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Merry Rhymes For Thirsty Times

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Description
The front panel has a girl in a pink dress dancing and holding a glass of rootbeer and the title is in red lettering. The back panel has a blonde haired boy dressed in an Uncle Sam costume holding a bottle of Hires Rootbeer in one hand and a glass of rootbeer in the other. Below his picture is says "Hires to our new colonies." in red lettering. In the space for an agent's name is Winans & Whitney, 510 State Street, Schenectady, N.Y.. The front end page has an advertisement for Hires Rootbeer Package. The back end page has an advertisement for Hires Condensed Milk. There are pen and ink drawings accompanying the rhymes. There is no date and no page numbers.
Publisher
Charles E. Hires Co. (Philadelphia, Pa. ; Malvern, Pa.)
Keyterm
Children
Brand
Hires Root Beer
Language
English
Donor
Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Filename
msuspcsbs_hirr_chasehires4
Citation
Merry Rhymes For Thirsty Times. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/3532
Copyright
This item is in the public domain.
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