Old Book People?
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Was talking with the wife the other day, about old medicine home remedies and such. She say I have Moms old book here that she got from dad's mom years ago. My mother inlaw was schooled and worked as a nurse her whole life. She was given the book when her mother inlaw passed..I didn't know the wife had the book so told her dig it out I want see it..Turns out it's a actually not a medical book like she thought but a old Cyclopedia. I haven't really read much yet mostly flipped threw it..This thing has everything from how to cook a pork roast, identify medical plants, and how to learn/teach Speed Business Writing which is Cursive if I read it right? I'm guessing if you owned this book back in day and were fairly smart. Could probably teach in an old one room school.. I have no idea how to date the book? On one of front pages it says Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1902 by W. E. SCULL, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C. I think it's pretty cool and for sure going to browse threw read some things. Mac
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Re: Old Book People?
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12/09/19 08:41 AM
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danny clifton
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My Gramma taught school in a one room school. 1st-8th grade. She was certified about 1921. She had lived with family in town, Canon City, to attend high school. In order to teach elementary school she took a 6 week course at the State Teachers College in Greeley CO. (University of Northern Colorado today) , the summer she graduated high school. It took 2 years for a license to teach high school courses.
I don't know anything about your book Mark but Gramma taught me to read, add, and subtract before I started school. She used some of her old school textbooks. I never saw that one before. Its pretty cool.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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My ma had the same book, she revived it as a wedding present from my grandma
Lots of info in it that is handy from a practical standpoint of running and keeping a house
Sadly it was lost when the house burned down
�Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.� ― Robert A. Heinlein
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12/09/19 09:33 AM
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There are those Fox Fire books that have nothing but how to do stuff In them.
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That's an awesome book! I love old books and I have quite a collection of outdoor and adventure books including mountain man stuff. This set of first edition Teddy Roosevelt books full collection from 1906-1910 is worth about $1200 and was seriously pulled from a dumpster and given to me by my daughter! Good thing she knows books too!
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12/09/19 09:46 AM
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Like I said I haven't looked in detail yet. But this book has how to run a house hold, do your laundry, run a business, do the ledgers for it..Every day living things pretty much stuff you would thing most people just know. Lot of what I glanced over in this book. Is stuff should be taught to a lot of the folks I ran into when was still working at FD..Basic simple stuff about how to live take care your self.
Mac
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Re: Old Book People?
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12/09/19 11:21 AM
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That's an awesome book! I love old books and I have quite a collection of outdoor and adventure books including mountain man stuff. This set of first edition Teddy Roosevelt books full collection from 1906-1910 is worth about $1200 and was seriously pulled from a dumpster and given to me by my daughter! Good thing she knows books too! I'm seriously jealous!
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12/09/19 11:32 AM
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Last edited by MikeTraps2; 12/09/19 11:34 AM.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure
Theodore Roosevelt
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