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Legal name: Carleton, William McKendree
Birthdate: 1845-10-21
Date of death: 1912-12-18
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Hudson, Michigan, USA
Places of residence: Hudson, Michigan, USA (birthplace)
Hillsdale, Michigan, USA (education)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Education: Hillsdale College (1869)
Occupations: poet

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The Home Manual: Everybody's Guide in Social,… by Mrs. John A. Logan

How much easier we have it today. Refrigeration, central heat and a/c, advanced medical care, less stringent social restrictions. Life was difficult in the late 1800's, particularly women's.

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The Home Manual by Mrs. John A. Logan

Everybody's Guide in Social Domestic and Business Life. A Treasury of Useful Informaiton for the Million. Profusely Illustrated. The Contents of One Hundred Books in a Single Volume. Sold by Subscription Only. Heavy tome in very good condition. Terrific Illustrations.

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