September 13, 2009


Jowett, George F.:
MOLDING A MIGHTY GRIP

Jowett Institute of Physical Culture, Philadelphia, 1930.


A strong-man program for those who wish to hoist a barrel of nails using only the tips of their fingers; to our satisfaction, the first exercise involves lifting a heavy book.


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Wilke, Arthur:
DIE ELEKTRIZITAT, IHRE ERZEUGUNG UND IHRE UNWENDUNG [etc.]

["Electricity, Its Production and Its Application..."]

Verlag Otto Spamer, Leipzig, 1895.


The romantic spirit of Imperial Germany expressed as an electrified technological utopia, with over 800 engravings, diagrams, and photos.

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Bozzini, Lidio (ed.):
ITALIAN PRODUCTION 1961

Unitalia Film, Rome, 1962.


Catalogue of 130 not-so-famous Italian movies from 1961, illustrated with select stills. Sultry eyebrows, well-groomed moustaches, and roman sandals much in evidence; text in English.

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Henry, Alfred J.:
LOSS OF LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES BY LIGHTNING

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (Weather Bureau), Washington, 1901.


"The greatest fatality from a single stroke occurred at Chicago, where 11 persons, huddled together in a zinc-lined shanty under a pier, met instant death."


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Rohleder, Hermann:
TEST TUBE BABIES

Panurge Press, New York, 1934.


Historical Development of Artificial Impregnation; Technique of the Operation; Best Method of Obtaining the Semen; Artificial Impregnation with the Semen of a Stranger; etc.


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n/a:
THE PUPPET IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Ontario Department of Education, [Toronto], 1953.


"Mr. Puppet will sing, dance and clown his way into the hearts of all who meet him. His antics will enliven any social gathering."


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