tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post8682535611859003109..comments2024-01-08T19:55:32.324-05:00Comments on Forgotten Bookmarks: This Good Old BookMichael Popekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083697912791290450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-31109530423756167352011-05-28T13:55:53.209-04:002011-05-28T13:55:53.209-04:00I think the last word is Rorer - roarer - meaning ...I think the last word is Rorer - roarer - meaning a loud disorderly person.Essayelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232130227300308452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-7166943187892186692011-05-19T12:19:49.089-04:002011-05-19T12:19:49.089-04:00I think the first Kettle looks more like a Kittle ...I think the first Kettle looks more like a Kittle (but the word on the second page doesn't look like either Kettle or Kittle...)Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-76997177715338179452011-05-05T15:51:17.396-04:002011-05-05T15:51:17.396-04:00I love this blog! I remembered hearing about it a...I love this blog! I remembered hearing about it a while back, so I looked for it today.<br /><br />I posted a link on my own book blog because my son found a fun forgotten bookmark in one of our own books recently!<br /><br />http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2011/05/found-bookmarks.html<br /><br />Great blog - <br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-89703920651073692282011-05-05T14:06:08.702-04:002011-05-05T14:06:08.702-04:00I agree with the others. I got: "Enny man or ...I agree with the others. I got: "Enny man or woman this book dos take, I will knok him down with a stake. William G. Kettle. For a fine boy. He is verry smart in school. He reads well and siphers good. William Him he is a rorer." Maybe rorer is funny?Love This Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806816563175981549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-66456236645048495852011-05-05T13:23:42.834-04:002011-05-05T13:23:42.834-04:00Barring misspellings in the original text: "T...Barring misspellings in the original text: "This good old book. Any man or woman this book does take I will knock him down with a stake. William G (Last name) is a fine boy, he is very smart in school, he reads well and ciphers good.<br /><br />William (Last name) he is a rover"Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461031879353361124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-62760889411034110882011-05-05T12:53:31.399-04:002011-05-05T12:53:31.399-04:00I think it's "This good old book/ Enny Ma...I think it's "This good old book/ Enny Man or Woman this book dos take/I will nok him down with a stake". Can't make out the rest of it, although it looks like it's signed "William and Rover".Baby Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545940195404339138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-86358505711708979022011-05-05T12:52:02.601-04:002011-05-05T12:52:02.601-04:00I'd say the missing words are "dos" ...I'd say the missing words are "dos" and "siphers," misspellings of "does" and "ciphers." What a great inscription!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988815299966255005noreply@blogger.com