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The Sheboygan Press, Wisconsin, March 12, 1921
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Richmond Dispatch, Virginia, January 1, 1901
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Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada, September 16, 1950
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The Tampa Tribune, Florida, October 14, 1940
~ New York and it's Vicinity: What to See, And What is to Be Seen. With Hints & Advice to those Who Visit the Great Metropolis, by W. H. Graham, c. 1853
~ The Housekeeper's Book : Comprising Advice on the Conduct of Household Affairs in General, Frances H. Green, 1837
~ How to Cook Shell-Fish, by Olive Green, 1907
~ The Operative's Friend, and Defence, or, Hints to Young Ladies who are Dependent on their own Exertions, Rev. James Porter; 1850
History Geek’s note: This book of advice was written specifically for the women working in the factories of New England (USA). Living in a boarding house, or a dormitory owned by the factory, was considered highly suspect and potentially dangerous for these young women, and there was serious discussion about whether this sort of living made them “unfit” to be future wives and mothers.
Rev. Porter wrote this book specifically for factory workers to "defend their business and character against a popular prejudice, which has long existed, and which does great injustice to their interests."
~ Stop! A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience, Nathan D. Urner 1884
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Times Signal, Zanesville, Ohio, January 11, 1925
Three generations of slang!
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~ The Character of The Gentleman, by Francis Lieber, 1864
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~ Etiquette, Jr., by Mary Elizabeth Clark and Margery Closey Quigley, 1965
~ The Illustrated Book of Manners: a Manual of Good Behavior and Polite Accomplishments; Robert De Valcourt, 1866
~ From Kitchen to Garret, by Virginia Terhune Van de Water, 1912
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~ The Cornhill Magazine, January 1922 “Don’t trifle with new and untried remedies, but use the preparation which has stood the Test of Time - 120 Years. Use it for your own and your children’s hair and you will find it nourishes, enriches, and restores it more effectually than any other preparation.” History Geek Note: have you ever wondered why old pictures show the chairs and sofas covered in doilies? No? OK, it’s just me….anyway the reason is that Macassar Oil and similar hair “treatments” were greasy and would stain the furniture. It was easier to wash a doily covered in hair oil then it was to get the stain out of the back of the chair, so ladies began covering everything with doilies. Now you know. Don’t you feel better? I know I do.
~ The Illustrated Book of Manners: a Manual of Good Behavior and Polite Accomplishments; Robert De Valcourt, 1866
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~ Sanatogen Tonic Wine, 1966 via Flickr “It’s all right for him… …all you have is an empty house. And the same dull round of household tasks.”
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~ Manners in Business, Elizabeth Gregg MacGibbon, 1936
~ Etiquette for Gentlemen; or, Short Rules and Reflections for Conduct in Society, by A Gentleman, 1847
~ Stop! A Handy Monitor and Pocket Conscience, Nathan D. Urner 1884