Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
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BARKHAM BURROUGHS' ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ASTOUNDING FACTS AND USEFUL INFORMATION 1889
For Melba Conner
How Poor Boys Become Successful Men.
The Art of Penmanship
How to Become a Handsome Writer.
MATERIALS USED IN WRITING.
PENS.
INK.
PAPER.
STUDY WITH PRACTICE.
MATERIALS USED IN WRITING.
PENS.
INK.
PAPER.
STUDY WITH PRACTICE.
POSITION of the BODY.
SHADING.
UNIFORMITY.
SLANT OF WRITING.
SHADING.
UNIFORMITY.
SLANT OF WRITING.
POSITION of the BODY WHILE STANDING
LEGIBILITY.
FINISH.
LEGIBILITY.
FINISH.
POSITION OF THE HAND AND PEN
RAPIDITY.
BEAUTY.
BEAUTY.
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT EXERCISES.
MOVEMENT EXERCISES.
PRINCIPLES IN WRITING.
FIGURES.
FIGURES.
COPIES FOR PRACTICE
ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP
HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS LETTER
THE STRUCTURE OF A BUSINESS LETTER.
PAPER AND ENVELOPE.
THE HEADING.
MARGIN.
ADDRESS.
BODY OF THE LETTER.
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSING AND SIGNATURE.
ADDRESSING THE ENVELOPE.
FOLDING A LETTER.
THE LITERATURE OF A LETTER.
ARRANGEMENT OF ITEMS.
BREVITY.
STYLE.
ORDERING GOODS.
SENDING MONEY BY LETTER.
INSTRUCTIONS.
A DUNNING LETTER.
LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION.
Form of a Letter Ordering Goods.
Ordering Goods and Enclosing Price.
Desiring to Open an Account.
Letter of Credit.
Inclosing an Invoice.
Letter of Introduction.
Inclosing Remittance.
Inclosing Draft for Acceptance.
Inclosing a Statement of Account.
A Dunning Letter.
An Application for a Situation in Business.
Asking Permission to Refer to a Person.
Inquiring as to Business Prospects.
Letter of Recommendation.
Notice of Dissolution of a Partnership.
Recommending a Successor in Business.
Form of a Letter Ordering Goods.
Ordering Goods and Enclosing Price.
Desiring to Open an Account.
Letter of Credit.
Inclosing an Invoice.
Letter of Introduction.
Inclosing Remittance.
Inclosing Draft for Acceptance.
Inclosing a Statement of Account.
A Dunning Letter.
An Application for a Situation in Business.
Asking Permission to Refer to a Person.
Inquiring as to Business Prospects.
Letter of Recommendation.
Notice of Dissolution of a Partnership.
Recommending a Successor in Business.
ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS
HONESTY.
INDUSTRY.
MEMORY.
PROMPTNESS.
EXECUTIVE ABILITY.
PERSEVERANCE.
CIVILITY.
INTEGRITY.
ECONOMY.
GETTING A SITUATION.
DETECTING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
DEVICES AND FRAUDS.
COUNTERFEIT AND GENUINE WORK.
LATHE WORK.
GEOMETRICAL LATHE.
RULING ENGINE WORK.
VIGNETTES.
SOLID PRINT.
BANK-NOTE PAPER.
COUNTERFEIT SIGNATURES.
ALTERED BANK-NOTES.
COMPARING AND EXAMINING NOTES.
PIECING, ETC.
HOW TO ADVERTISE
EMBRACING RULES, SUGGESTIONS, AND PRACTICAL HINTS ON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.
CIRCULARS.
CHARTS, CALENDARS, ETC.
LETTERS.
DRUMMERS AND AGENTS.
HOW TO WRITE AN ADVERTISEMENT.
HOW TO BE HANDSOME
SOME OF THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY.
HIGH-HEELED BOOTS.
HOW TO APPEAR GRACEFUL IN WALKING.
MULTUM IN PARVO
HISTORY OF THE BIBLES OF THE WORLD.
PRECIOUS STONES.
ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COLOR AND IN ORDER OF HARDINESS.
ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COLOR AND IN ORDER OF HARDINESS.
HOW TO MEASURE CORN IN THE CRIB.
HOME DRESSMAKING.
A WOMAN'S SKIRTS.
TO MAKE THE SLEEVES.
DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.
HOW TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL GOLD.
HOW TO TELL ANY PERSON'S AGE.
WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE COSTS.
BUSINESS LAW.
ITEMS WORTH REMEMBERING.
REMARKABLE CALCULATIONS REGARDING THE SUN.
HOW TO DISTINGUISH GOOD MEAT FROM BAD MEAT.
RAILROADS IN FINLAND.
COMPARATIVE SIZE OF THE ARK AND THE GREAT EASTERN.
FINGER NAILS AS AN INDICATION OF CHARACTER.
DANGERS OF CELLULOID.
ODD FACTS ABOUT SHOES.
TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE VELOCITIES OF VARIOUS BODIES.
QUANTITY OF OIL REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT COLORS.
PAINTING.
RAPID PROCESS OF MARKING GOODS AT ANY DESIRED PER CENT. PROFIT.
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
HEAT AND COLD.
QUANTITY OF SEED TO AN ACRE.
SOLUBLE GLASS FOR FLOORS.
DURABILITY OF A HORSE.
COMPARATIVE COST OF FREIGHT BY WATER AND RAIL.
HINTS TO YOUNG HOUSEWIVES.
SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING BABIES.
SECRET ART OF CATCHING FISH.
TO CATCH FISH.
CERTAIN CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
LADIES' STAMPING POWDER.
SALARIES OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS, PER ANNUM.
CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR BODIES.
RULES FOR SPELLING.
THE USE OF CAPITALS.
TWENTY CHOICE COURSE DINNER MENUS.
TERMS USED IN MEDICINE.
RULES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOW TO DESTROY HOUSEHOLD PESTS
ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES
And How to Meet Them
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
MASTERPIECES OF ELOQUENCE
AT HIS BROTHER'S GRAVE.
AT THE GRAVE OF A CHILD.
SUNDRY BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.
PHYSICIANS' DIGESTION TABLE
SHOWING THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE DIGESTION OF THE ORDINARY ARTICLES OF FOOD.
THEMES FOR DEBATE.
THEMES FOR DEBATE.
COOKERY RECIPES
HOW TO COOK FISH OF DIFFERENT KINDS
HOW TO CHOOSE AND COOK GAME
HOW TO MAKE ICE CREAMS WATER-ICE AND JELLIES
HOW TO SELECT AND COOK MEATS
HOW TO MAKE PIES OF VARIOUS KINDS
HOW TO MAKE PRESERVES OF VARIOUS KINDS
HOW TO BOIL, BAKE AND STEAM PUDDINGS
HOW TO PUT UP PICKLES AND MAKE CATSUPS
HOW TO ROAST, BOIL, OR BROIL POULTRY
SAUCES FOR MEATS, FISH, ETC.
HOW TO MAKE SOUPS AND BROTHS
HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES
HOW TO CALCULATE.
PRACTICAL RULES, SHORT METHODS, AND PROBLEMS USED IN BUSINESS COMPUTATIONS.
ADDITION.
SHORT METHODS OF MULTIPLICATION.
FRACTIONS.
TO REDUCE A FRACTION TO ITS SIMPLEST FORM.
TO ADD FRACTIONS.
TO SUBTRACT FRACTIONS.
TO MULTIPLY FRACTIONS.
TO DIVIDE FRACTIONS.
TO MULTIPLY MIXED NUMBERS.
TO CHANGE COMMON FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS.
TO REDUCE A FRACTION TO ITS SIMPLEST FORM.
TO ADD FRACTIONS.
TO SUBTRACT FRACTIONS.
TO MULTIPLY FRACTIONS.
TO DIVIDE FRACTIONS.
TO MULTIPLY MIXED NUMBERS.
TO CHANGE COMMON FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS.
TWENTY THOUSAND THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
RELATIVE HARDNESS OF WOODS.
SUSTAINING POWER OF ICE.
THE EXPANSIVE POWER OF WATER.
BLUNDERS AND ABSURDITIES IN ART.
A STOPPAGE OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
WONDERS OF MINUTE WORKMANSHIP.
CURIOUS DISSECTION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.
OLD TESTAMENT.
NEW TESTAMENT.
OLD TESTAMENT.
NEW TESTAMENT.
REMARKABLE INSCRIPTION.
CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.
CONSUMPTION OF AIR IN ACTIVITY AND REPOSE.
THE VALUE OF LABOR.
INTEREST OF MONEY.
CONSUMPTION OF AIR IN ACTIVITY AND REPOSE.
THE VALUE OF LABOR.
INTEREST OF MONEY.
WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
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