tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post2027820313863762421..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Book 'emWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27429368256131465452012-11-23T18:25:13.269-05:002012-11-23T18:25:13.269-05:00Finally - you have made my day! I was going to ma...Finally - you have made my day! I was going to make a little joke about drug dealers having no scruples, but I thought, Naw, let a reader have some fun with that. And nobody did. It's nice to meet another punster. Thanks for visiting!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-1506547134435711422012-11-23T17:57:55.920-05:002012-11-23T17:57:55.920-05:00Just discovered this blog through Jana's Genea...Just discovered this blog through Jana's Genealogy round up -- what a fun piece. And I learned a new fact, that a "scruple" was an apothecary's measurement. And here I thought drug dealers had no scruples...Ediehttp://freudsbutcher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-35243029380753051052012-11-22T07:31:09.347-05:002012-11-22T07:31:09.347-05:00Ray's word problems sound very much like today...Ray's word problems sound very much like today's word problems (although I'm not sure we use some of those units of measure anymore - I've never encountered grains and scruples in a math class). It's interesting that he "invented" this way of teaching. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-24410165571305404692012-11-21T22:55:16.864-05:002012-11-21T22:55:16.864-05:00What an enjoyable reading
and I love how you foun...What an enjoyable reading <br />and I love how you found modern applications to Ray's series. <br />Some things never grow old!! <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-92126912322334456472012-11-19T10:01:21.150-05:002012-11-19T10:01:21.150-05:00It is fun finding those silly little scribblings. ...It is fun finding those silly little scribblings. In some ways, they don't say much or mean much, but at the same time they mean everything.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39042180661135450202012-11-19T09:59:16.045-05:002012-11-19T09:59:16.045-05:00Another mystery name leaving us in the lurch!Another mystery name leaving us in the lurch!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-7704397443073702512012-11-19T09:58:40.906-05:002012-11-19T09:58:40.906-05:00If you like "Amaziah," you might also be...If you like "Amaziah," you might also be swayed by another brother's name: Zephaniah. For a girl, how about Zibiah Saloma? Whew -- my 2G grandparents had to think of 15 names, and they thought of some doozies. Not a Michael in the bunch!<br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-32028017981424255172012-11-18T20:17:28.370-05:002012-11-18T20:17:28.370-05:00These old books are wonderful. Education ain't...These old books are wonderful. Education ain't what it used to be.<br />My father used to write little notes in his prayer books during mass - mostly comments about the weather, but after he died, we found those little comments very precious. <br />Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23671780817131513632012-11-18T17:18:37.465-05:002012-11-18T17:18:37.465-05:00What a joy to read this post and the excerpts as w...What a joy to read this post and the excerpts as well! You had me smiling and laughing and remembering notes passed to my best friend in the 6th grade. And I do remember HIS name but since he may still be out there somewhere ....Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-8150380612756796002012-11-18T16:57:22.956-05:002012-11-18T16:57:22.956-05:00A beautiful essay, Wendy. I bet the book pages hav...A beautiful essay, Wendy. I bet the book pages have that lovely musty aroma too. Kind of like forest mushrooms. And I wish I had known of Amaziah 24 years ago when we were testing names for our son. It has a mystic quality.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-62536508001285238292012-11-18T08:08:04.929-05:002012-11-18T08:08:04.929-05:00I agree. Back then education was "no nonsense...I agree. Back then education was "no nonsense," I guess. No one expected education to be "fun," just important.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85900953195688738892012-11-18T07:56:35.981-05:002012-11-18T07:56:35.981-05:00Hang in there. I'm sure highlighting and nota...Hang in there. I'm sure highlighting and notating on the Kindle are on the horizon. And if not, I'm sure whatever writings I've left behind will still mystify people. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-933847293746483882012-11-18T07:53:14.744-05:002012-11-18T07:53:14.744-05:00The Civil War account is the absolute truth, writt...The Civil War account is the absolute truth, written by a Virginian and published in Lynchburg, just a couple miles from Appomattox. No slant at all. Nope. None. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-77789613047503896852012-11-18T06:33:15.831-05:002012-11-18T06:33:15.831-05:00Oh I just love the old books. And the mysterious m...Oh I just love the old books. And the mysterious message is just perfect. I feel I should write such things in the margin of books so that generations to come will be mystified by the meaning. But how do you write in the margin of a Kindle?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34734800118341089742012-11-17T20:41:09.616-05:002012-11-17T20:41:09.616-05:00Whoop Whoop...well done for the Sepia Saturday Boo...Whoop Whoop...well done for the Sepia Saturday Book Theme! You have given new meaning to Book Work and a lesson in following a clue to a dead end. For sure Orval's history book would be the first one I'd read for the slant on the Civil War which probably depended on if it was written by a Yankee or a Southerner. <br /><br />Really interesting post. Thanks for sharing your ancestors books, it's obvious you have inherited their wit and talent with words. Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-78541514009340455372012-11-17T16:18:34.975-05:002012-11-17T16:18:34.975-05:00Wonderful assortment of old books which absolutely...Wonderful assortment of old books which absolutely show that perhaps educational techniques were not all so bad back then. I did not even think about the old books, I have a couple one on geography, it is limited too. I got a kick out of the girlfriend lead on. Nice post and treasred books. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-58387146244940612372012-11-17T16:14:31.243-05:002012-11-17T16:14:31.243-05:00Those math problems were fun to read, especially w...Those math problems were fun to read, especially with the units of measure we don't typically use (like hogsheads!). Wouldn't parents flip out over figuring the cost of opium!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-71509757657377736342012-11-17T16:12:53.084-05:002012-11-17T16:12:53.084-05:00Such a pity. Nothing says "romance" lik...Such a pity. Nothing says "romance" like a parallelepiped.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86263668925561583552012-11-17T16:10:04.878-05:002012-11-17T16:10:04.878-05:00I recall translating between the lines in my Latin...I recall translating between the lines in my Latin book from high school. I'm sure I went back and erased everything before turning it back in (we didn't buy our books then).Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-65484308897099488222012-11-17T16:08:44.965-05:002012-11-17T16:08:44.965-05:00Yeah, I had to put Ruskin out of my mind too. Whe...Yeah, I had to put Ruskin out of my mind too. When I saw the name in Granddaddy's book, I had to double check to make sure it was the same guy. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88896577943538055352012-11-17T16:07:54.941-05:002012-11-17T16:07:54.941-05:00It never occurred to me to save my textbooks, but ...It never occurred to me to save my textbooks, but it's interesting having my grandparents' books.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89923938492645080902012-11-17T08:54:10.121-05:002012-11-17T08:54:10.121-05:00Marvelous books! I love the math problems.Marvelous books! I love the math problems.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-64231449766392298292012-11-17T08:39:53.672-05:002012-11-17T08:39:53.672-05:00Now you made me wonder why I discarded my own math...Now you made me wonder why I discarded my own math books... Probably cause I didn't write any romance there. (Oh Caroline, meet me under the diagonal of the cube next to the parallelepipedon on p. 124.)<br />Anyhow, it's good you kept them!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39211717255444844632012-11-17T07:53:28.018-05:002012-11-17T07:53:28.018-05:00Those old school books have mede me search our boo...Those old school books have mede me search our book cases to see what we have accumulated. I can only go back to the 1940s with some reading books.Latin books (not mine) from the 1960s are heavily annotated but no intriguing messages like those in yours. A fascinating post, Wendy.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-9683583316129209122012-11-17T07:45:50.572-05:002012-11-17T07:45:50.572-05:00Ruskin? Yikes, I remember him, too, from a college...Ruskin? Yikes, I remember him, too, from a college lit course -- clear as mud, as far as I'm concerned. Was not unhappy to leave him behind! Great post, Wendy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.com