So Much

Note:

Se tanto, que a veces creo que no se nada.

I know so much so, much but, sometimes, I guess that I don't know nothing.
Bold strength bold caution + ?? / amusement

Pam

You're very, very wide.

Found in "The Poets and Poetry of Europe" by Henry Longfellow. Published by Porter and Coates, 1871.

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Pass It On

Burton poem on thick stock card:

Pass It On

Have you a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given to you alone,
Pass it on.
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
Till in heaven the deed appears -
Pass it on.
Have you found the heavenly light?
Pass it on;
Souls are groping in the night,
Daylight gone.
Hold thy lighted lamp on high,
Be a star in some one's sky,
He may live who else would else would die, -
Pass it on.

-Henry Burton

Found in "The Holy Bible" published by American Bible Society, 1880.

-- Feel better, A.S..

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Winner

Ok, today's winner is Spacebeer.

SB, send me an email at fb AT forgottenbookmarks.com to set up shipping accommodations for your new books.

Thanks to all who entered - remember this is a rolling contest, and I'll be giving away a new set of books on Friday. The first book on the new pile is leatherette copy of "The Scarlett Letter" published by Thomas Nelson, circa 1910. For every 25 new followers/Facebook fans/RSS subscribers, I will add another to the giveaway.

Giveaway Reminder: UPDATE CONTEST OVER

Just a quick update on the giveaway that's going on. Adding another book, this is 1928 edition of 'Little Men' illustrated by Clara Burd.

The formula is as follows:

For every 25 new followers/fans/subscribers I get via Twitter/Facebook/RSS, I will add another book. All books will be given away today at 3:00 PM.

Here are pics of the books so far:


To enter, just comment or reply. I'm still counting the replies and comments from previous announcements.

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Future Shock


Two black and white photos in original envelope.

Found in "The Boudoir Murder" by Milton M, Propper. Published by Harpers, 1931.

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It May Be Valuable To You


Diphtheria toxin-antitoxin certificate, dated March 1929.

Found in "Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography." Published by Scribners, 1920.

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Climb A Tree

Note:

Thanks so much - saw Alfie Campbell in Wooster + she said she actually knew of a guy in India who did what is described in book: climb a tree, create a hullabaloo, etc!! Maybe the author knew the same guy - or read of it!

Found in "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard" by Kiran Desai. Published by Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998.

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Devilled Eggs

From yesterday's request thread, here's a letter:

8-6-00

Dear George,
Thank you very much for your abundant mail- two letters and one postcard!! Sorry I could not reply sooner, this is the first quiet day with time to write letters. Well, it seems that HENRY'S BIRTHDAY was the outstanding big event of the season. I never knew that preparing devilled eggs could hold so much drama! Anyway, although I do not have the pleasure of knowing Henry, as an expert in birthdays, 95 versus 70, I wish him a Very Happy Birthday, and many happy returns. You have been so involved in devilled eggs and other birthday-related events, did you even notice that there were other things going on in the world?: A republican convention, designed to make us appreciate and sadly miss eight years of Clinton soap operas. What do Americans expect of their president anyway? Statesmanship? What an old-fashioned idea. Only an 95 year old woman could have such notions. Which brings me to the fact that yours truly also celebrated a birthday in July, a 95th. My family pulled out all the stops to make it a real big occasion. They were all here, grandsons, grand-daughter, son, daughter, in-laws. It lasted five days and I survived it with flying colors without getting another heart-attack. Now Niall is back in Berkeley, Michael has just started a new job for one year: A leadership training course with an organization called The Green Corps. Julia will be here in Binghamton where she has been accepted in a community service job.

To-morrow Suzanne and I will go to Ithaca to visit a Friend's Retirement Home. Not for the duration as far as I am concerned, but for 2 months, November and February when Suzanne will be in Europe with Ross, who is taking a full year's sabbatical. There are retirement homes here in Binghamton, but I am sure to find more interesting people in a place that caters mostly to retired Cornell faculty and their friends. If plans work out it would mean that I will miss the second half of your Studs Turkel reading. We'll know more to-morrow after our visit. I certainly will keep you au courant. I see from the Lyceum program that "Great Decisions" are being discontinued. It is about time. Probably Haessler did not want to do it anymore. I am getting tired and have to close for to-day.

Regards to Kit, love, Greta

Found in "The Spider's House" by Paul Bowles. Published by Black Sparrow Press, 1993.

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Anything But 'Free Bird'

I decided to take some requests this morning. What are you all in the mood for? Photos? A letter? Old postcard? Baseball card?

Let me know in the comments, I will try and get to as many as I can.


Persons, Places and Creatures


Vinyl bookmark from "Petrified Creatures - Warren NY"

Here's Where I fell Asleep

Found in "Persons and Places" by George Santayana. Published by Scribners, 1944.

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