The Story of Louise, Crown Princess, by Henry W. Fischer. Published 1912.
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The Story of Louise, Crown Princess
June 23rd, 2009 | Project Gutenberg
1912, Fiction, Nonfiction
Werwolves
September 20th, 2008 | Project Gutenberg
1912, Nonfiction
Werwolves, by Elliott O’Donnell. Published 1912.
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Bromide Printing and Enlarging
February 24th, 2008 | Project Gutenberg
1912, Nonfiction
Bromide Printing and Enlarging: A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements, by John A. Tennant. Published 1912.
Sam Lambert and the New Way Store
November 19th, 2007 | Project Gutenberg
1912, Fiction
Sam Lambert and the New Way Store, by Unknown. Published 1912, by the Grand Rapids Show Case Co.
A story about clothing merchandising using the publisher’s wares.
Socialism As It Is
March 14th, 2007 | Project Gutenberg
1912, 1918, Nonfiction
Socialism As It Is: A Survey of the World-wide Revolutionary Movement, by William English Walling. Published 1918, ©1912.
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Capitals
January 15th, 2007 | Project Gutenberg
1912, 1918, Nonfiction
Capitals: A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals, by Fredrick W. Hamilton. Published 1918.
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Obed Hussey; Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap
October 15th, 2006 | Project Gutenberg
1912, Nonfiction
Obed Hussey; Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap, edited by Follett L. Greeno.
Books like this one make me appreciate professional editing. There’s something about page after page of testimonial that makes me want to shout “enough already!” Thanks to the anonymous post-processor for putting up with it and producing this text.
Plants anywhere at any time
November 13th, 2005 | Excerpts, Same Today
1912, Fragments
It is very interesting to sow various kinds of seeds in the indoor garden, such as canary-seed, cress, or linseed. For this purpose clay shapes can be purchased at a florist’s shop. These are sometimes made in the form of a man’s head, or a pig, and are very quaint-looking. The idea is to sow the seeds on the roughened part, and in this way, when the litle plants are grown, to give the object the appearance of having long, upright green hair.
I had no idea that chia pets were popular at the turn of the 20th century.
I found this while I was browsing through one of the 19 volumes of The Book of Knowledge that I purchased at the library book sale (missing volume 6). Its English cousin ([The Children's Encyclopædia][]) was extremely popular, and I have little doubt that the North American version was any less so.
(”North American” because there is quite a lot of Canadian content, even though it was published by Grolier’s New York).
I am debating with myself about clearing this edition for Project Gutenberg. On the one hand, it apparently really was quite influential, and it is organized non-standard way (not alphabetic). And it is beautifully illustrated. On the other hand, it’s 20 volumes — but I have only 19. And it is profusely illustrated, some photographic, some surrounding the text on each page.