Project Gutenberg 2007-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 250 Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason) 1822 1898 Brooks, Henry Mason The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements" by Henry M. Brooks is a historical compilation written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on an assortment of intriguing advertisements from old newspapers, particularly those of Boston and Salem, offering a glimpse into the social norms and trends of the past. The collection invites readers to engage with the amusing and often absurd manners of advertisement from earlier times, reflecting societal values and customs that might seem quaint or curious today." "The opening of this volume presents the reader with a series of quaint advertisements that span various topics and themes, showcasing announcements from the 18th century. These advertisements range from notices about personal items lost or found, business ventures, and unique services to humorous appeals and social commentaries. The tone is light and reflective, inviting the audience to appreciate the historical context and cultural significance of these snippets of daily life, while highlighting the peculiar language and styles of the time." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs Advertising F001 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 295388 295341 2024-10-09T11:33:16.583082 2023-09-10T03:46:58.748143 text/html text/html 288260 2021-01-02T17:42:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1017437 2021-01-02T17:42:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1006750 2024-10-09T11:33:29.985517 application/epub+zip 998793 2024-10-09T11:33:20.015569 application/epub+zip 131244 2024-10-09T11:33:17.262072 application/epub+zip 4687157 2024-10-09T11:33:35.408512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4645016 2024-10-09T11:33:26.664550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197079 2022-09-10T08:39:56.343328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227206 227102 2024-10-09T11:33:14.940085 2023-09-10T03:46:57.421113 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227159 2021-01-02T17:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81895 2021-01-02T17:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227150 2021-01-02T17:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81877 2021-01-02T17:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21253 2024-10-09T11:33:35.575468 application/rdf+xml 12834 2024-10-09T11:33:17.408079 image/jpeg 2032 2024-10-09T11:33:17.335074 image/jpeg 1079327 2024-10-09T11:33:16.717098 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