Old Books and Thrifted Intrigue That Goes Nowhere

     Sometimes I buy things just because they're old, and I'm hoping to learn more about how to find treasures of that item type. Yesterday was no exception, as I found a first edition copy of "Pros and Cons: Both Sides of Live Questions Fully discussed." Printed in 1897, and costing a mere quarter, I took the book home to see what else I could learn about it. Even if nothing came of it, getting to smell a book that old was worth the risk.

     There are weird topics being discussed inside, such as whether Cuba should be annexed or not. It seems the book is worth more than the quarter I paid for it, but the context of the subject matter has expired and the wording is exhausting.

     It mentions in the front of the book that this is part of a textbook series, which led me to wonder, were quoted debates often the subject matter of the 20th century classroom? Nobody in the JSTOR database or Google seems to care, and after how boring the subject matter is, I don't care. Some things die for a reason, even if they're inanimate objects.

Still, it's a weird item that will raise a few eyebrows. If you want a closer look, you can see it here.