The Mama

Greeting card from Christmas, 1976.

Found in "Little Bear" by Else Holmelund Minarik. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper and Row, 1957.

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Radiogram

A blank telegram form, from RCA's "Radiogram" service.

Found in an issue of Good Housekeeping from March, 1937.

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What Can I Do?

Cardboard jacket for the Londonbeat cassette single "I've Been Thinking About You."

Haven't thought about this song in a long time. Here's the video:

Found in "The Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy. Published by Berkley, 1990.

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Nonfiction winner

This week's winner was @RyanAdams, who entered over on Twitter.

Friday Giveaweay #4080 - contest closed

I thought I would offer up something a bit different this week, I'm going will all nonfiction titles. This giveaway will include everything from French history to gardening to mathematics. Hope you enjoy them.

Contest closed, winner announced shortly.

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I'm Not Your Stepping Stone

Photo, no writing on reverse.

Found in "The Moon and Sixpence" by W. Somerset Maugham. Published by The Modern Library, no date, circa 1930.

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Better Homes and Cookies

Recipe for chocolate oatmeal cookies:

2 cups sugar
1 stick margarine - 1/2 cup
1/2 cup milk

Boil 3 minutes

In a bowl, put:

3 cups quick oats
4 tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup nut meats

Pour boil mix over and mix. Drop by tsp on waxed paper

(note: the wonderful Stephanie points out that this is a no-bake recipe. I should have known better)

Found in the January 1933 issue of "Better Homes and Gardens."

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UNDERWATER!

I'm a little behind on bookseller work today, so no new bookmarks (boo!)

To make it up to you, here's Jane Russell (yay!)

From the cover of the sheet music for "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (Love Theme from 'Underwater!'), copyright 1951.

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Don't Fidget

Class photo, with a list of pictured students on reverse.

Found in ""Brooks's Readers - Fifth Year" published by the American Book Company, 1907.

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Friday giveaway winner

Winner of the two books was Evie, who entered right here on the site. Evie, you have made life easy for me by including your email in your Blogger profile, so I will be contacting you in a moment. Thanks to all who entered!