A few years ago my dad gave me a Webster's Dictionary, and told me that he remembers it on the shelf throughout his growing up.
The date stamped on the front is 1941. My grandparents were married in 1939.
One was about the Hippocratic Oath.
One was about Electroshock Therapy
The book is in fairly good condition given that it was in use regularly prior to my receiving it.
Inside the front cover I found 3 newspaper clippings.
One of them was about the new drug Penicillin that was still in clinical trials.
**Notice the prices in the advertising and the reference to coupons**
**Notice the prices in the advertising and the reference to coupons**
One was about the Hippocratic Oath.
One was about Electroshock Therapy
When I first discovered these three clippings in the dictionary I was left pondering what could they possibly have in common?
I searched, and could find nothing.
With little to go on as far as dates or where they were published I would be guessing rather than concluding any commonalities.
Then I realized -
What they had in common was that my grandparents thought they were important enough to keep through the years.
My conclusion -
They are very old articles.
I love this dictionary because it was a part of my dad's growing up.
I also love this dictionary because Noah Webster is my 4th cousin X7 removed on my mother's side of this Bramble Bush.
Bringing both sides of the family together in one old artifact!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/
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Bringing both sides of the family together in one old artifact!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/
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