This was the penmanship notebook of a young Angie Hurd or Hund--I found it along with another by a young Bertha (I thought Hurd, but looks maybe like Hund written on the cover of this one.) That one was dated 1892 and this one from around the same time, with one page filled with "Benjamin Harrison is the President of the U.S." And like Bertha's, this one includes "Children should be seen and not heard." Ack! And "All students should be orderly and quiet," too. Both a reminder that the 1890s were not at all the best of times relative to free expression, but rather one of heavy policing relative to morality and personal behavior. (And this the decade our current president lauds over all others.) Still, some lessons here we might do well to heed, such as "Honor to whom honor is due," and "It is not how much we do but how well." Some Shakespeare here too: "To be or not to be, that is the question." Others I've not seen before, including "Tobacco smoke is very injurious to the health" and "Cider is the fermented juice of apples." A tear on the front page merges "The earth revolves around the sun" with the next page "Evil communication corrupts good manners, so as to read "The earth revolves around good manners"--if only! Most but not all pages documented.
8 3/8" x 7". 11 leaves filled front and back, strong and good throughout, with tear to first page as shown.
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