Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 270 Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason) 1822 1898 Brooks, Henry Mason The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6: Literary Curiosities" by Henry M. Brooks is a collection of historical curiosities primarily sourced from old newspapers, written in the late 19th century. This volume captures a variety of literary and cultural snippets that reflect the nuances of life in early New England, particularly Boston and Salem. It aims to amuse and enlighten readers with its discussions on marriage notices, witty anecdotes, and peculiar happenings from the past. The opening of this volume introduces the series as a compilation of intriguing and often humorous pieces drawn from historical records, many of which portray societal norms and customs of past decades. The text features a poem titled "The Editor," which humorously conveys the challenges faced by newspaper editors in trying to satisfy diverse reader demands. Additionally, it showcases marriage announcements and death notices from the 18th and early 19th centuries, demonstrating how these old newspapers served not just as information outlets, but as a reflection of social values and the character of the times. The early excerpts illustrate a light-hearted approach to serious topics, collecting sentiments and comments that reveal both the mundane and the peculiar aspects of everyday life in their era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en New England -- Social life and customs Literary curiosa F001 Text Category: Humour Category: History - American 272105 2025-07-08T05:44:57.838953 text/html 267033 2006-06-26T17:04:00 text/html 853819 2025-07-08T05:45:04.452963 application/epub+zip 854138 2025-07-08T05:44:59.011985 application/epub+zip 176819 2025-07-08T05:44:58.396935 application/epub+zip 942564 2025-07-08T05:45:07.820882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 916168 2025-07-08T05:45:03.677915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243877 2022-09-09T05:17:00.551402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210752 2025-07-08T05:44:56.893930 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210765 2006-06-26T17:04:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210760 2006-06-26T17:04:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21241 2025-07-08T05:45:07.959876 application/rdf+xml 13411 2025-07-08T05:44:58.497955 image/jpeg 2202 2025-07-08T05:44:58.447979 image/jpeg 77625 2006-06-26T17:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 825794 2006-06-26T17:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 77600 2006-06-26T17:04:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 845492 2025-07-08T05:44:57.887975 application/octet-stream application/zip