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... Robert B. Thomas almanac . So there he was in business . Needless to say , Robert B. Thomas was much more than a bookseller . The Sterling , Massachu- setts town hall bears his name and his sturdy , un- flinching character and sound ...
... Robert B. Thomas almanac . So there he was in business . Needless to say , Robert B. Thomas was much more than a bookseller . The Sterling , Massachu- setts town hall bears his name and his sturdy , un- flinching character and sound ...
Page 121
... Robert B. came along . It is said that before Robert B. decided to publish his own he went to Isaiah and tried to purchase the cal- endar sheets for it . However , Isaiah , although he furnished them for others would not do it for the ...
... Robert B. came along . It is said that before Robert B. decided to publish his own he went to Isaiah and tried to purchase the cal- endar sheets for it . However , Isaiah , although he furnished them for others would not do it for the ...
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... Robert B. Thomas's Old Farmer's Almanac is the only almanac for 1857 which states that on August 28th the moon was " riding low . " It was this confidence , built slowly over the years by such conscientious editors as Robert B. Thomas ...
... Robert B. Thomas's Old Farmer's Almanac is the only almanac for 1857 which states that on August 28th the moon was " riding low . " It was this confidence , built slowly over the years by such conscientious editors as Robert B. Thomas ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
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