Project Gutenberg 2006-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 67 Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason) 1822 1898 Brooks, Henry Mason The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery" by Henry M. Brooks is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores various historical curiosities, particularly focusing on lotteries in early American society, specifically in Boston and Salem. It compiles intriguing advertisements and accounts from old newspapers that highlight the public's fascination with lotteries, which were considered both a form of entertainment and a means of funding various projects. At the start of the narrative, Brooks introduces readers to the role lotteries played in early American life, explaining how they were widely advertised and endorsed by reputable citizens of the time. The opening portion discusses several lotteries established for diverse purposes, including funding public works and educational institutions. The author reflects on the perception of lotteries in the context of morality and community, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the lotteries' historical significance and public impact throughout the series. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs Lotteries F001 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 253965 253954 2024-10-08T05:43:50.547690 2023-09-08T07:50:29.481876 text/html text/html 239610 2006-03-12T08:20:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2530596 2006-03-12T08:20:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2628066 2024-10-08T05:43:58.154651 application/epub+zip 2625465 2024-10-08T05:43:51.764704 application/epub+zip 131328 2024-10-08T05:43:51.112704 application/epub+zip 2710682 2024-10-08T05:44:02.248675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2695513 2024-10-08T05:43:57.032686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211528 2022-09-08T13:58:41.044249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176935 176832 2024-10-08T05:43:49.237724 2023-09-08T07:50:28.339861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176927 2006-03-12T08:20:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 62937 2006-03-12T08:20:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176922 2006-03-12T08:20:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62892 2006-03-12T08:20:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21226 2024-10-08T05:44:02.397630 application/rdf+xml 18805 2024-10-08T05:43:51.245694 image/jpeg 2581 2024-10-08T05:43:51.178696 image/jpeg 2624621 2024-10-08T05:43:50.625698 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog