos with guests). Japanese-language source: http://www.kogumaza.co.jp (Best to use Google Translate.)

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<big>Theodor Kittelsen postcard: Trollkjerringer på Norefjell (originally published December 18, 2013)</big>

Anonymous writes: More than one Trollkjerring (troll witch or troll crone) play a part in Henrik Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt." [Source: 2012 book Trolls by Gail B. Stewart.] The play is based on the Norwegian fairy tale "Per Gynt." "Peer" is an older, unusual spelling of "Per." [Source: 2016 Penguin UK edition of Peer Gynt and Brand by Henrik Ibsen.] American audiences are more likely to be familiar with the suites of the same name, composed by Ibsen's friend and contemporary, Edvard Grieg. Have a listen.

Chris says: You can read more about Grieg and Gynt in this August 2015 Papergreat post: Alex Steinweiss' cover artwork for Columbia's "Peer Gynt"

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<big>Deep thoughts: Is it ephemera if it's only on the Internet? (originally published September 1, 2014)</big>

Anonymous writes: "I'm not sure I agree with you 100% on your police work." — Joel & Ethan Coen, Fargo.

The word "ephemera" stems from the Greek, meaning "lasting a day." By comparison, the Internet is forever — [2013 The Daily Beast articled headlined: "Dear Old People: The Internet Is Forever"]

Digital advertisements (or digital anything) are not at all ephemeral; rather, the cloud will outlast everything saved in drawers and envelopes or tucked away inside books. All the more reason to cherish our ephemera.

Chris says: I'm going to have to respectfully disagree, at least with regard to some aspects of the Internet's permanence and the idea of Clouds vs. Drawers. In my Lost Corners of the Internet series [first post here], I have previously cited a BBC article headlined "The decaying web and our disappearing history: Our online history is disappearing at an astonishing rate, creating a black hole for future historians."

I do not have confidence in the permanence or reliability of the Internet (which, I know, is an odd thing for a person who has devoted at least 1,600 hours to this blog over the years to say).

My first attempt at blogging, UsedPandas.com, circa 2002, is nowhere to be found in cyberspace.

The first iteration of Papergreat, a yorkblog.com effort titled Relics (http://www.yorkblog.com/relics/) is nowhere to be found in cyberspace. (It's OK. I printed the whole thing out years ago.)

As someone who has worked in newspapers for more than two decades, I can tell you that countless pieces of great and important journalism have vanished from the web. Certainly, it was deliberate human action — or inaction — that caused these pieces of history to disappear. But they are gone nonetheless. Hard copies (newspapers, printouts, microfilm) still exist, but in most cases you won't be able to find them online unless they happened to be captured by something like the Wayback Machine, which, despite incredible efforts, has preserved only a sliver of our online history.

Also, without getting too political, let's just say we're living in some disconcerting times right now when it comes to the preservation of online archives and data, especially at the governmental level.

So, my rallying cry remains: Print it out and stick it in a drawer!

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<big>Terry S. McMahon, ham-radio operator, drops Papergreat a line (originally published July 15, 2014)</big>

Anonymous writes: Sad to report that Terry passed away in mid-2016.

Chris says: Thank you for sharing this news. I'm so glad that Terry and I had a chance to connect and share some of his memories before his death. Here is an excerpt from this obituary, regarding the incredible life he lived:

"Always excited by technology and inventions, Terry was a ham radio operator at age twelve and worked as a computer and AV consultant on many projects throughout his life. He was an early developer of holograms and created the first hologram with Georgia Governor George Busbee. Terry had a lifelong passion for Apple computers and was one of the first developers of using Apple computers to assist in [his wife] Polly's early clinical practice with learning disabled and traumatized children."

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<big>Old postcard showing Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge) legend (originally published November 30, 2013)</big>

Anonymous writes: Altdorf is located by Lake Lucerne, basically smack-dab in the middle of Switzerland [map].

The von Matt brothers ("Gebr.", abbreviation for "Gebrüder", or "brothers") were the sons of patriarch Jakob von Matt. The sons included Kaspar, Theodor, Eduard, and Josef, with just one daughter, Marie. Details here [in German]: http://teufelsbruecke.ch/Teufelsbruecke/von_Matt.html.

Here is a photograph of the Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge) almost assuredly portrayed in the postcard. If you're thinking of planning a visit to the bridge and want to steer clear of any satanic interference, have a read of various tourists' advice. The bridge itself is in Andermatt, about an hour south of Altdorf. Details here.

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<big>Lancaster's Hotel Brunswick, where you outen the lights (originally published December 27, 2014)</big>

Anonymous writes: Joan's post about the Pennsylvania Dutch [German, really] adjective "stroobly" or "strubbly" is augmented by this extensive etymological analysis of the term (p. 140 of "An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction," by Anatoly Liberman).

If that analysis is accurate, there is a semantic relation to the noun "strumpet." Linguistics takes you down almost as many paths as ephemerology does.

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<big>Saturday's postcard: The Howard Gould case (originally published April 7, 2012)</big>

Anonymous writes: Here is the downstream genealogy of the recipient of this postcard, Daniel Stover of Valley Falls, New York. Fasten your seat belts:

Daniel Martin Stover lived from 1843 to 1914. He died in Valley Falls. Daniel had several children, including Peter L. Stover, who lived from 1882 to 1958. He also died in Valley Falls [second source].

(Note that the last site listed above was updated very recently, namely on January 13, 2017, by his namesake, Peter Lewis Stover — q.v. below.)

The earlier Peter L. Stover (1882-1958) had one son, Charles Agan Stover (1906-1993). Charles Agan Stover was the father of the younger Peter Lewis Stover. (Again, the younger Peter Lewis Stover updated this last link as recently as February 25, 2015 — an avid genealogist, it would seem.)

In fact, much of the Stover family tree can be traced to the family bible currently in the possession of the younger Peter Lewis Stover. This leads to the obituary of Peter Lewis Stover's mother-in-law, Evelyn Sierk Cady (1918-2013).

According to that obituary, she is survived by many descendants, including granddaughter Carolyn Stover — still a resident of Valley Falls, New York. No doubt Carolyn and her extended family members would be overjoyed to read your post about her great-great-grandfather's ephemera — which is anything but ephemeral.

Chris says: Thank you! I might indeed attempt to contact Carolyn with this little surprise. Of course, I'll first have to figure out which box it went into after I wrote about it.

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<big>Reader comments: Memories of collecting QSL cards (originally published May 26, 2012)</big>

Anonymous writes: Jim Fahringer's summary of the shortwave and QSL scene c. 1985 is an excellent snapshot of the intrigues of the pre-Internet Cold War era, redolent of high frequencies and short wavelengths of decades past. Unfortunately, many of the broadcasters he mentioned no longer issue QSL cards, no longer broadcast to the United States, no longer broadcast in English, or no longer broadcast, period — to wit:

BBC — No longer issues QSL cards.

Radio Canada International — Gone as of 2012.

Radio Berlin International — Auf Wiedersehen in 1990. I have one of their last QSL cards.

Deutsche Welle — Broadcasts to Africa and Afghanistan only.

Radio Budapest, Radio Kiev, Radio Sofia, Radio Moscow, Radio Sweden, Swiss Radio International, etc. — Fuggetaboutit. (Just take my word.)

On the other hand, Radio Havana Cuba still broadcasts in English to the United States and still issues QSL cards.

Finally, as mentioned in another post on this site, after the better part of a century, Radio Australia on shortwave just went dark two days ago (January 31, 2017). Have a listen to the lugubrious obsequies intoned by the last of the shortwave greats, Glenn Hauser.

To quote Mr. Hauser: "Sad." 73.

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<big>1910 advertisement for West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Wanamaker Diary) (originally published November 18, 2012)</big>

Anonymous writes: John Cromwell Bell Jr. (the nineteen-day governor of Pennsylvania) is buried at St. Asaph's Church Cemetery. Although close to one another, St. Asaph's Church Cemetery appears to be separate from the Laurel Hill Cemetery and the West Laurel Hill Cemetery. So is John Cromwell Bell Jr. truly one of the celebrities interred at West Laurel Hill?

Chris says: Excellent catch! Another history merit badge earned.

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<big>An invitation to the 1946 Florence-Pope wedding (originally published November 25, 2011)</big>

Anonymous writes: A litany of extended Pope family members (including the above-mentioned affianced Fletcher and Mary) are listed on this 2003 family reunion site. The most active Pope family genealogist appears to be one Sandra Pope. Although more than a decade has passed since this family reunion site was posted, her e-mail address may still be active. As a journalist, you may wish to give it a try, as bringing family ephemera to descendants and collateral relatives is a blessing.

Chris says: Another great tip! Again, though, I will first have to check to see if I still have this item, which I likely haven't touched since 2011. With more than 2,100 posts over the past six-plus years, I simply haven't been able to hold onto everything. I'm trying to stave off the "Hoarders" intervention as long as possible.Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/mark-felt-solves-mysteries-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-31258804782118292452017-02-11T14:25:00.001-05:002017-02-11T14:25:03.391-05:00Circa 1959 record sleeve featuring Polly Wolly Doodle

It's been almost a year since the last vintage record cover that appeared on Papergreat, so we're definitely overdue for today's blast from the past.

This is the 7-inch-wide paper sleeve for a mid-century Golden Record featuring the 19th century ditty "Polly Wolly Doodle" and "The Happy Wanderer." The songs are performed by "the GOLDEN Children's Chorus, The Sandpiper Singers, Mitch Miller, Jimmy Carroll and Orchestra." This is the 45 rpm version of the vinyl record. I see that there are numerous mentions online for a 78 rpm version that was also produced and sold.

Here are the credits from the back of the sleeve:

Distributed by Affiliated Publishers, Rockefeller Center, New York

Produced by A.A. Records Inc.

Printed in U.S.A.

Record manufactured by Bestway Products Inc.

Illustrations copyright 1959 by A.A. Records Inc.

Indeed, I believe that this was published in either 1959 or 1960. Besides the copyright date for the cover illustration, there is a long list of other Golden Records that were available, and one of them features Huckleberry Hound, a Hanna-Barbera character that didn't debut until 1958.

Here is a sampling of some of the other Golden Records that are listed on the back of the sleeve:

EP 568 Shari Lewis: HI KIDS

EP 566 SUPERMAN, RAMAR, YANCY DERRINGER, LAWMAN, HAWKEYE

EP 562 ROCKET TO THE MOON!

EP 522 LONE RANGER

EP 561 HAPPY YULETIDE, The Three Stooges

574 LITTLE FAT POLICEMAN

552 CRACKERS IN MY SOUP

548 Disney's SHAGGY DOG

497 SMOKEY THE BEAR

493 WOODY WOODPECKER

471 MARCH OF TOYS (Captain Kangaroo)

More about Golden Records

Wikipedia entry

2006 New York Times obituary of Golden Records founder Arthur Shimkin

"Collecting Vintage Children's Records" on the Kiddie Rekord King

Golden Records price guide

What are your Golden Records memories? Do you still have any of them and, if so, do you have a record player on which to play them?Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/circa-1959-record-sleeve-featuring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-50998752184840485022017-02-10T11:02:00.002-05:002017-02-10T11:02:46.586-05:00#FridayReads: Read, dream, imagine, create, share...

Instagram image by me

It's a cold Friday morning here in Pennsylvania; it seems seasonally appropriate, for once, during this atypically warm winter. Here, gathered from the past few weeks (plus some older picks that were new to me) is my latest roundup of reading suggestions that you might find interesting.

<big>Reading & Writing</big>

The Guardian: "Istanbul bookshop that transports young Syrians back home: Founder of city's first Arabic bookshop lets children read in their own language and escape the isolation of refugee life" by Kareem Shaheen

Electric Lit: "Keep Safe, Read Dangerously: Why We Need Provocative YA More Than Ever" by Lauren Saft

Lit Hub: "The Places We Read: On Solitude and the Reading Habits of Writers" by Michele Filgate

The Guardian: "Whatever next? How plot grips us, from Dickens to Line of Duty" by John Mullan

<big>Ephemera and History</big>

Atlas Obscura: "Library of Congress Card Catalog: There's a bibliographic gem gathering dust in the basement of the Library of Congress"

The New York Times: "Love and Black Lives, in Pictures Found on a Brooklyn Street in a Discarded Photo Album" by Annie Correal

BBC: "Why paper is the real 'killer app': With apps taking over our lives, there's a movement afoot as people yearn for simpler, technology-free times." by Alison Birrane

The New York Times Magazine: "To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation: Over eight years, through millions of letters, the staff of the White House mailroom read the unfiltered story of a nation" by Jeanne Marie Laskas

LancasterOnline: "After 40 years, Lancaster County woman reunited with a photo she didn't know existed" by Jennifer Kopf

The Washington Post: "Clare Hollingworth, reporter who broke news about start of World War II, dies at 105" by John Otis

The New York Times: "Centuries of New York History Prepare for the Move" (regarding the Division of Ancient Records) by Rick Rojas

Slate: "The Website That Collects the Forgotten and the Unfamiliar: Twenty years after its founding, UbuWeb is still totally weird" by Jacob Brogan

The (Allentown) Morning Call: "A wild ride: The story of Lehigh Valley's small amusement parks" by John J. Moser

<big>The World We Live In</big>

The New Yorker: "Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich: Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization." by Evan Osnos

The Washington Post: "In Venezuela, we couldn't stop Chávez. Don't make the same mistakes we did." by Andrés Miguel Rondón

The New York Times: "As Trump Vows Building Splurge, Famed Traffic Choke Point Offers Warning" (an examination of Breezewood, Pennsylvania) by Charlie Savage

The Washington Post: "Meet Osama. To his players, he's 'Coach Oss.' These days, should he be 'Steve'?" (feature story on a Muslim high school basketball team) by Kent Babb

The Daily Dot: "Muslim superhero Ms. Marvel emerges as a powerful symbol during protests" by Michelle Jaworski

My Inside Voices: "Transforming pain into compassion" by Susan Jennings

The Allegheny Front: "This Pittsburgh Group is Pioneering the 'Uber of Food Recovery'" by Kara Holsopple

The Atlantic: "A Short History of the Tomboy: With roots in race and gender discord, has the 'tomboy' label worn out its welcome?" by Elizabeth King

VQR: "Here Be Dragons: Finding the Blank Spaces in a Well-Mapped World" by Lois Parshley

Slate: "The Fight for the Future of NPR" by Leon Neyfakh

<big>Popular culture</big>

Glixel: "How a Pen and Paper RPG Brought 'Star Wars' Back From the Dead" by Chris Baker

New Statesman: "The movie that doesn't exist and the Redditors who think it does" by Amelia Tait

Smithsonian.com: "How Disney Came to Define What Constitutes the American Experience" by Bethanee Bemis

FolkloreThursday: "Poltergeist, Witchcraft or Hoax: The Witch of Scrapfaggot Green"

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<big>My current reads</big>

FINISHED: City, by Clifford D. Simak

FINISHED: Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering, by Henry Petroski

FINISHED: Through the Woods, by Emily Carroll

Making Hay, by Verlyn Klinkenborg

Baba Yaga's Assistant, by Marika McCoola & Emily Carroll

A Hundred Thousand Worlds, by Bob Proehl

Spell on Wheels, by Kate Leth & Megan Levens

The Great Lakes Avengers, by Zac Gorman & Will Robson

Captain America: Steve Rogers, by Nick Spencer & Javier Pina

Hugo Steiner-Prag, Old Man Reading, c. 1927 pic.twitter.com/ejPhXjY4uR
— Berfrois (@berfrois) February 9, 2017
Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/fridayreads-read-dream-imagine-create.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-39214893633526720012017-02-09T14:05:00.001-05:002017-02-09T14:05:22.737-05:00Advertising card: Rising Sun Stove Polish, a goat and a cat

There's always a good laugh to be had from a goat that charges toward its reflection on a shiny oven. This has happened to everyone at least once, right?

This old advertising card for Rising Sun Stove Polish measures 3¼ inches by 5¾ inches. It's printed on flimsier paper than most advertising cards, but has held up fairly well over the decades.

On the front, as you can see, a goat has charged into the kitchen, targeting its reflection on the newly polished oven and upsetting pots and pans, a husband and wife, and a tabby cat. The man appears to be holding a switch to shoo the goat, but it's too little, too late. The caption states:

"Mrs. Murphy, did I not tell you if you used the Rising Sun Polish to keep that goat out."

According to Digital Commonwealth, an archive of Massachusetts ephemera, this advertising card is circa 1870 to 1900. It was published by Burrow-Giles Lith. Co. of New York.

The Rising Run Stove Polish, which cost 10 cents, was sold exclusively by Morse Bros. of Canton, Massachusetts. Here are some excerpts from the advertising spiel on the back:

"For beauty of polish, saving of labor, freeness from dust, durability and cheapness, truly unrivalled in any country"

"CAUTION — Beware of worthless imitations under other names, put up in similar shape and color intended to deceive."

"Beware of being humbugged by peddlers with liquid Polishes (paint) and Pastes said to be self-shining which stain the hands, pit the iron and fill the house with a poisonous and sickening odor when heated. The Rising Sun Polish is the best attainable result of seventeen years experience. A five-ounce package costs ten cents."

If we split the difference on the estimated dates of this card and assume that it's from 1885, that 10-cent product cost would equate to a rather reasonable $2.71 today. So you would have been best off using Rising Sun and not the "poisonous" knock-offs. (Assuming that having a shiny stove was something that mattered to you in the first place.)

Rising Sun Stove Polish Company was in existence from 1865 to 1914. Here's a little about its history from the Historical Canton wiki:

"The Rising Sun Stove Polish Company was started by Elijah Morse who after his service in the Civil War began selling stove polish door to door based upon a formula gained from a Harvard Chemistry Professor. Although Morse owned land on Depot Street in Sharon the town did not allow him to build a factory fearing it would interfere with Sharon's image as a pastoral retreat from the city. Morse then rented space above Wentworth Market and by 1883 had built his own factory on Washington Street. Upon Morse's death in 1896 the company was controlled by his sons who saw the demand for stove polish drop forcing the company to close by 1914."
As a final fun note, The Painted Ad blog has a nice post about the discovery of a ghost sign for Rising Sun Stove Polish.Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/advertising-card-rising-sun-stove.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-23523231836965775092017-02-08T16:30:00.000-05:002017-02-08T16:30:15.260-05:002 more "Oilette" postcards from Raphael Tuck & SonsJust before Christmas, I featured a snowball-themed "Oilette" postcard that was published by Raphael Tuck & Sons and mailed in 1906. Oilette cards, first published in 1903, had a "surface designed to appear as a miniature oil painting. Early 'Oilettes' had a brush stroke simulation, but the vast majority of Tuck 'Oilettes' have a smooth surface."

Here are another pair of cards from that series.

This is labeled "THE SCOTCH COAST OFF ANSTRUTHER" on the front.

On the back, we find this information:

ROUGH SEAS, SCOTCH COAST. Series I.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "OILETTE" [Regd.] Postcard 7061.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN
The Scotch Coast, off Anstruther. Anstruther in Fifeshire is a closely-packed and red-roofed fishing town rising directly from the water's edge, with a green and well-wooded country behind it. It was the birthplace, in 1780, of the Rev. Thomas Chalmers, D.D. Six miles south-east of it is the Isle of May, whose lighthouse is the only one in Scotland lighted by electricity.
This postcard was mailed from Detroit, Michigan, to Stratford, Ontario, in December 1906. It was sent to a Miss Flora Nichol. There was no message.

* * *

On the front of the above postcard, the word Oilette is written in orange in the lower-left corner. There is an indecipherable (to me) symbol in the lower right.

Here's the information from the back:

"THE RESTLESS SEA."
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "OILETTE" [Regd.] Postcard 7171.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN
A RISING TIDE. From the original painting by Professor Van Hier
The postcard was also mailed from Detroit, Michigan, to Flora in Stratford, Ontario, in early July 1907. Again, there is no message.Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/2-more-oilette-postcards-from-raphael.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-36910318376855807352017-02-08T11:18:00.001-05:002017-02-08T11:18:11.603-05:00Do you remember the Eat-It-All Sandwich?

Here's a food-related post that might bring back fond memories for some of you. It's an unused wrapped for a frozen Eat-It-All Sandwich. It looks like this was a pair of oatmeal cookies that had either cream filling or ice cream in the middle. Because it's a frozen sandwich, I'm guessing it was vanilla ice cream.

The wrapper measures 4⅜ inches by 6⅜ inches.

The only ingredients listed are for the oatmeal cookie; it included sugar, vegetable shortening, many partially hydrogenated things, oat flour, oat flakes and raisins, among other ingredients.

The Eat-It-All Sandwich was distributed by Eat-It-All Cone Bakeries, which were a division of Maryland Cup Corporation of Chicago, Illinois. It appears that the Eat-It-All brand, which focuses on ice-cream cones, is now owned by Kellogg's.

Printing on the back of the back states: "B4 BAGS BY SWEETHEART PAPER PROD. CO., CHELSEA, MASS." An October 1984 article in The Christian Science Monitor titled "Little Chelsea keeps bouncing back from adversity" indicates that the Sweetheart Paper Products Company had already closed at that point, contributing to the region's high unemployment.

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1972 wrapper for Eskimo Slush Stik

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Sarah received this nifty Year of the Rooster postcard last week from her pen pal Christina, who lives in Taiwan. The two of them have been friends, through mail and email, since they were introduced to each other via Postcrossing, an international postcard exchange system, about 13 months ago. It's pretty cool that the two of them have gotten to know each other and exchange small gifts all thanks to the power of a postcard.

The Year of the Rooster (the only bird in the Chinese Zodiac) began on January 28. Each Chinese year also has an element associated with it, so this is, more specifically, the Year of the Fire Rooster, for the first time since January 31, 1957, through February 17, 1958. (Full disclosure: I was born late in the Year of the Metal Dog.)

Even if a Postcrossing connection doesn't turn into a pen pal or lifelong friend, it's still a connection. I enjoy writing and sending cards as much, if not more, than receiving. And I love the email notes that I get back from folks across the world who have gotten my card in their faraway mailbox. Here are a few (unedited) examples from the past year...

From Robert in Taiwan
Thanks for your cute postcard! And so many share of your life. While I have never heard about those your city, fair, favorite author, it's nice to share your favorite. The most interesting is the Amish, I think they are cool! ha ha

From Janette in Australia
Hello Chris,Thank you for the lovely Owl card and all the Stamps, Our Summer has finished. It rained all night last night and it was great to get up this morning and see all the Puddles. It was a nasty summer, a small town about 40ks away lost over 130 homes when a fire went through. I wish you good Health and Happiness.

From Tatyana in Ukraine
Hello! Or "zdravstvujte" in my language. thank you for a beautiful card and stamps. Yes, I love old movies, and Casablanca among my favorite movies) I also like Streetcar Named Desire, Rear Window, Waterloo Bridge, Roman Holiday and many others. Best wishes and happy postcrossing!

From Irina in Russia
Thank you very much for your card! The stamps are gorgeous! :) I also like reading books (I'm reading "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand these days).

From Charles in India
Hi Chris, Greetings from India. Thank you for your lovely card and stamps. Please say Hi! to your daughter, she is sure to grow up to be a great lady with a mother like you. Best wishes.

From Birgit in Germany
Hi Chris, thank you very much for the girl with the chicken! Though she doesn't really look happy having that chicken on her arm...
Say hello to all your pets and have a wonderful day!

From Nadya in Belarus
Hello, Chris! Your card very beautiful, thank you. My favorite sport is basketball. I enjoy other sports, but it is basketball without which I cannot simply live.

From Katalonia in Finland
Hello Chris! Thank you for the card and nice stamp. Oh yes, I'm definitely kind to animals. I live in the countryside and I love nature and animals! I've pets and almost everyday white-tailed deers visits in our yard. Yesterday three cranes was eating in our field. Best wishes!

From Otylia in Poland
Hello, thank you for a postcard. Your postcard is lovely. I'm Otylia. I am 10 years. I go to now primary school and learn English. I'm interested in music. I love cats ( i have two) and bocks. I am sending greetings from picturesque Krotoszyn.

From Pilar in the Philippines
Hello Chris! Thanks so much for your Yellowstone postcard! It was a surprise to receive it today. I love the card and you have a nice penmanship. :) I love the outdoors too. I used to go hiking with friends but now we were all busy. Have a great day/night ahead!

From Wen You in Singapore
Hi Chris, Thank you for personal postcard of your pet cats ^.^ I don't have any pets but I play with the cats I come across if they let me. The stamp you used on the postcard is quite special! It's round shaped with the moon's image! So cool!! I've checked out your website ... and I saw that you're a Pescetarian, I am veganish. Been vegetarian all my life and now trying to go vegan. I enjoy reading too though I haven't touched a novel lately. Been reading manga.

From Pauliina in Finland
Dear Chris, many thanks for your lovely postcard from PA, USA! The pic on the card was super beautiful & I loved your message! Thanks for sharing this great piece of world with me. :o) I really enjoyed reading about your favorite things! I've noticed many US citizens love fall season (perhaps your summers are too hot and long?); here in Finland almost no one likes fall, because it seems to last from October to April. Not with the beautiful foliage but with grey and gloomy days, chilly weather and faces without smiles. My favorite time of the year is definitely spring, as I love the sense of hope and rebirth it brings. Plus it makes motorcycling possible again, haha! I hope everything is fine in your life & you may enjoy this year 2016! Have the greatest autumn!

From Julia in Germany
Dear Chris, many thanks for your beautiful card and the many wonderful stamps. I have a little daughter aged 10 months and don´t travel a lot at the moment, but now postcrossing is my way of traveling. So many thanks for the little trip to autumn Pennsylvania. All the best.

From Lenka in the Czech Republic
Hello Chris, thank you for the lovely card. Pumpkin time is here too. I like to cook and bake vegetarian pumpkin dishes, my favorite is the pumpkin Hokkaido. All the best to you, kind regards, Lenka.

From Victoria in Russia
Hello Chris! Thank you very much for the spooky card and nice stamps! I really like them all! Don't turn into Baba Yaga. Best wishes from Russia!

From Clarence in Singapore
hi Chris, thanks for the Halloween card of you and Mr. Bill. I received the card after the event, but hoped you had a good one this year!
Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/postcrossing-friendships-year-of-fire.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-34760883203777682932017-02-05T10:13:00.003-05:002017-02-05T10:13:47.609-05:00Mystery at Penmarth: a Ruth Manning-Sanders rarity

One of the most difficult acquisitions for my Ruth Manning-Sanders collection was a novel titled Mystery at Penmarth. I finally tracked down a reasonably priced copy of the American edition a few years ago. It's a former library copy (from the Granby Public Library in Granby, Connecticut) and the dust jacket was removed long ago, leaving just the green boards. A white "J" has been written on the spine, presumably meaning that it was shelved in the Juvenile section.

Because this copy has no dust jacket and because the internet is not yet a repository of All Knowledge and All Images, I had never known what the cover of this book looked like. Until now. Someone added the above image to the book's listing on Amazon.com, and it's an absolute beauty.

The dust jacket illustration and a small handful of interior illustrations — and I'm talking now about the 1941 American first edition from Robert M. McBride of New York1 — are the work of Susanne Suba. Here is a short biography of Suba, from Something About the Author (Vol. 4), via the University of Southern Mississippi, which holds her manuscript collection:

"Susanne Suba was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1913 to mother, May, and father, Miklos, who was a painter and architect. Her family emigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn when she was a young girl. After studying art at Pratt Institute in New York, Ms. Suba moved to Chicago to work as a book illustrator. She collaborated with various authors, including her husband Russell McCracken, and was a regular contributor to Publisher's Weekly and other publications throughout the years. As a freelance painter and illustrator, Ms. Suba had exhibitions at The Boston Museum, the Art Director's Club in both Chicago and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, The Brooklyn Museum and many other smaller venues."
Suba died in 2012, according to this Ink Spill blog post.

As for Mystery at Penmarth, here are a couple of reviews. First up is the August 1941 review from Kirkus:

"A good mystery, credible enough and not too complicated, a good story, and nice writing -- so here is an answer to the incessant demand from ten up, for mysteries and yet more mysteries. This fits the upper bracket of this age group, and on up to fifteen. Four cousins go to spend the summer in an old Cornish village; they meet Sam Penmarth, a boy of their own age, living in a sinister, gloomy old mansion with an uncle who is an archeologist. They form a club -- they find a hidden room and a confession of an ancient crime. Lively ingenious youngsters, whom everyone will like, and a background of the days of smuggling as the setting for the crime."

And this unbylined review is from the October 19, 1941, edition of The New York Times:

"The Old Curse
The four cousins who discovered that 'Adventure May Be Anywhere' in an earlier book by Mrs. Manning-Sanders literally unearth it again on an estate in Cornwall. Their new-found friend, Sam Penmarth, is heir to gloomy, old Penmarth House and he wants to know why no heir, for centuries, has ever left a son, but chiefly he wants to know what is locked up in the upper room of the north wing and what the servants are talking about as they mutter of an old curse and pirates and wreckers.

"Thus is born one of those secret societies, so dear to the hearts of 10 and 12 year olds, devoted to unraveling the mystery. Their investigations coincide happily with Sam's scholarly uncle's excavation of a prehistoric burial mound on the estate, and this adds an unexpected twist to their own private mystery. Even though disaster accompanies their probing into an ancient drama of greed and murder, and though they never quite convince the grownups of the validity of their findings, the children have a wonderful time whipping up their sympathies for a long-dead little Penmarth.

"They mystery is revealed too soon, so that there is a faint air of anticlimax about the latter half of the story, and one never gets to know Sally and Bang and Jimmy as well as in the earlier book, but the creepy atmosphere is well sustained, as is the sense of desperate earnestness with which the children go about their play, and any tale for entertainment as well written as this one deserves reading."

I mentioned, very briefly, some of the fairy and folk tale imagery in Mystery at Penmarth in a post last August. I should also note that the young adventurers of this novel call their group S.U.M.P. — Society for the Unraveling of the Mystery at Penmarth. I think the S.U.M.P. kids would be quite at home alongside the kids of Stand By Me, and The Goonies and Stranger Things.

Footnote
1. Mystery at Penmarth was first published in 1940, by Collins of London. The illustrator of that UK edition was Anne Bullen. Here is that cover:

Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/mystery-at-penmarth-ruth-manning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-72946906079711129972017-02-03T17:30:00.000-05:002017-02-03T17:30:17.708-05:00Science-fiction book cover: "The War Against the Rull"

(Note: This cover has a significant tear on the right-hand side that has been addressed with clear tape. But I think that just adds to its "character," in the same way that the old price sticker enhanced The Memory Bank last week.)

Title: The War Against the Rull

Cover blurb: "A fascinating novel of galactic peril and adventure"

Author: A.E. van Vogt (1912-2000)

Cover illustrator: Uncertain (see below)

Publisher: A Permabook edition published by Pocket Books (M-4263)

Date of publication: 1962

Price: 35 cents

Pages: 187

Format: Paperback

Excerpt from back-cover blurb: "A Rull, you see, can change its outward appearance at will, so that even your closest friend or most trusted colleague may suddenly turn out to be a spy in disguise."

First sentence: As the spaceship vanished into the steamy mists of Eristan II, Trevor Jamieson drew his gun.

Last sentence: While these matters developed, the galactic-wide Rull-human war ended.

Thanks for the spoiler alert: Sorry.

Random sentence from middle: From the causeway Diddy looked down at a dimly glowing world of huge, cubelike structures.

There's a character named Diddy? Yes.

Other character names: Commander McLennan, Ira Clugy, Peter Clugy, and a love interest named Veda who is described as "a woman of intense emotion."

Notes: This novel, originally published in hardcover in 1959, combines six short stories that were originally published in Astounding Science Fiction with two new connecting chapters. ... Goodreads reviewer Brian Schwartz, while giving the book 3 stars (out of 5), writes:

"It is quite easy to tell where the seams are. Van Vogt put little effort into the rewrite to concoct a novel from these unconnected stories. What emerges is a disjointed, difficult to follow tale with no character development or arc and no real plot line. Van Vogt's penchant for doing fix up novels, some would argue, reduced his standing in the science fiction community. Those readers new to Van Vogt's work might pick up one of these fix up novels and wonder how this man ever got published."
... I love the cover of this paperback, though. It has a bit of Saul Bass flair to it. There is no official agreement on the artist, but some have suggested it was done by Science Fiction Hall of Fame illustrator Richard M. Powers (1921-1996). Others strongly disagree that it was Powers. So I guess we'll never know for sure. ... This cover has its critics, some of whom call it lazy and abstract. But I like it because it captures that feel of 1950s/1960s pulp science fiction. And I'll take those covers any day over the crap that started showing up on genre paperbacks from the mid-1970s onward.

Chris Ottohttps://email@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/science-fiction-book-cover-war-against.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-61317427249187118582017-02-03T12:37:00.001-05:002017-02-03T14:37:09.149-05:00Messages on two old postcards

This postcard shows Abriendo Plaza and the "opening ceremony at the bull fight, Tijuana B.C. Mexico." There's a yellow advertisement along the fence for a company that appears to be called FOTOMANTEL. Also, I should note that the white circle along the bottom of the image is NOT part of the original postcard. It's a blemish (paint? white-out?) that was introduced to the postcard long ago.

The stamp has been removed and the postmark is unreadable. But we do know that the card was mailed to Mr. William Midura of Irving Street in Rahway, New Jersey. William's wife, Mary, died in 2011 at age 92, and her obituary says she was predeceased by him. You can see photos of William and Mary at this Dignity Memorial page.

The message on this card, written in cursive, states:

Hello Willy,
Well believe it or not I am in Mexico now. Will be heading for Jersey soon. This is a swell place.
So Long,
Tony

And this second card is a linen postcard that has been copyrighted by Fred Noma. It's labeled "New Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls, N.Y." That iconic span is officially called the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge, and it cost $4 million and opened in November 1941. If you're a passenger in a car crossing the Rainbow Bridge, you have a fairly stunning view of Niagara Falls.

This postcard was postmarked on July 6, 1944, in Niagara Falls, New York, and it was mailed with the green, 1-cent Four Freedoms stamp.

The addressees appear to be Mr. and Mrs. Jake Echan of Winthrop Road in Union, New Jersey. And here's the note:

Dear Folks—
I suppose by now you understand what we're doing here.
It's all so strange at first, but I guess we'll get used to it.
Best regards,
Leo & Emma
It's also possible that "Leo" is "Les". Either way, I'm wondering if this should be spelled e-l-o-p-e.Chris Ottohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://www.papergreat.com/2017/02/messages-on-two-old-postcards.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-90323189286411252282017-02-02T11:44:00.001-05:002017-02-02T11:44:11.250-05:00Cool illustrations: The New Human Interest Library (Part 15)(Full disclosure: I wouldn't quite call this image "cool.")

Today's illustration is from Page 111 of 1929's The New Human Interest Library and, oddly, it's in a section titled "Refinishing Furniture." The image is headlined "THE WORLD AT WORK TO FILL A PAINT-BOX"...

The caption states: "All over the world men work hard in order to fill this little girl's paint box. Here, reading from left to right, we see men collecting ivory for black, insect-cells for crimson lake, resin for gamboge, cochineal for carmine, the indigo plant for indigo, the madder for brown, iron and potassium for Prussian blue, cuttlefish for sepia, earth for sienna, mercury for vermillion, and mineral for ultramarine."

That's a lot of bugs and plants and minerals and fish being used to make various historic colors. But the worst part, of course, is ivory black. It is a black pigment for painting that was made from bone char and has been used over the centuries by artists including Rembrandt, Velázquez, Manet and Picasso. It was made by grinding charred ivory, from elephant tusks, in oil.

Today, the color is more commonly termed bone black, and its manufacturers, from what I understand, have long since switched from ivory to "left over" animal bones. Meanwhile, some humane black pigments include Lamp Black, Vine Black and Mars Black. There is also Vantablack, but Sir Anish Kapoor is the only artist who is allowed to use that.

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Facilities Management and Design Chapter 11 Building Structure, Finishes and Site
Roof Critical building component Flat or Sloped Deck Covering Roofing felt Flashing
Exterior walls Enclose structure Supports roof (low rise) Should last for many decades if properly maintained Painting Cleaning Inspection
Windows and Doors Window types – Fixed – Casement – vertically hung Glazing – single – double Doors types – Wooden – Metal – Solid – Hollow – some are mostly glass (revolving doors, for example)
Structural frame Skeleton of building – should be inspected at least once a year Walls (low rise) Concrete/Steel superstructures (high rise)
Foundations usually stone or concrete rests on a solid, underground footing base frost walls drainage carries a building's dead and live loads – Dead load (building's weight) – Live load (dead load + people, furniture, natural stresses)
Elevators Cable – Elevator shaft – Car or cab – Guide rails – Cables – Counterweights – Safety devices – Elevator motor Hydraulic Much of the maintenance is done by the manufacturer
Parking areas Concrete – mixture of paste and aggregates – hardens through hydration – tensile strength – Deterioration Crazing Leaching freeze/thaw cycles Spalling Asphalt – mixture of asphalt, cement and aggregate – typical problems caused by poorly compacted soil underneath – surface failures caused by weathering or wearing insufficient asphalt too much asphalt unstable mixtures poor drainage Structural features – Subgrade – Subbase – Surface course Layout considerations overall dimensions parking controls for managing traffic well-defined entrances and exits acceleration/deceleration lanes number of parking spaces Maintenance issues – surface cleaning – Inspections – Waterproofing – minor repairs of cracks – structural repairs – snow and ice removal
Parking Lots and ADA requirements a specified number of parking spaces (depending on the total number of parking spaces) must be "accessible" requirements include – width of parking spaces – access aisles – accessible routes – accessible parking spaces in valet parking facilities – passenger loading zones must also be accessible Total # spacesReq'd Spaces 1 to 251 26 to 502 51 to 753 76 to 1004 101 to 1505 151 to 2006 201 to 3007 301 to 4008 401 to 5009 501 to 10002% of total 1001 + 20, plus 1 for ea 100
Storm water drainage systems designed to carry rain water away from the property sheet flow open-channel flow underground drainage facilities should be built to last at least 50 years
Landscaping and grounds Often outsourced Sets visual tone for property Curb appeal Maintenance – Planting – Mowing – Fertilizing – Pruning – Watering – Work varies with the season and climate
Irrigation systems Provides water for the grounds Overwatering should be avoided Sources of water – potable water system – stored supply (lake, underground tank) – nearby stream or river – gray water Sprinkler heads Mist applicators
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hollywoodstreetkingWe all thought Karrueche Tran was in the center of @ChrisBrownofficial and @souljaboy beef, but according to Soulja, we're wrong.
The rapper sat down with Hollywood Unlock along with Floyd Mayweather, pledged his allegiance to the bloods, and said he and Breezy have been beefing over Rihanna for years.
Soulja says after Chris assaulted Rihanna back in 2009, he and the singer started to get close. RiRi started attending the rapper's shows, and he even broke up with his then-girlfriend Teyana Taylor to make room for Rihanna in his life.
Peep the delusional video oh HSK (link in bio). The look on FLoyd's face says it all.
Do you really think Rihanna is the reason for the beef?
#hsk #gossip #celebrity #tea #rihanna #chrisbrown #souljaboy #beef #urban
- lexxie2483Please he bringing up rihanna name to get attention first he said it was karrueche he aint getting any promo now its rihanna even bringing chris brown daughter up stop giving that trash attention rihanna should sue everytime chris and someone have beef they bring up rihanna trash both of them
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- msmarie617No! She Not 🙄
- jasmine_eliseWait...... Teyana Taylor dated him???? Ewww, how???
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- mz_stylie_queenmuvaI can here Riri now.. You noah mi??!
- dinaprofessionalhairbraidingSoulja Boy is draining me with the week long + dragged on fake beef 😩😧😪😴
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Trenton is located in Grundy county and has a population of 6,216.
Educational Leadership schools in Trenton charged students an average tuition of $1,950.00 if they were Missouri residents, and $4,050.00 if they were non-residents, during the 2009 - 2010 school year.
Books and supplies for educational leadership schools in Trenton cost an average of $1,100.00. Students who live on campus while attending a educational leadership school in Trenton, can expect to pay an average of $4,796.00 for room and board. Students who live at home can expect average costs to be $3,388.00. There is one educational leadership college in Trenton for students to choose from. In the 2008 - 2009 school year, reportedly 0 students completed educational leadership programs in Trenton.
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