On July 2nd, the company of Bryant and May match factory fired several whistleblowers because of an article about horrible working conditions of the factory. Bryant and May were the country’s (Great Britain) largest producer of matches. That firing lead to a strike of over 1400 employees. After three weeks, the business agreed to changesContinue reading “July 2 ‘Strike anywhere’”
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July 1 “Neither Rain nor Snow nor Heat nor Gloom of Night…”
July 1st is National Postal Worker Day. I have several books to honor those men and women of the United States Postal Service. My library presentation begins with “How They Carried the Mail” by Joseph Walker, 1930. The title continues with”From the Post Runners of King Sargon to the Air Mail of today.” The bookContinue reading “July 1 “Neither Rain nor Snow nor Heat nor Gloom of Night…””
July ‘A month of heat’
July we are celebrating National Horseradish Month. This is a root vegetable that can have some insanely hot flavor. It has been used as spice and sauce for thousands of years. Acccording to legend, Delphi, the oracle, told Apollo, “The radish is worth its weight in lead, the beet its weight in silver, the horseradishContinue reading “July ‘A month of heat’”
June 30 ‘the second of four’
On June 30th 1882, Charles Julius Guiteau was hanged for the murder of James A. Garfield, president of the United States. June 30th is National Log Cabin Day. Shall we bill two stories with one book? My book is “From Log Cabin to White House: Life of Garfield” by William M Thayer, 1882. Our storyContinue reading “June 30 ‘the second of four’”
June 29 ‘fisherman’ to ‘fishers of men’
I have this great old book, “Character Calendar” by Sister Mary Fidelis, and Sister Mary Charitas, 1931. It lists a saint for every day of the year. Under June 29th, I find the names The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. It is their feast day, celebrated by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and LutheranContinue reading “June 29 ‘fisherman’ to ‘fishers of men’”
June 28 “I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK”
June 28th is National Paul Bunyan Day. It’ll be a tall order to come up with a book on a day this big. We will start with the first Paul Bunyan story I read as a kid in grade school, “Paul Bunyan and other Tales”, by Irwin Shapiro, Golden Press, 1958. This book tells ofContinue reading “June 28 “I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK””
June 27 ‘Well begun, half done’
June 27th is National Onion Day. I thought I would bring out a good book on growing onions, from my collection of farming books printed by Orange Judd. I have the book “New Onion Culture, A Complete Guide in Growing Onions for Profit” by T. Greiner, 1917. The author, was selling the program of startingContinue reading “June 27 ‘Well begun, half done’”
June 26 “Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take?”
June 26th is National Coconut Day. I have three books on coconuts, that have the same general theme. You just may be interested. The first is “Coconut Cultivation and Plantation Machinery”, by H. Lake Coughlan and J.W. Hinchley, 1914. This is a book to get British investors, to put money in the tropical agriculture ofContinue reading “June 26 “Doctor, ain’t there nothin’ I can take?””
June 25 “I’ve got a ticket to ride”
June 25th is World Beatles Day. Baby, gonna ride my bike: “I was alone, I took a ride,I didn’t know what I would find there.Another road where maybe ICould see another kind of mind there.” -Got To Get You into My Life For World Beatles Day, I’m going to take a spin on the bikeContinue reading “June 25 “I’ve got a ticket to ride””
June 24 “…Do you believe, clap your hands!”
Have you heard of “The Tinkerbell effect?” Something exists because enough people think it does. J.M. Barrie, the author of “Peter Pan” said “Do you believe in Fairies? If you believe, clap your hands!” Kids still believe. That is why we have International Fairy Day on June 24th. I still believe, and would like toContinue reading “June 24 “…Do you believe, clap your hands!””
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