The D numbering used here is the numismatic listing by George Dean from
A Handbook on E. W. Cole His Book Arcade, Tokens and Medals which can be viewed in the Biographical section.
George’s book also includes a numismatically-oriented biography of Cole’s life.
D14
COLE’S BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
ALWAYS DO THAT WHICH YOU
BELIEVE TO BE RIGHT
D22
MAXIMS OF RIGHT AND TRUTH AND
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD WILL BE STAMPED
ON THE COINAGE OF THE
FEDERATED WORLD
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E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D24
ACQUAINTANCE ONLY REQUIRED
IF ALL MEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
WERE ACQUAINTED WITH EACH OTHER
THERE WOULD BE NO WAR
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E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D24
ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS
THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW
ARE AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE THAT YOU DO KNOW
D32
HUMANITY IS PROGRESS
THE REIGN OF IGNORANCE AND FORCE ARE GOING
THE REIGN OF KNOWLEDGE AND HUMANITY IS COMING
D32
HUMANITY IS THE EQUITY OF THE HEART
HUMANITY IS THE FAIREST FLOWER
THAT BLOOMS IN THE HUMAN BREAST
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E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D34
TRUTH
“THE VICTORIES OF TRUTH ARE THE MOST GLORIOUS
BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST BLOODLESS
OF ALL VICTORIES, DERIVING THEIR LUSTRE FROM
THE NUMBER OF THE SAVED NOT OF THE SLAIN”
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D42
COUNTRY AND RELIGION
“LET THE WORLD BE YOU COUNTRY
AND TO DO GOOD BE YOUR RELIGION”
D42
“THE WHOLE WORLD IS THE
FATHERLAND OF THE NOBLEMINDED”
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D47
THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT
A NEW COMMANDMENT GIVE I UNTO YOU
THAT YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D49
LORDS PRAYER
OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN
HALLOWED BE THY NAME THEY KINGDOM COME
THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND
FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE
WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION
BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM
THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOR EVER & EVER
AMEN
D52
LABOR
LABOR IS NOBLE AND BEST FOR ALL
IT PRODUCES ALMOST EVERY BLESSING WE ENJOY
IT GIVES US HOMES FOOD CLOTHING LUXURIES
ARTS LEARNING IT PROFITABLY OCCUPIES OUR TIME
AND MAKES US HEALTHIER WEALTHIER
WISER WORTHIER AND HAPPIER
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D52
RELIGION
THE THREE GRANDEST TRUTHS OF UNIVERSAL RELIGION ARE
THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD
THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
AND PROGRESSIVE IMMORTALITY
D59
LABOR ENOBLES A MAN
IDLENESS DEBASES HIM
D61
COLE’S TEXT FOR A BILLION SERMONS
A KNOWLEDGE OF TRUTH IS BEST FOR HUMAN WELFARE
THEREFORE TO OBSERVE ENQUIRE READ AND THINK
IN ORDER TO FIND TRUTH
IS THE HIGHEST DUTY OF MAN
D63
BE GOOD AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D65
BE GOOD AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY
AND MAKE OTHERS HAPPY
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D68
BE GOOD AND DO GOOD
HINDOO MAXIM
D68
PURE THOUGHTS PURE WORDS PURE DEEDS
PARSEE MAXIM
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D73
COLE’S BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
ALWAYS DO THAT WHICH YOU BELIEVE TO BE RIGHT
D75
DARE TO DO RIGHT
FEAR TO DO WRONG
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D77
LAY UP REAL TREASURES
DO NOT SPEND ALL YOUR LEISURE TIME IN
IDLENESS PLAY NOVEL READING ETC.
BUT USE A PART OF IT TO IMPROVE YOUR MIND
AND DO SOME GOOD
D78
FOR REMEMBER
THAT THE KNOWLEDGE AND GOODNESS
WHICH YOU ACQUIRE IN THIS WORLD
WILL BE YOUR ONLY STOCK-IN-TRADE
TO START WITH IN THE NEXT
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D81
FRIEND
IT IS YOUR DUTY AS ONE OF THE HUMAN FAMILY
TO HELP TO FEDERATE THE WHOLE WORLD
& OTHERWISE ASSIST TO MAKE ALL MANKIND HAPPY
D83
READING AND THINKING BRING WISDOM
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D83
THE HAPPINESS OF MANKIND,
THE REAL SALVATION OF THE WORLD
MUST COME ABOUT BY EVERY PERSON
IN EXISTENCE BEING TAUGHT
TO READ AND INDUCED TO THINK
D86
ACQUAINTANCE ONLY REQUIRED
IF ALL MEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
WERE ACQUAINTED WITH EACH OTHER
THERE WOULD BE LITTLE OR NO WAR
FOR THEN ONLY THE VERY WICKED
WOULD HAVE TO BE KEPT IN ORDER
BY THE WORLD’S POLICE
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D88
READ THE OTHER SIDE
AND DISCUSS IT
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-
D88
-
WASTED WEALTH
THE MONEY SPENT IN INTOXICATING
DRINKS & DRUGS SHEER FOOLISHNESS AND WAR
WOULD FEED, CLOTHE AND EDUCATE
THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE
MADE IN U.S.A.
D89
CAUSES OF VARIATION IN MANKIND
MAN IS BUILT UP BY TWO CAUSES
FROM HIS PARENTS AND THE
SUM TOTAL OF HIS ENVIRONMENTS
SUCH AS FOOD CLOTHING SHELTER
CLIMATE LOCALITY EDUCATION
OCCUPATION ETC.
MADE IN U.S.A.
D89
HIS SKIN-COLOR IS CAUSED BY THE SUN
* HE DEGENERATES IN THE ENERVATING TROPICS
* HE EVOLVES PHYSICALLY STRONGER IN
THE BRACING TEMPERATE REGIONS
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D90
GUIDE TO CONDUCT
IF EVER YOU FEEL INCLINED TO WRONG ANYONE
IN WORD OR DEED WHISPER TO YOURSELF
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD THEY DO UNTO YOU
MADE IN U.S.A.
D90
THE WAYS TO BE HAPPY
MAKE OTHERS AS HAPPY AS YOU CAN
AND THEY WILL LOVE YOU AND MAKE YOU HAPPY
IN RETURN, SUCH IS THE CHIEF WAY TO HAPPINESS
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BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
D93
ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS
THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE THAT WE DO NOT KNOW
ARE AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE THAT WE DO KNOW
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MADE AND ISSUED IN JAPAN
BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIA MEIJI 36
D93
[SAME MESSAGE AS REVERSE SIDE OF D93 IN JAPANESE]