Ransom's Family Receipt Book [1890]

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Description
The front cover reads, "It contains besides cooking receipts, pages for Invalids (26), painting (29), weights and measures (30) antidotes for poison (32) - a calendar (32) - and many facts worth knowing. New Every Year." The center of the cover has a small beehive. Victorian decorations are in each corner. The title and illustrations are framed by two thin black lines. The back is a promo for Dr. Ransom, Son and Co.'s Standard Family Medicines: Hive Syrup and Tolu, Magnetic Balm, Dermador, King of the Blood, and Magnetic Ointment. "Sold by B. F. Wilson, Calistoga, Cal., pure drugs, medicines." Machine punched hole with a string is in the upper left corner.
Publisher
D. Ransom, Son and Co. (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Keyterm
Animals
Brand
Dr. Ransom's Medicines
Language
English
Donor
Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Filename
msuspcsbs_drra_dransomson12
Citation
Ransom's Family Receipt Book [1890]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/4364
Copyright
This item is in the public domain.