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Watkins Almanac Home Doctor And Cook Book [1916]

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Description
The front cover of the pamphlet features a drawing of red poppies in the foreground while a boy plays with a collie as Watkins salesman approaches neighbor's house. Horse drawn Watkins wagon is on the road. The title reads along the top of the page with other text, including "1916" and "49th year" down the middle. The back features a calendar for 1916 and a drawing of a farmer watching his wife throw leaves into a water trough for a cow, with a farmhouse in the background. At the bottom there is a a small space for salesman's name and address but there is no name. The inside pages feature astrological predictions, weather forecasts, recipes, advertisements, and images and text regarding various uses for Watkins products.
Publisher
J.R. Watkins Medical Co. (Winona, Minn.)
Keyterm
Recipes
Patent Medicines
Weather
Brand
Watkins
Language
English
Donor
Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Filename
msuspcsbs_watj_jrwatkinsm6
Citation
Watkins Almanac Home Doctor And Cook Book [1916]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/9065
Copyright
This item is in the public domain.
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