Today's book is a dictionary! "New Pocket Dictionary - English and German" by Dr. F.E. Feller, c. 1923? There is no date inside the book, so I am guessing on a publishing date from incomplete sources online.
On the cover is my great-grandmother's name and again on the first page of English words, right above "A". Following the 2nd name, though, are the Greek letters delta and gamma. I'm assuming she was in the fraternity and this is a book from her college years. I have no idea which school as of yet, though, but Delta Gamma was founded in 1873 in Mississippi and if I can guess the years Jean went to school, I'll contact them inquiring on which chapters had opened at which schools by about that time.
BOOK THIRTY
Well, it looks like I have a set of these! Book 11 was the 3rd from the series and, digging deeper into the pile, I also found the 2nd one which I will save for another day.
This one is the first from the series: "Theosophical Manuals Number One - The Seven Principles of Man" by Annie Besant F.T.S., 1892.
Inside the front cover are Barbara R Garver and Jean G Saylor's names - my great-great-great-grandmother and great-grandmother.
Between pages 30 and 31 is a sheet titled "Things To Do Today" but there is nothing listed underneath. I guess it wasn't a busy week. The bottom of the page is a calendar with 3 months (June, July, August) and the date: Monday, July 23, 1956.
Inside the back cover are some notes referencing page 33 and talking about goose liver or spleen - the words are difficult to make out. I would assume it was referencing a recipe from a cook book, but on page 33 Besant talks about the liver and spleen being healthy and pure and their connection to the brain.
Maybe that word isn't "goose" after all...
BOOK THIRTYONE
"Dear Little Marchioness" by A. Tracy, 1895.
On the first page is my great-grandmother's name again. Once this is all over, I'll have to do a count of names in books. I think the majority of these are great-grandma Jean's. Inside the back cover are newspaper clippings pinned together. They seem to serve no purpose and there is no part of the paper that is a focus in any way. It almost seems decorative, as they are pieced together to fit perfectly inside the book.
From the introduction, by Bishop Thomas Frank Gailor:
"This simple story was written by one who ministered in person to the sick and dying during the epidemic of yellow fever in the city of Memphis in 1878."
Info taken from the History Channel's website: The Yellow Fever outbreak started in August in Memphis and ended with the first frost of October. Over 20,000 people in the Southeast died and another 80,000 survived infection. An average of 200 people died every day through September. There were corpses everywhere and near continual ringing of funeral bells. Half of the city’s doctors died.
I can find no mention of A. Tracy, online or in the book, other than the name following the copyright from 1894. In fact, A. Tracy isn't even specifically listed as the author and my first thought was that this was written my Gailor.
BOOK THIRTYTWO
"María" by Jorge Isaacs, first published in 1867 - this publishing is from 1918.
Isaacs "was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature.
When María was published in 1867 it became an immediate success both in Colombia and in other Latin American countries. As a consequence Isaacs became a well-known personality in Colombia and his newly-found fame allowed him to start a career as journalist and politician. As a journalist he directed the newspaper La República, of moderate conservative tendencies, in which he also published some articles. As a politician he first joined the Conservative Party, but later switched to the Radical Party. In 1870 he was sent to Chile as consul general. On his return to Colombia he was actively involved in the politics of Valle del Cauca, which he represented in the Colombian Congress, and in 1876 he fought in yet another civil war. However his political career ended in 1879 after an incident where he proclaimed himself political and military leader of Antioquia in response to a conservative revolt." (taken from wikipedia)
This book is a classroom book, with exercises, notes and vocabulary by Ralph Hayward Keniston, who was an assistant professor of romance languages at Cornell University at the time.
This book isn't marked up like book #23, though.
Inside the front cover of the book is Elsie M. Benson's name, who apparently claimed the book when she was a senior at Fargo High School.
Inside the back cover are 5 names written under the heading "La clase en Español." Elsie's is the first name listed, but none of the names (including Else's) are familiar to me.
Between pages 62 and 63 is a blank notecard and between pages 126 and 127 is a folded up promotional flier for Bacardi rum. The information is in Spanish, English and French, talking about the history of the rum.
It mentions that "Bacardi has been for more than 70 years the preferred drink of the entire Island of Cuba as well as many other countries." The distillery was founded in 1838 and the name "Bacardi" has been used since 1862, so...add 70 years to some year in there and you can guess a date on this paper as well as I can.
On the back is the recipe for the Bacardi Cocktail, in Spanish and English. No French.
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I called my sister today to go over her family tree that she made around 1993. This clarified many names and connections and I have since updated earlier posts here where there were unanswered questions on who was who. Apparently, we can trace back 12 generations to someone who died in 1646. And I was getting all excited about Henry Fusselman being only my great-great-great-great grandfather. HAH!
BOOK THIRTYTHREE
Today's book is actually a day planner from 1951, courtesy of The Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland.
The front cover is imprinted: "Jos. W. Mullarky & Co., Insurance Brokers, 312 Elm Avenue, Long Beach 2, Calif., Telephones: 61795-702764"
The first page has a list of explanations of "What The F&D Can Do For You" if you are a lawyer, banker, qualified contractor, public official, operating a business, home owner or renter, or have a show window.
Each page is split up into 2 days, with the hours from 9am to 5am listed. Clearly nothing important happened before 9am or after 5pm in 1951 that was worth writing in a day planner.
There are also little check boxes for the weather, be it clear, cloudy, dry, rain, snow, or humid.
The last few pages are chock full of useful information for the working man of 1951. Weight and measure conversions, an interest calculator, legal and public holidays, gifts to give on wedding anniversaries, birth stones, help in case of accidents, do's and don'ts of fire safety and what to do when a fire breaks out.
All of the pages are blank, save for February 22nd and 23rd. Although the page for those days is filled, the scribblings are incoherent to me - I am assuming it's another language, but I don't recognize the characters at all.
My birthday would have fallen on a Thursday that year, had I been born by that time.
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In this shot, I am wearing vintage pants and suspenders and ironing a vintage tux shirt for a 1920s-themed wedding that I am shooting today. At the time of this shot, I had yet to figure out how to tie the bow tie that I bought back in June. With about an hour to spare, I finally understood what I was doing wrong and I can now tie a mean bow tie.
BOOK THIRTYFOUR
Yet another fairy tale book, this one is "Fairy Tales - Told by The Seven Travelers at The Red Lion Inn" compiled by David Belasco and Chas. A. Byrne, 1906.
David Belasco was an American playwright and theatrical director/producer. Charles Alfred Byrne was a newspaper man.
On the first page is inked George Garver's name from Christmas 1908. Another name is on the same page in pencil, but I cannot make it out.
To my best knowledge, George Garver died in 1909. This makes me wonder if perhaps there was a son named George as well or perhaps old George just enjoyed fairy tales, even up until one year from his death?
BOOK THIRTYFIVE
Yet another classroom book, this is "The Students' Series of English Classics" published by Sibley & Company, c. 1905.
This book is a compilation of 3 works: "Burke on Conciliation with America", "Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration", and "Washington's Farewell Address'.
Inside the front cover is a large stamp from the Des Moines Public Schools and on the opposite page my great-grandmother's name and the Greek letters Delta, Kappa, and either Phi, Theta or Omicron.
Although I can't be certain of the last letter, it is clearly a different set than the Delta + Gamma from day 29's book, the English-German dictionary.
Perhaps Jean switched sororities?
Underneath her name are a handful of scribbled notes, along with more notes on another page and inside the back cover. The text was left mostly clean, though.
A list of other books by the publishers on the last page has this book priced at a modest 25 cents.
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