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Watkins Almanac Home Doctor And Cook Book [1914]

Publisher: J.R. Watkins Medical Co. (Winona, Minn.)

Keyterm: Recipes

Brand: Watkins

Language: English

Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker

Filename: msuspcsbs_watj_jrwatkinsm4

Citation: Watkins Almanac Home Doctor And Cook Book [1914]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/9061

Copyright: This item is in the public domain.

Publication Date: 1914

Description: The front cover of the pamphlet features a red block behind the white title. Underneath this is a gold framed, oval image of a mother holding a baby as a little girl in a blue dress looks on. Atop the frame is the year, "1914" and a gold garland that reads, "47th year". The back cover features a calendar for 1914 and a large image of a horse looking over a wooden fence at four chickens and 13 chicks with a water dish. The slats on the fence read, "Watkins Stock & Poultry Remedies". There is a hole in the upper left hand corner. The inside pages feature weather forecasts, astrological predictions, recipes, home uses for Watkins' remedies, advertisements, and miscellaneous information.