An edition of The Buyers' manual and business guide (1872)

The Buyers' manual and business guide

being a description of the leading business houses, manufactories, inventions, etc., of the Pacific coast, together with copious and readable selections, chiefly from California writers

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Cover of: The Buyers' manual and business guide by J. Price, C. S. Haley, Frank Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Isabel Campbell Saxton, Ambrose Bierce, Joaquin Miller, Phoebe Carey, Prentice Mulford, Jacob Price, Ethel Lynn, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., A. M. Diaz, W. Frank Stewart, Frances M. Witcher
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An edition of The Buyers' manual and business guide (1872)

The Buyers' manual and business guide

being a description of the leading business houses, manufactories, inventions, etc., of the Pacific coast, together with copious and readable selections, chiefly from California writers

by , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and

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Francis & Valentine
Language
English
Pages
192

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Miscellanea, Business enterprises, Literary collections
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Cover of: The Buyers' manual and business guide
The Buyers' manual and business guide: being a description of the leading business houses, manufactories, inventions, etc., of the Pacific coast, together with copious and readable selections, chiefly from California writers
1872, Francis & Valentine
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Table of Contents

THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP, (Frank Bret Harte,) - 1
IN THE TUNNEL, (Frank Bret Barte,) 8
JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS, (Mark Twain,) 9
ENTERTAINING HISTORY OF THE SCRIPTURAL PANORAMIST, (Mark Twain,) - 13
THREE THOUSAND KILLED AND WOUNDED, (Poem, Isabel A. Saxon,) - - - 15
TOWN CRIERISMS, (A. G. Bierce,) 19
A FRAGMENT, (Poem, Joaquin Miller,) 23
SUPPOSE, (Poem, Phoebe Gary,) 24
THE YOUNG TOBACCO CHEWER, 2fS
JEALOUSY, 26
AN ARCTIC AURORA, ' - 28
SHOPPING IN RIO JANIERO, 30
WOOING, (Poem,) - - 32
SONNET, (Poem,) 35
POETRY RUN MAD, 35
THE BAKER'S REPLY TO THE NEEDLE PEDDLER, 35
THE GERMAN BY MOONLIGHT, (Poem,) 39
HOW LONG TO STARVE, 40
A CURIOUS MEDICAL EXPERIMENT 42
THE PUBLIC TO MARK TWAIN— HIS REPLY, 44
HISTORICAL SKETCH, -47
THE FUR TRADE— ITS RISE AND PROGRESS 52
MATCH BOXES AND THEIR MAKERS, 56
WHAT IT COSTS TO ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAERS, 58
THE IDYL OF BATTLE HOLLOW, (Poem, Frank Bret Harte,) 59
THE OLD HOME, (Prentice Mulford,) 61
BABY FINGERS, (Poem,) 64
" GRAN'MA AL'AS DOES," (Poem,) 68
A SINGULAR CALCULATION, 68
PROVERBS, 71
MARK TWAIN IN NEW YORK, (Speech,) ; . . . 74
THE LETTER, (Poem,) - 76
AN INCIDENT OF THE FRONTIER, (Poem, Jacob Price,) 79
" HOW MOTHER DID IT," 84
THE LOCOMOTIVE, (Poem, Jacob Price,) 87
LOST TO SOCIETY— LOST, (Poem,) 88
THE GOAT, (Poem, Br. Haley, Sen.,) - - 92
MARK TWAIN'S FIRST INTERVIEW WITH ARTEMUS WARD, (Mark Twain,) - 97
WHICH SHALL IT BE? (Poem,) 99
COURTIN' (Poem, J. X. Lowell,) 113
WITH THE PRINTERS, 118
LOVE SONG, (Poem, Alexander Smith,) 119
STARTLING ACCIDENT AT FANNY FERN'S, ^-121
WOMEN IN TAHITI— A CHEERFUL PICTURE, 125
SONG OF STEAM, (Poem, Jacob Price,) 129
A LECTURE ON RATTLESNAKES, 130
ONE FOREST FIRE, (Poem, Ethel Lynn,) 133
HOW MONKEYS ARE CAPTURED, 134
A MODEL LOVE LETTER— RAPTURES OF CUPID, 138
AUNT TABITHA, (Poem, Oliver Wendell Holmes,) 143
MRS. HELPER'S PRESCRIPTION 143
JOSH BILLINGS ON GONGS, 145
WHERE SHALL THE BABY'S DIMPLE BE? (Poem,) 150
CURIOSITIES OF LIFE, x .... 154
REMARKABLE EFFECT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT, 154
SAD TALE FROM SELMA, 155
MELTING MOMENTS, 156
A DICKENS OF A ROMANCE, 157
A BEAUTIFUL CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT, 158
TWO LITTLE ROGUES, (Poem, Mrs. A. M. Diaz,) 160
POSTAGE RATES IN THE UNITED STATES, 163
MONEY ORDERS, 164
TEMBLOR MUY TERRIBLE, (Poem, W. Frank Stewart,) ....... 165
SKITTER'S TRAP, (Titus A. Brick,) 166
THE WIDOW BEDOTT'S POETRY, (Frances M. Whitcher,) 170
PROVERBS, .... ■ .... 172
SIGNS AND OMENS, 179
CELEBRATED LINIMENT, 179
CHICKEN ON THE BRAIN, 179
A THRILLING RAILROAD ACCIDENT, (Jacob Price,) - 184
A SMILING MAN, (Poem, W. F. Stewart,) 185

Edition Notes

Cover title: Tales, sketches, poetry and music.
"In addition to the business guide proper ... selections in prose and verse, chiefly from California authors, among whom will be found the names of Frank Bret Harte, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) ... [et al.]"--Pref.
Includes first publication of "The public to Mark Twain" (p. 44) and his reply (p. 45).
Source: Gift of Frances R. Friedman, June 15, 1992.

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Tales, sketches, poetry and music.

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Library of Congress
F861.5 .B89 1872

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Hardcover
Pagination
v, 192, 16 p. :
Number of pages
192

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OL1460937M
Internet Archive
buyersmanualbusi00pric
LCCN
93118066
OCLC/WorldCat
4185233

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