Advertising Ephemera
Scope and Contents
16 items.
Dates
- 1874-1936
- Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2012
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Extent
16.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains brochures advertising medicines and remedies, broth, support garments, baby food, and stoves as well as cookbooks advertising and providing recipes using Jello, baking powder, tapioca, and cornstarch and other corn products. Included are: Hurst's standard remedies; As I appeared when a child [Shaker extract of roots (Seigel's syrup) manufactured by A.J. White]; Cleveland's superior receipts [Cleveland's Superior Baking Powder]; Medical reports on Valentine's meat-juice as a nutrient in pneumonia and bronchitis; Net price-list to physicians : G.W. Flavell & Bro., elastic stockings, knee caps, anklets, etc.; What 5000 doctors say [Royal Pepsin Comp.]; Index of diseases in which Aletris Cordial has been found useful; Baby is king [Carnrick's Lacto-Preparata; Carnrick's Soluble Food; and Kumysgen]; The Detroit jewel cook book [Detroit Jewel oven heat control]; Ladies' note book and calendar [World Dispensary Medical Association]; The minute man : a brief account of the battles of Lexington and Concord / by Wayne Whipple with recipes for minute tapioca, minute gelatine (plain) and minute gelatine (flavored) / by Janet McKenzie Hill, Marion H. Neil, Ella A. Pierce and other culinary authorities; "New Process" cook book [New Process range]; The value of Peacock's bromides in general practice; Corn products recipes; [Jell-o]; Sara and Aggie's party line cook book [Dr. Caldwell's syrup pepsin].
Arrangement Note
Chronological
Technical Access Requirements
The processing fee for photocopying or scanning requests is $10.00/request. There is no charge for Millersville University students, faculty, or staff.
Custodial History
Purchased through the Conestoga Auction Company. Auction was held to sell items for The Book Haven, Lancaster, Pa., held 28 May 2011.
Source of Acquisition
Jay Parrish
Method of Acquisition
Gift
- Baby foods.
- Baking powder.
- Clothing and dress -- Health aspects.
- Cookery, American.
- Cooking (Corn)
- Cooking (Gelatin)
- Cooking (Tapioca)
- Dietary supplements -- Catalogs.
- Manuscripts.
- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Medicine, Popular.
- Patent medicines
- Pepsin.
- Stoves, Gas.
- Women -- Health and hygiene.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
9 North George Street
McNairy Library, PO Box 1002
Millersville University
Millersville 17551-302 US
717-871-7134
Special.Collections@millersville.edu