~ The Bicycling World, November 1887

~ The Mentor: A Little Book for the Guidance of Such Men and Boys as would Appear to Advantage in the Society of Persons of the Better Sort, by Alfred Ayres, 1884
via Hathi Trust Digital Library

~ The American Pictorial Home Book, or Housekeeper’s Encyclopedia, by Mrs. Harriet Almaria Baker Suddoth, 1883
via Internet Archive

~ Etiquette For Ladies: A Manual Of The Most Approved Rules Of Conduct In Polished Society For Married And Unmarried Ladies, by a Lady of New York, 1845

~ The Mentor: A Little Book for the Guidance of Such Men and Boys as would Appear to Advantage in the Society of Persons of the Better Sort, by Alfred Ayres, 1884
via Hathi Trust Digital Library

~ 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

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

~ 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).

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

~ Bullene, Moores, Emery & Co’s Illustrated Catalogue and Shopping Guide, Fall and Winter, 1886-1887

~ Miss Leslie’s Lady’s House-Book; A Manual of Domestic Economy, Eliza Leslie, 1863
via Open Library

~ The Duties of a Ladies’ Maid; with Directions for Conduct, and Numerous Receipts for the Toilette, James Bulcock, 1825