~ The Ladies’ Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners; or, Miss Leslie’s Behaviour Book, a Guide and Manual for Ladies, by Eliza Leslie, 1864
via Open Library

~ The American Gentleman’s Guide to Politeness and Fashion, Henry Lunettes, 1863

~ Your Highway ABC Book, by Jay H. Williams, 1935
via University of Washington

~ House and Home: A Complete Housewife’s Guide, by Marion Harland, 1889
via Internet Archive

~ The Nervous Housewife, by Abraham Myerson, M.D., 1920

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Cycle Trades of America, 1920

“Make your trips to and from work a pleasure instead of a mean ride on a crowded car. Ride a bicycle.”

~ Don’ts for Boys or, Errors of Conduct Corrected, by an Old Boy, 1902

~ Prevue Simplicity Fashions, April 1939
via New Vintage Lady

“You find, as millions of others, that the relaxing chewing helps you forget your petty worries so you are more at ease and therefore more attractive.”

~ The Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit, c. 1871-1890
via University of Washington
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“DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD DIE!”

Note: Given the dramatic advertisement I assumed Fenning’s Children’s Powders would be another Victorian era quack medicine but surprisingly they are still sold today and contain paracetamol (acetaminophen).

~ Nerlich &. Co., Toronto, Canada; General Catalogue, Season 1938-1939
via Library and Archives Canada
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“Negress Dolls. Smart Pickaninny Models”

~ The Eternal Feminine. A Little Book for Grown-up Men, Mark Lane, 1921

~ The Saint Louis Cook Book. A Practical Cook Book with health suggestions, toilet, household recipes, invalid cookery, etc., June 1908

“…always a comfort and a constant source of satisfaction in every home.”

~ The Ladies’ Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners; or, Miss Leslie’s Behaviour Book, a Guide and Manual for Ladies, by Eliza Leslie, 1864
via Open Library

~ ABC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 1920 (children’s health education pamphlet)
via Hagley Digital Archives

~ The Young Man’s Guide, by William Alcott, 1846