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This copy is about 90-95% intact with only 3-5 written responses in the text. Detachable cards for sending anagrams to friends still present at rear. A pleasing tactile production intended for defacement, but still nicely preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John, James and Judith West","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41864160477334,"sku":"Q349","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-253_c44e5b12-a5c5-441f-afd7-4acab1d569f8.jpg?v=1782322810"},{"product_id":"graphograms-for-instant-analysis-of-character-through-handwriting","title":"Graphograms for Instant Analysis of Character through Handwriting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \"...Graphograms are fascinating, quick and accurate. You simply number the chart and read the character of anybody from their handwriting. The knowledge gained is extremely useful in business, educational, marital \u0026amp; health affairs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood+ with soil and mottling to exterior, worming at the upper front hinge, toning and fingersoil to textblock with heavier foxing to the outer leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book of charts, \"For instant analysis of character through handwriting,\" numbered 1-8, printed recto-only on a higher quality stock that remains bright and clean. 2 copies of each chart, the second intended to be used with carbon paper to preserve a copy of the analysis. Original supplied sheets of carbon paper loosely inserted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver, A. 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Very Good with minor surface wear, a nice image.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[photographs]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43071056576662,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-475.jpg?v=1706399820"},{"product_id":"jordan-marsh-co-no-25","title":"Jordan Marsh \u0026 Co. No. 25","description":"\u003cp\u003eRibbon-bound textile sample book in flexible blue cloth with gilt stamped titles, 6.25 x 10.25 inches. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLikely ca. 1890-1910, but the lack of publication information, other examples, and overall longevity of Jordan Marsh \u0026amp; Co. difficult to reliably speculate. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e8 double-leaves of numbered patterns eith the stub of a 9th pattern at the end. Offsetting suggests the missing sample has been gone for some time. Pencil to front flyleaf, a few small spots on the fabric. Generously sized samples in a beautifully preserved binding, backed with tissue that makes a gloriously satisfying sound when you turn the page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[textile sample books]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46395250475158,"sku":"Q2201","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-92_9c227fa2-e0a8-46a6-8298-691bd9397e6b.jpg?v=1781559795"},{"product_id":"sock-social-under-the-auspices-of-the-ladies-aid-society-of-the-m-e-church-bridgeport-ill-1907-cake-and-cream-served-in-the-white-tent-on-christian-church-lot-on-thursday-night-may-2-1907-printed-invitation-to-a-ladies-aid-society","title":"\"Sock Social under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the M.E. 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The scheme is explained, in rhyme, on the back--the sock should contain a donation equal to double the recipient's shoe size and brought to the party, where they would be added to a larger sock, the centerpiece of the event.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe distribution of \"sock social\" references in archived newspapers suggests they peaked around 1900-1910 in Pennsylvania and the Midwest. 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Near Fine with minor soil and bumping at corners, contents crisp and clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText printed in double columns, interspersing game instructions with testimonials to Hood's successes with no visual delineation, creating some amusing moments (could the \"Mammoth Sneeze\" be a game \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e an health concern? The games include \"Shouting Proverbs\" (p12), in which the words of a proverb with the same number of words as players. 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Mount, rising newspaper man, on the roller skating craze and sinking of the Lusitania","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2-page T.L.S. to Thomas Weber, Springfield, Ohio. With original \"Republican-Gazette\" postal cover, the writer’s then-employer. Shallow chipping at the fragile paper edges, else VG.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWitty and economically written, as to be expected of a newspaper man, the letter touches on a range of topics in just 1.5 pages, from his personal dilemma about staying in Lima and desire to play horseshoes, to the office rollerskating craze, to Governor Frank Willis, to the sinking of the Lusitania and what it could mean for the United States. No mention of the weather!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHarry Anderson Mount (1894-1968) was at the beginning of his professional life. His letter captures a youthful restlessness concerned with horseshoes and rollerskating, with a maturing sense of his prospects—he wants to leave Lima, but, “The editor says that if I will stay this summer, he will make me assistant city editor. I don't think I will turn down the chance.” But, Mount resigned the position in October 1915 to become the publicity agent for the \"Buckeye Corn Boys\" (\u003ci\u003eLima News\u003c\/i\u003e, 10\/3\/15, p.2).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e(May 10, 1915)\u003cbr\u003eDear Thomas: \u003cbr\u003eExcuse my delay in answering. \u003cb\u003eI have been so busy trying to find something to do, that I couldn't find time to write. \u003c\/b\u003eI was home a week ago yesterday and wanted to come out but there were too many places to go. On Monday I went to Columbus with Harold Edmonds. We went to Keith's theatre in the evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eI am just itching to get at the game of horseshoes.\u003c\/b\u003e If you want to lower the record, you want to be doing some strenuous practising. If the trees don't leaf out in dollar bills, you might try grafting a dollar bill to one of them to see if you can't at least raise quarters. I have been wanting to go mushroom hunting but haven't done it yet. \u003cb\u003eThe roller skating craze has struck this town. The whole office force have equipped themselves with rollers and every morning when we quit work at 8:30 we go skating. Can you imagine the sight?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eI have been thinking some of leaving Lima but have about decided to stay. The editor says that if I will stay this summer, he will make me assistant city editor. I don't think I will turn down the chance. I had a notion to come back to Springfield, but I don't believe there is anything there for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eYou are quite busy, now, I suspect. When you get your spring work done, come over to Lima if you get a chance. I'll show you everything there is here. I think the Governor is a friend of the farmer, if he ever had one in the Governor's chair. People in this section of the state have a lot of respect for Willie. He was raised on a farm and ought to know what the farmers need. Of course, with a balky legislature, it's pretty hard sledding for him, just now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do you think of the Lusitania affair? It looks pretty serious to me. The Germans had no right to blow up that ship without first giving the passengers a chance to escape. On the other hand, I can't blame the Germans for doing what they did. I don't see what the United States can do. We can demand an indemnity from Germany, which they would probably promptly refuse to pay. There would be nothing else to do but fight. That would be a foolish thing to do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo weeks ago I tumbled off of a fire engine and cracked my head. But it is getting all right now. I had it all tied up for a week and looked like a war hero.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eGive my best to all the Webers. As soon as I get a chance I will be down to see them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[correspondence, A.L.S.]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423514775702,"sku":"Q2408","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-54_f0343c77-6cf4-4960-b551-9b976bb7b3ab.jpg?v=1782063907"},{"product_id":"donkey-ride-down-the-shore-atlantic-city-new-jersey-ca","title":"Atlantic City donkey ride, ca. 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eGelatin silver photograph, 6 x 8.25 inches, mounted to board, 10 x 11.75 inches. No date, ca. 1900. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFralinger's \"Academy of Music\" pavilion visible on the right; built by salt water taffy mogul Joseph Fralinger in 1898 and burnt down in 1902. Stamped \"Wm. Johnson, Photographer, 22 S. Arkansas Ave., Atlantic City, N. J.\" VG- with wear to the mounting board, which is bent and splitting in 3 places, chipping along the edges. Photograph has light surface soil and wear, a small area of darkening on half of the face of the left figure. A recreation imported from British seaside towns, mule and donkey rides along the coastline were fashionable at the turn of the century; here in the company of three young men in their striped swimming costumes; women in full hats and dresses repose on the sand in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[photograph]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423514874006,"sku":"Q2409","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-183_1357e9dd-1c5a-4fcc-942e-3c8ec61b871f.jpg?v=1782164460"},{"product_id":"hear-ye-the-gisriel-long-evangelistic-party","title":"Hear Ye!! The Gisriel-Long Evangelistic Party","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo color letterpress broadside, 11.25 x 14 inches. Very Good a closed tear to the left edge, corners lightly bumped, inconspicuous surface abrasions. \"1925\" penciled in bottom margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBroadside promoting the Evangelistic Party duo Rev. Edward C. Gisriel, \"A Great Man with a Burning Message Direct from God's Word,\" and Prof. J. Owen Long, \"A Good Man who can Sing His Way Into Your Very Heart.\" The pair headlined the 1925 Methodist \"Cooptown Revival\" Camp Meeting in Harford County, Maryland, a major annual Methodist revival meeting that drew massive crowds from 1888 to around 1942. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal newspapers show Gisriel \u0026amp; Long also appeared at Bethany Methodist Protestant Church in Pocomoke City, Maryland, presumably among other engagements for which this ad could drum up some souls. Edward Columbus Gisriel (1884-1959) was a Baltimore native and lifelong preacher active throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania. J. Owen Long (1876-1953) was a Gospel singer and composer from Harrisonburg, Virginia, where the broadside was found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRef.: \"Methodist reunion set for Sunday in Jarrettsville,\"\u003cem\u003e Baltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, 8\/4\/1995; \"Gisriel-Long Evangelistic Party\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorcester Democrat and Ledger-Enterprise\u003c\/em\u003e, 10\/10\/1925.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[broadsides, revivals]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423515005078,"sku":"Q2410","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-92_ebc0bfe1-1bce-420c-97c2-a3651cead84b.jpg?v=1782079351"},{"product_id":"opera-house-to-night-closing-recital","title":"Opera House To-Night: Closing Recital by Miss George and Class in Elocution and Delsarte (Michigan, 1896)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e(Central Michigan, ca. 1895-1898). Broadside, 10.5 x 4.5 inches. With a band of sunning at the top edge and old creases, VG+. Handsome typography and interesting squiggly dividers. The exact date and location are unknown, but the program includes a handful of distinctive names, such as Fern Swarthout, that have been traced to Barry County, Michigan, and whose dates suggest the young lady participants were in their late teens to early twenties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrancois Delsarte's \"System of Expression\" was introduced to the U.S. by his pupil, Steele MacKaye, after Delsarte's death in 1871. An \"Americanized\" system evolved, emphasizing the physical aspects of expression that became ingrained in American culture and education from around 1885 through the 1920s, with adaptations for dance and theater, as well as physical culture, education, and light popular entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe evening's highlights included \"Pantomimes expressing Expectation, Listening, Looking, He Comes, Affection, The Vow, Anger, Sorrow, Joy, Fear, Devotion, 'Parting is such Sweet Sorrow.'\" The program evokes the comically melodramatic depictions of Delsarte in novels and period dramas. But it's worth remembering that the Americanized Delsarte was dominated by women such as Genevieve Stebbins (of unknown relation to participant Gertrude Stebbins), Emily Bishop, and Anna Morgan, all of whom published major popular guides. What might seem like a frivolous way to pass afternoons for women whose academic studies had concluded could also be an opportunity for \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eexperiencing bodily autonomy and artistic expression in a sanctioned format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMiss Bessie George, class leader, is listed as an elocutionist in the Grand Rapids, MI, directory in 1894, and is mentioned in Michigan newspapers for performing at events ranging from political receptions in Owosso (\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, 5\/24\/95, p4), to an Epworth League recital in Middleville \u003ci\u003e(The Sun,\u003c\/i\u003e 2\/28\/1896, p8), to a \"Ladies' Minstrel Entertainment\" in Lansing \u003ci\u003e(State Republican\u003c\/i\u003e, 2\/7\/1895). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBessie George Webb (1871-1955) married William Earl Webb (1872-1959) in Barry Co, Michigan, in 1898, and continued her career as Bessie George Webb, at one point touring with the Lincoln Lyceum Bureau, bringing Chautauqua programming to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Her WWI-era performances featured pro-peace selections and writing by contemporary women authors, with frequent readings of \"In the Vanguard\" by Katrina Trask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHer husband was principal and director of Webb Academy in Grand Rapids, which she helped run until 1925, when they moved to Los Angeles. Bessie appears sporadically in newspapers as a featured reader, always with a remark upon her skill and charm. They never had children. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLast photo in listing from the Clements, for reference only. Ref.: \"Bessie George Webb\" Findagrave.com; \"Ranks very high among local schools,\" \u003cem\u003eGrand Rapids Press\u003c\/em\u003e, 8\/27\/1913, p. 8; \"Mrs. Bessie G. 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Number 7 in the \"New Joke Series,\" with illustrated ads for Ottenheimer's other dime series and playing cards on the wraps. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"How can you keep a dog from going mad in August? Shoot him in July.\" \"If you were riding on a jackass what fruit would you resemble? A beautiful pear.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ott, Irv. (ed.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423515398294,"sku":"Q2421","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-192.jpg?v=1781974619"},{"product_id":"stories-and-sketches-what-people-are-doing","title":"Stories and Sketches: What People Are Doing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Double Book Binding. Patented in the United States April 3, 1923. 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Enough paper is provided to make 2 tracings of each image, which can also be colored in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA progressive era educational book that ties in the student's environment and explains the processes behind common objects like textiles and shoes. The \"Stories and Sketches\" series also included \u003cem\u003eChildren of Other Lands \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Stories of Our Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen, Nellie B.; Edward K. 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Full of ads for local goods and services, including typewriters, bicycles, shoes, photo studios, wigs, etc. Ford's Grand Opera House was a premier Baltimore theater founded in 1871 by John T. Ford, owner the infamous Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. where Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[Baltimore, theatre]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423514841238,"sku":"Q2424","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-195_5b5e407f-f6f6-4438-80e8-40feb01910e2.jpg?v=1781985907"},{"product_id":"the-apollo-studios-metalography-nonrub-blanks-for-homeworkers-artistic-and-educational","title":"The Apollo Studios' Metalography \"Nonrub\" Blanks for Homeworkers. 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A contemporary of Tiffany \u0026amp; Co., the Apollo Studios grew out of New York firm Bernard Rice's Sons. They made picture frames, vanity and desk sets, and similar items, often featuring intricate cutwork. Possibly the earliest Apollo Studios promotional booklet, noting \"patent pending\" (one was issued by the end of 1909). There do not appear to be any Apollo Studios publications in OCLC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[arts \u0026 crafts, design, manual training, trade catalogs]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423514939542,"sku":"Q2425","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-90_8769874b-6987-4062-be14-6e47d7936ee0.jpg?v=1781637124"},{"product_id":"visual-aids-a-unit-for-the-third-grade-helen-woerner-education-e-141-teacher-training-scrapbook","title":"Visual Aids: A unit for the third grade. 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Visual aids are grouped into the categories of Objects, Specimens and Models; Still Pictures; Moving Pictures; Dramatization; Graphic Material; and Radio.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe binder was compiled by Helen Woerner (1898-1983), a long time teacher in Sharpsburg, Pa., a heavily industrialized riverside borough just outside Pittsburgh. While \"The Farm\" would be a familiar topic for many Pennsylvania students, her plans emphasize ways to provide urban students with a holistic understanding of the agricultural side of life. She proposes organizing a field trip, or \"school journey,\" for her class to provide first-hand experience when possible. 6 original photos, one showing a horse \u0026amp; buggy, are included to make her argument. She also includes repurposed imagery, like the color pictures suggested for the blackboard, and examples of student-generated visuals, like the cutout poster and chart. Standout examples include two handmade \"vegetable puppets\" with articulated limbs (and a mustache and bowtie) and a page with mounted envelopes of oats, wheat, corn, buckwheat, barley and rye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[teaching, education] Woerner, Helen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423515201686,"sku":"Q2426","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-238_066677e4-3ea2-4b5d-99a9-c58234640e7d.jpg?v=1782223611"},{"product_id":"saltburn-by-the-sea","title":"Saltburn-by-the-Sea","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Twixt the heather and the sea... the Gem of Watering Places.\" No date; (1923) based on the run of Harry Bright's \"Sea-Pie\" at the Arcadia. Printed wraps, 12mo; 29, (51) pp. Light rubbing and toning, name penned on cover; contents unmarked. OCLC records a (1925) edition printed by Rapp for the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrban District Council, none of this edition, which only mentions the council on the centerfold ads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1920s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etourist guide outlining Saltburn's historic charms as a spa town while drawing special attention to the modern \"medical\" treatments, intended to boost its appeal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas a medical tourism destination. \u003c\/span\u003eIncludes ads for the Brine and Swimming Baths opened in 1891, \"The only brine baths in the North of England under Medical Inspection and approved by Ministry of Health.\" Not relying on the healing waters alone, and needing to up the ante for medical tourism, they also advertise \"Massage and Electrical Treatments by prescription... 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Gates is also credited with inventing motion picture equipment, a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etranscription turntable, and a remote amplifier for live broadcasting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA long-standing tradition in ham radio, QSL cards are (still) exchanged between amateur radio operators to confirm contact and evaluate the qualities of the transmission signals. They record the call sign, location, date \u0026amp; time, frequency, and signal quality. The standardized QSL card format was proposed by Donald A. Hoffman in the August 1919 issue of \u003ci\u003eQST\u003c\/i\u003e (\"The official organ of the American Radio Relay League”, p. 29). Like exchanging business cards, they served as souvenirs of their contact, occasionally documenting more personal exchanges with jokes in the “Remarks” section, or general expressions of enthusiasm for getting to “QSO” with the recipient.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[ephemera, radio, electronics pioneers]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423587356822,"sku":"Q2429","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-2-4.jpg?v=1781796112"},{"product_id":"the-berloy-twins-present-transfer-time-in-four-acts","title":"The Berloy Twins Present \"Transfer Time,\" in Four Acts.","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroadsheet, 12 x 10 inches, folded into 6 panels, 6 x 3 inches. Near Fine with minimal evidence of handling. Printed in 3 colors with halftone photos depicting an office farce in the style of a silent picture that naturally resolves with the purchase of a Berloy Transfer Case (fancy filing cabinet). A goofy period ad and example of popular fascination with twins, like the actresses, Madeline and Marion Fairbanks as the \"Thanhouser Twins,\" Wrigley's \"Doublemint Twins,\" and the long-standing racist caricature of the \"Gold Dust Twins.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[advertising]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423587389590,"sku":"Q2430","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-135_a089edc2-2a51-410e-918c-96c96d623885.jpg?v=1781707680"},{"product_id":"letter-from-22yo-harry-keelor-to-his-new-friend-in-ohio-bemusedly-warning-apart-her-pard-ohio-1888","title":"\"She is a dandy little woman for fun, but for god sake dont let her man know...” Letter from 22-yo Harry Keelor to his new friend, bemusedly warning of her \"pard\" (Ohio, 1888).","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e(3)p A.L.S. Bifolium, 8 x 5 inches, with original cover addressed to Miss Blanche Melvin, Washington C[ourt] H[ouse], Ohio. Postmarked from Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1888. VG- with staining, but still legible and sturdy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInformal and with loose spelling and grammar, Harry H. Keelor (b. 1864?) writes that he “got safe home” after visiting the recipient. His letter hints at some mischief with Blanche’s unnamed “pard” (old slang for partner): “I tell you Blanche She is a dandy little woman for fun, but for god sake dont let her man know anything about it you know he might kick (Hurah for Cleveland).”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe two appear to have been recent acquaintances, and he expresses a desire to exchange letters—\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eI won’t write much this time, but if you think me worthy of an answer, I will do better next time… I hardly know how I would of past the time while I was there if it had not of been for you and your pard now if you will write I will answer all your letters and you dont know how glad I will be to hear from you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAgain, after closing, writes “Hurah for Cleveland.” \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNot much could be dug up about Harry or Blanche; we can only speculate on what kind of dandy mischief their mutual \"pard\" may have partaken in. Written a week before Grover Cleveland’s defeat, we presume the statement is in reference to the campaign refrain and not a rendezvous in Cleveland, Ohio. But who really knows? It's not like Blanche or her friend could vote... \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[correspondence]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46423587455126,"sku":"Q2431","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-102_c4d7f6f1-e858-412f-8336-1b475bf8ddf1.jpg?v=1781643768"},{"product_id":"ionian-sigma-formal-dance-trenton-country-club-february-29-1936","title":"Ionian Sigma Formal Dance, Trenton Country Club, February 29, 1936.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e(Trenton, NJ, 1936.) Volvelle dance card\/program, 3.75\" diameter. Original pencil still attached with brown cord and tassel. Brushed faux mother-of-pearl paper mounted to two heavier card wheels with shallow chipping to the paper around the edges, small stain, else VG. Wedge cutout reveals program info (Music by Jimmy Quick Orchestra; Marjorie Applegate, Pres.; Margaret Kennedy, Vice-Pres.) and 12 numbered slots with humorous parters written-in, including Margie la Magnifique, Dottie Dimples, Annie Astor, Samie Sailor, Louie the Dip, and Skipper Skip. Pencil inscription on back. A charming novelty produced for the leap day dance hosted by the New Jersey State Teachers College sorority Ionian Sigma.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[volvelles, dance cards]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428290121878,"sku":"Q2433","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-164_bb0b0568-0003-4a05-9104-5baadab0bf21.jpg?v=1781985386"},{"product_id":"hazel-miller-for-national-junior-vice-president-campaign-paddle-fan","title":"Hazel Miller for National Junior Vice President (campaign paddle fan)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eManufactured by Brown \u0026amp; Bigelow, St. Paul, Minn. Printed cardstock fan, 9.25 x 7 inches, stapled to a wooden dowl. 14.5 inches total length. VG- with surface abrasion and pronounced creasing. Text and graphic still crisp. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA paddle fan supporting Ms. Hazel Miller in her campaign to be National Junior Vice President of the V.F.W. Auxiliary--which she successfully secured at the V.F.W. national convention in Cincinnati in September 1942. It was one position on Ms. Miller's rise: she was elected to Junior Vice President of the Iowa State V.F.W. Auxiliary in 1940; served as Chaplain in 1941; National Junior Vice-President in 1942; Senior Vice President in 1943 and President in 1944. She advocated for practical community support, encouraging auxiliary members to offer babysitting and communal outings to servicemen's wives isolated at home with small children\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, \"let them know we are with them in every possible way\" (Estherville, Iowa \u003cem\u003eDaily News\u003c\/em\u003e, 9\/18\/1950).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe're from Ioway, loway,\u003cbr\u003eState of All the Land\u003cbr\u003eJoy on every hand\u003cbr\u003eWe're from loway, loway,\u003cbr\u003eThat's where the all corn grows!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428290154646,"sku":"Q2434","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-156_3beb8428-fd33-42cf-8806-4316d57229f6.jpg?v=1781904277"},{"product_id":"enthusiastic-letter-from-4h-camp","title":"Enthusiastic letter from Louise thanking her husband for being allowed to attend 4-H Club Camp and promising to be a better wife (1955)","description":"\u003cp\u003e(2)p on single sheet of 4H stationery, 8.5 x 5.75 inches, with original cover addressed to Earl Foresman, Columbus Ohio, June 20, 1955. A note from Louise Foresman to her husband while on a trip to Washington D.C. with her young daughter. She was attending the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e25th Annual 4-H Club Camp, held \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJune 15-22, 1955, in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouise had previously attended the national meeting as a delegate in 1940, before marrying Earl. She writes about her overwhelmingly positive experience--\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eenjoying a sense of camaraderie and purpose underscoring the value of social organizations and community participation. Louise is relishing the proverbial fresh air; her letter hints at a restrictive home life. Effusive in her gratitude for being \u003cem\u003eallowed\u003c\/em\u003e to go to the Camp, she prioritizes being a \"better wife\" in her list of positive outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmelia Louise Salzgaber (1922-1996) married Earl Foresman (1920-2005) in 1941, when she was 19. She was granted a divorce from him in 1971 on the grounds of gross neglect. (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOhio County Marriage Record)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePartial transcription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eToday has been a wonderful day. Of course it was \"our\" day for visiting, etc., but each day here has been most wonderful. I don’t know. We may stay a bit longer for there is so much yet for us to see and do. Tonight is a program \"Deep are the Roots.\" I know it will be splendid.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarl, I want to say, \"thank you\" from the bottom of my heart for making it possible for us to come here to this inspirational camp program. You cannot begin to realize how wonderful the purpose is unless you’ve been here.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e4-H Club work is so valuable in moulding good lives and \u003cstrong\u003eI only pray that through this re-stimulation I’ve received here that I can be a better wife, mother, leader, and citizen. Words cannot express how I appreciate your letting me come,\u003c\/strong\u003e and I am so proud of Mary Louise. Everyone seems so happy to greet us. There are now over 300 former delegates who returned from all over the country.--Washington state, California, Puerto Rico, etc. Everyone is having a fine time reminiscing about former years...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[correspondence]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428290187414,"sku":"Q2435","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-207_47e3d340-a172-4af2-8787-a75e6b3d1b30.jpg?v=1781980626"},{"product_id":"felt-pennant-conneaut-lake-park","title":"Conneaut Lake Park, Pa. souvenir felt pennant","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e24 x 8.5 inches at extremes. Very Good with residual creasing from being folded; light, generally even soil expected for a white felt pennant. Graphic crisp. Will ship rolled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA nostalgic breath of American summer family fun. Conneaut Lake Park was a beloved Northwestern PA amusement park that started as a permanent fairground in 1892. It was operational on a spectrum of beleaguered to triumphant, including through the Great Depression, until finally sputtering out in the last five years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[souvenirs]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428290220182,"sku":"Q2436","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-196_0dd7af7d-c415-42f5-8af5-e0223a5e3224.jpg?v=1781984617"},{"product_id":"what-is-best-society-cover-title","title":"What is Best Society? (cover title)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It is such an easy matter to acquire personality and charm when you have a complete knowledge of good manners.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStapled wraps, 8vo, (12)p. (4)p prospectus\/coupom laid in. Very Good+ with light toning and soil to wraps. Promotional material for \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Good Manners\u003c\/em\u003e, by W. C. Green. Remarkably blunt derision of the reader's presumed social deficits, devoid of etiquette in its promises to teach the same. But suppose that's the point—\"Even your dearest friend will not tell you that people consider your taste in dress hideous; that you have obnoxious odors... that the crude arrangement of your home is pathetic...\"  A one-stop-shop for demolishing you and your family's self-esteem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"Ask Your Child—If it wants to grow up with common children of the street; if it wants to enter life handicapped and barred from associating with people of culture; if it wants to suffer humiliation and shame due to its ignorance of refinement? THE BOOK OF GOOD MANNERS opens at the very day the child is old enough to hold a spoon...\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[etiquette, advertising]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428290252950,"sku":"Q2437","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-210_0c9d6143-5150-40cb-b040-4789baed9179.jpg?v=1782062326"},{"product_id":"cheiros-language-of-the-hand-a-complete-practical-work-on-the-sciences-of-cheirognomy-and-cheiromancy-containing-the-system-and-experience-of-cheiro","title":"Cheiro's Language of The Hand: A complete practical work on the sciences of cheirognomy and cheiromancy, containing the system and experience of Cheiro.","description":"\u003cp\u003eStated thirtieth edition, originally published in 1894. 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Printed on light blue paper stock that has sunned to a greenish exterior, else Very Good+ with faint crease to the lower corner. Offered both as inducements for rounding up subscribers and direct purchase, each item has a monetary value and subscriber equivalent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFerdinand Trifet (1848-1899) was primarily known as a rare coin and stamp dealer who published  publications like \u003cem\u003eThe American Stamp Mercury and Numismatist\u003c\/em\u003e from around 1867-1871. He was also a skilled counterfeiter of fantasy stamps associated with Samuel Allan Taylor's \"Boston Gang,\" of forgers active ca. 1860-1890.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn 1879, he started publishing music and opened a storefront in Boston. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eGalaxy of Music\u003c\/em\u003e wstarted around 1887, offering subscribers a monthly supply of sheet music to keep up with \"the latest and best popular compositions.\" As explained on the first page, this catalog represents the beginning of Trifet turning to a premium scheme: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"...purposing to make this a memorable year in the history of his unrivaled publication, has explored the Premium Field in all directions, seeking the most appropriate and desirable articles.\" Premiums were available to any subscriber who could scare up a few others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFull of both practical goods and fun novelties, the publication is like a toy catalog for grown-ups. A rare survival, it's also a useful catalog of cultural objects, from books and a choice of printing outfits, to racist products like the\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Komikal Kus\" disguise and \"Plantation Darkey Savings Bank,\" a mechanical coin safe, \"so arranged that when a penny or nickel is put in, the Banjo Player will 'Pick on de Ole Banjo,' and the other Darkey will DANCE A REAL BREAKDOWN in perfect time...\" Available for $1.25, or as a \"or given free for a club of two new subscribers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRef. 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Myers was a popular manufacturer of advertising fans in the 1920s. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[advertising fans]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428290351254,"sku":"Q2440","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-185_8e4c9322-8d08-4fcb-b073-855027105ed6.jpg?v=1781986408"},{"product_id":"superior-hooked-rug-patterns-brochure-circulars","title":"Superior Hooked Rug Patterns (brochure \u0026 circulars)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCircular, price list, pattern brochure, color coupon offer and original mailing envelope. Brochure is undated; letter dated December 31, 1936. Single broadsheet folded to 8 nesting panels, printed on both sides with specimen illustrations of patterns on offer and short promotional copy. Advertised in ladies' magazines as a source of pleasure and profit, the \"Superior\" way promised to be fast enough to make a \"genuine Colonial Hooked Rug...in eight hours or less.\" They sold \"An old art newly developed\" sold pre-printed burlap bases, tools and equipment for executing the designs at home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428290384022,"sku":"Q2441","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-197_e3aff51b-5789-486a-88a5-9b91bcbee947.jpg?v=1782063729"},{"product_id":"water-color-photographs-colored-from-nature-yellowstone-national-park","title":"Water Color Photographs Colored from Nature. 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