Old Salem scrap book . is thatsoon after Capt. Benj. sailed the America out of Salem,the bottom dropped out of tlie pepper market on accountof large supplies, while coffee became scarce and soaredin price. The Americas cargo was sold to Dutch coffeetraders at a profit of $100,000. Grandsir got his share of the profit, to be sure. Buthe had a puzzled mind. He couldnt figure out if it wasseamens luck, or seamens judgment, that earned theprofit. The Visitor thought it over a moment and then be it was both. Some men are born under a luckystar, you know. And theres an old adage or t%vo abo
Old Salem scrap book . is thatsoon after Capt. Benj. sailed the America out of Salem,the bottom dropped out of tlie pepper market on accountof large supplies, while coffee became scarce and soaredin price. The Americas cargo was sold to Dutch coffeetraders at a profit of $100,000. Grandsir got his share of the profit, to be sure. Buthe had a puzzled mind. He couldnt figure out if it wasseamens luck, or seamens judgment, that earned theprofit. The Visitor thought it over a moment and then be it was both. Some men are born under a luckystar, you know. And theres an old adage or t%vo aboutthe man who grabs opportunity by the forelock and rideson the tide of fortune. THE OLD FERRY A ievvy was early started between Salem and .Nrail)le-head and continued until after the Revolution. The ferry landing in Salem was at the foot of Turnerslane, about where the House of Seven Gables now stands. OLD SALEM SCRAP BOOK No. 2 FRED A. GANNON Horse and Bu^gy Sayings The Steam Wagon Tke First Printing Press Miscellany. GOING TO RIDE ON A PLEASANT SUMMER AFTERNOON Printed ty Newcoml) & Gauss Co. in City Hall Square, Salem, Mass. for the Salem Books Co., M. F. McGratL, President OLD SALEM SCRAP BOOK No. 2 FRED A. GANNON Horse ana Bug^y Sayings Trie Steam Wa^on Tke First Printing Press Miscellany
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