Blackboards

I received an order for a vintage geography textbook this morning, "Maury's New Elements of Geography." As I was preparing the book for it's departure, a folded piece of paper slipped out of the back. Here are the contents:

E.W.A. Rowles
Manufacturer
Supplies, Apparatus and Furniture for Schools and Colleges, Church, Theater and Hall Seating

327-331 South Market St.
Chicago

3/14/13

Mr. W.G. Stone, Pres.,
Utica, N.Y.

Dear Sir:

Your new school building will undoubtedly need blackboards and equipment. As manunfacturers of this class of goods we are in a position to quote you very low prices, absolutely guaranteeing the quality to be equal to articles furnished by other manufacturers at much higher prices.

We ask you to kindly fill out the enclosed card giving all information possible, so that we can correct our records and be in a position to take the matter up with the proper parties when the time for furnishing the building arrives.

We thank you for giving this your prompt attention.

Yours very truly,
E.W.A. Rowles

Unfortunately, there are no school stamps or markings in the books to give us a clue as to what school this might have been. With some help from Google Books, I was able to find out that W.G. Stone was a engineer in Utica during this time, but there is no mention of school construction. The geography textbook was published by the American Book Company in 1907.

Passed

 Photo.

Written on reverse:

Crystal passed at Matt's
6/95

Found in "High Tide in Tuscon" by Barbara Kingsolver. Published by HarperPerennial, 1996.

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Scrap

Crocheted bookmark.
Could be something else, but it works quite nicely between the pages.

Found in an old scrapbook.

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Portrait

Photograph, no writing on reverse.

Found in "The Poems of Adelaide A. Proctor."  Published by Thomas Y. Crowell, no date listed. Gift inscription on book dated Christmas, 1901.

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Too Big For Roof Or Tent

Transit pass for the city of Rochester. Good for the week of June 24, 1939.

Features an advertisement for the "Moose Circus."

Found in "Witch Wood" by John Buchan. Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1927.

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The Beats

Blank piece of stationery from the Cunard Line - R.M.S. "Queen Mary."

Found in "The Beats" edited by Seymour Krim. Published by Gold Medal Books, 1960.

Oh, and the winner of today's 500th Post Giveaway was Mary Mount Dunbar, who entered via Facebook. Mary, I sent you a message, but get in touch with me if you can:

fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

Thanks everyone - hope to bring you 500 more.


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The 500

This just happens to be the 500th post here on Forgotten Bookmarks.

To celebrate, let's give away some books:

Just comment to enter - I will announce the winner when I post today's forgotten bookmark, probably around 2:00 PM EST or so.

Good luck!

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English Muffin Loaves

Typed recipe:

English Muffin Loaves - Betty Gregory

5 1/2 - 6 cups flour *
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 pkgs. Fleischman's Active Dry Yeast
2 cups milk
1 tbl. sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tsp. salt
cornmeal

*Measure by spooning flour lightly into cup

Combine 3 cups flour, yeast sugar, salt, and soda. Heat liquids until very warm (120° f. - 130° f.)
Add to dry mixture; beat well. Stir in enough more flour to make a stiff batter. Spoon into two 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" pans that have been greased and sprinkled with cornmeal. Sprinkle tops with cornmeal. Cover, let rise in warm place for 45 min. Bake at 400° f. for 25 min. Remove from pans immediately and cool.

To serve: Slice and toast. Makes 16 slices per loaf.

Found in "Florida's Favorite Foods" published by the Florida Department of Agriculture, 1961.


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Forbes

As some of you might know, I recently joined the blogging team over at Forbes Magazine's "Booked." For my latest post, I thought it would be a fun idea to feature something I had found in an old Forbes. Easier said than done.

I have a quite a few old issues, that wasn't the problem. It turns out that people just don't leave bookmarks in magazines. The articles are single servings, no need to mark your place. I ended up going though about 40 issues before I finally came upon this:

 Order reciept and note, dated March 16th, 1970.

From: "Lilians"
3 Aylsham Crescent
Mile Cross
Norwich

To: Mrs. Newton Avery

Dear Madam:
I have enclosed 3 ozs of wool, at 1/8 oz 5|-
Sorry I did not send it earlier, but I have been trying to get you the same dye no.. This is a very good material..
I haven't a shade card to spare at the moment, but when I see the rep, I will forward one on to you.

Yours Faithfully
L.M. Willnolt

Found in Forbes Magazine, Volume 15, Number 2, January 15, 1970.


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Romola Winner

Our giveaway winner was Jossie Posie, who entered right here. Congrats!