stolen books

On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my
home in Plymouth, MN. I reported the theft to the Plymouth Police. I
think the thief stole the books for resale. I am asking you to please
report this person to me or the Plymouth Police if he or she brings you
the books for sale or consignment. The number for the police is
763-509-5160. If this person contacts you, take his name and number and
after he leaves, report him. Do not confront him. He also stole a
collection of antique postcards. We are not sure how many he took but
the whole 'risqué' section was missing. These cards were from 1890-1920
and would not be considered porno today.

Here is a description of the books.

Science of Fishing by Lake Brooks, decorative blue/green cloth hardcover.
Publisher St. Louis: A.R.Harding 1912
May have the name Johnston in the inside cover. Value $60-$80

Camp Life in in the Woods & the Tricks of Trapping & Trap Making
by Gibson W. Hamilton
First published in 1881, this complete, illustrated guide reveals how to
catch everything from tigers and bears to squirrels and mice, and offers
general advice on camping and hiking in the woods.
4 1/2x 7 1/4, 312 pages and illustrated. Green cloth hardcover.
This may also have the name of Johnston inside the cover or first page.
Value $200, very rare! (This may have been a 1909 edition.)

Guncraft by William A Bruette, burgundy cover
Published by: Forest and Stream Publishing Co. New York
Date published 1912, a scarce book. Value $100
May have the name Johnston on inside.

I am describing this from memory and some notes taken so I am not
certain of the publishing dates but they were very old. I researched
the books on the internet for information and prices before trying to
sell them. They were in the Johnston family for four generations and we
had just made the hard decision to part with them. We are very upset
about the theft. We would appreciate your help in the arrest of this thief.

Sincerely,

Grace McGarvie (owner of postcards) note remove "shoes"
Jackie Johnston (owner of books)

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"Grace McGarvie" wrote in message
...
On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my
Grace McGarvie (owner of postcards) note remove "shoes"
I've been noticing a lot of "remove (whatever) to reply. I've been getting
a lot of spam to lower my mortgage and enlarge my penis (which I don't have)
and would like to get rid of it. I've been hitting the 'block sender' like
crazy but they seem to proliferate. Sticking a word after the @ won't stop
this, will it, as the spam comes in with the (whatever) removed already?
Also, many of the unwanted emails to my address say things like 'Brandon'
and 'Braveheart', etc. Do they somehow send to all the B's in the world?
Confused,
Bravelady

"Grace McGarvie" wrote in message
...
On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my
home in Plymouth, MN. I reported the theft to the Plymouth Police. I
think the thief stole the books for resale. I am asking you to please
report this person to me or the Plymouth Police if he or she brings you
the books for sale or consignment. The number for the police is
763-509-5160. If this person contacts you, take his name and number and
after he leaves, report him. Do not confront him. He also stole a
collection of antique postcards. We are not sure how many he took but
the whole 'risqué' section was missing. These cards were from 1890-1920
and would not be considered porno today.

I'd keep an eye on eBay, if I were you.

Kris

Usually the spammers just go through these newsgroups and copy any
address with @ IN. by sticking in another word it will block some of
the crap. I too have received so many viagra and enlarging penis ads
even using this method but I just started this a few months ago so all
my old msgs. are still sitting in newsgroups with the correct address.
I would guess that over half of my mail is now spam. THIEVES ALL.
thieves of my time and my possessions!!!!!!!!

braves-lady wrote:
"Grace McGarvie" wrote in message
...

On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my

Grace McGarvie (owner of postcards) note remove "shoes"
I've been noticing a lot of "remove (whatever) to reply. I've been getting
a lot of spam to lower my mortgage and enlarge my penis (which I don't have)
and would like to get rid of it. I've been hitting the 'block sender' like
crazy but they seem to proliferate. Sticking a word after the @ won't stop
this, will it, as the spam comes in with the (whatever) removed already?
Also, many of the unwanted emails to my address say things like 'Brandon'
and 'Braveheart', etc. Do they somehow send to all the B's in the world?
Confused,
Bravelady




--
Amazing Grace's Eclectic Quotation Collection
*100,000 quotations, proverbs, by people of all philosophies, ages and
cultures. For more info. or free sample of one category, send a personal
e-mail: ("remove shoes" to reply to me by E-mail.)
. . . Grace McGarvie . . .
. . Plymouth,Mn. 55447 U.S.A.

There are scads of software and other doodads out there that will help
filter this out, but what I have resorted to doing is using a disposable
email account. So far I have been through three or four hotmail accounts.
Even with their filtering turned up full blast this crapola got through. It
would be different if they were trying to sell me something I could use,
like retailer supplies, or book products, but I dont have a mortage and I'm
happy with my "package," thank you very much. I think these spammer *******s
have somekind of "crawler" that trolls the internet for email addresses,
etc. I dont know how it works. The only solution I've found that works is
the disposable email. Although, I do have the account that came with my ISP;
I only give it out to family.

--Mark.

"Grace McGarvie" wrote in message
...
Usually the spammers just go through these newsgroups and copy any
address with @ IN. by sticking in another word it will block some of
the crap. I too have received so many viagra and enlarging penis ads
even using this method but I just started this a few months ago so all
my old msgs. are still sitting in newsgroups with the correct address.
I would guess that over half of my mail is now spam. THIEVES ALL.
thieves of my time and my possessions!!!!!!!!

braves-lady wrote:
"Grace McGarvie" wrote in message
...

On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my

Grace McGarvie (owner of postcards) note remove "shoes"
I've been noticing a lot of "remove (whatever) to reply. I've been
getting
a lot of spam to lower my mortgage and enlarge my penis (which I don't
have)
and would like to get rid of it. I've been hitting the 'block sender'
like
crazy but they seem to proliferate. Sticking a word after the @ won't
stop
this, will it, as the spam comes in with the (whatever) removed already?
Also, many of the unwanted emails to my address say things like
'Brandon'
and 'Braveheart', etc. Do they somehow send to all the B's in the world?
Confused,
Bravelady




--
Amazing Grace's Eclectic Quotation Collection
*100,000 quotations, proverbs, by people of all philosophies, ages and
cultures. For more info. or free sample of one category, send a personal
e-mail: ("remove shoes" to reply to me by E-mail.)
. . . Grace McGarvie . . .
. . Plymouth,Mn. 55447 U.S.A.

"Kris Baker" wrote...
"Grace McGarvie" wrote...
On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my
home in Plymouth, MN...

I'd keep an eye on eBay, if I were you.

The Twin Cities area has a ton of used bookstores, too, so the thief could
have sold the books locally.

Grace: Have you given this info to at least some of the larger Mpls/St. Paul
bookshops (Dinkytown and Midway are all I can recall)?


--
Jon Meyers
[To reply,
lose your way.]

"braves-lady" wrote:

crazy but they seem to proliferate. Sticking a word after the @ won't stop
this, will it, as the spam comes in with the (whatever) removed already?

I've found my technique to be very effective.

If too many people do it, of course, the spammers will program for it.


My mail address is jsachs177 at earthlink dot net.

Thanks for the ideas!!!!!

Jon Meyers wrote:
"Kris Baker" wrote...

"Grace McGarvie" wrote...

On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my
home in Plymouth, MN...

I'd keep an eye on eBay, if I were you.


The Twin Cities area has a ton of used bookstores, too, so the thief could
have sold the books locally.

Grace: Have you given this info to at least some of the larger Mpls/St. Paul
bookshops (Dinkytown and Midway are all I can recall)?


--
Jon Meyers
[To reply,
lose your way.]




--
Amazing Grace's Eclectic Quotation Collection
*100,000 quotations, proverbs, by people of all philosophies, ages and
cultures. For more info. or free sample of one category, send a personal
e-mail: ("remove shoes" to reply to me by E-mail.)
. . . Grace McGarvie . . .
. . Plymouth,Mn. 55447 U.S.A.

"Grace McGarvie" wrote in message
...

Jon Meyers wrote:
"Kris Baker" wrote...

"Grace McGarvie" wrote...

On July 10th, a thief stole three rare books from a garage sale at my
home in Plymouth, MN...

I'd keep an eye on eBay, if I were you.


The Twin Cities area has a ton of used bookstores, too, so the
thief could have sold the books locally.

Grace: Have you given this info to at least some of the larger
Mpls/St. Paul bookshops (Dinkytown and Midway are all I
can recall)?

Thanks for the ideas!!!!!

Grace, just in case you see them on eBay, you can report them
for police investigation. If you need help, just post here or
email me.

Also, if *anything* other than books are missing, you'll need
to give info to the local antique shops.

Kris