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The following excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875, concludes the chapter, “Hints for Gentlemanly Deportment,” from our previous installment. [FIFTY MORE] HINTS FOR GENTLEMANLY DEPORTMENT [CONTINUED]. Never offer to shake hands with a lady; she will, if she wishes […]
Posts Tagged ‘1800s’
50 (More) Tips for Cultivating Gentlemanly Manners From an Etiquette Handbook From the 1800s
February 12th, 2023 
Awake Goy 
Posted in Jewish News 
Tags: 1800s, cultivating, etiquette, gentlemanly, handbook, manners 
No Comments »Roadwork Unearths Remnants of 1800s Montreal Zoo Run by the ‘Canadian Barnum’
October 10th, 2022 Awake Goy Long before the Plateau-Mont-Royal became one of Montreal’s trendiest neighbourhoods, the area was home to a 19th-century botanical garden and zoo where Montrealers marvelled at the sight of hippopotamuses, acrobatic circus acts and a live whale in a tank. This piece of history has resurfaced in recent weeks thanks to an archeological dig that unearthed […]
Vai Script Invented in the 1800s Sheds Light On the Development of Writing
January 14th, 2022 Awake Goy An isolated African script is revealing secrets about the unknown evolutionary origins of handwriting and the development of writing. The Vai script was created just two centuries ago to solve the problem of communicating for an otherwise illiterate group. Information about how they developed their own unique script is revealing how other written forms evolved. […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: 1800s, Development, invented, light, script, sheds, writing No Comments »BAY AREA: FBI MICROPHONES RECORD PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS
May 15th, 2016 Awake Goy BAY AREA: FBI MICROPHONES RECORD PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS May 14th, 2016 Keep in mind, this is just what’s admitted. Via: East Bay Express: At the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, the FBI planted hidden microphones inside light fixtures on the courthouse’s exterior steps to […]
