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Manuscript Receipt Book, Remedies for the Home
Pages from the Manuscript Receipt Book dealing with remedies for the home.
Physicians Essentials
An advertising pamphlet of drugs considered "Physicians Essentials." The booklet ends with the ways druggists can order drugs from the manufacturer.
Non Multum Sed Multa
An advertising pamphlet for Kola-Cardinette in the form of an illustrated story. The booklet also includes timelines relating to medical history.
Jaundice Bitters
An advertisement for bitters used to treat jaundice, weakness of the stomach, and general debility
Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills
An advertisement for "Indian Root Pills" depicting a Native man on a horse. The medicine is described as "The great blood purifier."
Manuscript Receipt Book
A handwritten receipt book containing handwritten receipts and pages from cookery booklets. The receipts range from cures for illness and maladies in people and animals to practical receipts for paint and stains.
This item also includes a partial…
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
An advertisement for a medicine to treat "all diseases originating in impure blood." The ad states that the medicine can be used for illnesses such as sores, ulcers, rheumatism, and sciatica.
Horsfords Acid Phosphate
An advertising booklet for a patent medicine used to treat indigestion, nervousness, and physical and mental exhaustion. The back describes the medicine as "a tonic for the weak and debilitated."
Ms2013-028_ArmHammerTradeCards
Arm & Hammer (part of Church & Driwght Co.) produced multiple series of trade cards in the early 20th century, including ones featuring birds, flowers, and animals. These cards represent a few examples of much larger set of cards in the Culinary…
Ms2013-028_LibbyMcNeillTradeCards
This is a series of Shakespeare-inspired Libby, McNeill & Libby trade cards in the larger Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Ms2013-028_LawrencePrinting
J. F. Lawrence Printing Company (Chicago) prospectus
The J. F. Lawrence Printing Company operated at least from about 1890 until at least 1913. This prospectus includes samples and descriptions for patent medicine boxes, labels, and labels available…
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 17, Winter 2011
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 14, Winter 2007
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 13, Winter 2006
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 10, Winter 2005
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 07, Winter 2005
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 05, Winter 2004
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 01, Winter 2001
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 12, Summer/Fall 2006
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 06, Summer 2004
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 16, Spring 2011
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 11, Spring 2006
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 08, Spring 2005
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 01, Spring 2001
El Mirador Hotel Cocktail Menu, n.d. (Ms2015-040)
This collection contains an undated cocktail menu for the South Pacific Room of the El Mirador Hotel. The menu's cover depicts South Pacific art and the El Mirador Hotel name. On the inside the menu shows colorful depictions of the cocktails offered…
Versatile Vegetables poster
Cooking Suggestions for Hermitage Country Hams flyer
"Koch-Recepte" German Recipe Book, n.d. (Ms2009-050)
A recipe book handwritten in German. The book is broken up into sections, but only about one-third contain recipes. Most of the recipes are in the "Backwerk" or "Baking" section. Some examples of recipes include: "Kartoffelsalat" (potato salad),…
Sallie Wilson Recipe Book, n.d. (Ms2009-002)
This collection consists of a recipe book bearing the name of Sallie Wilson of Liberty, Virginia. The small book contains more than 100 recipes, mostly for various desserts (pies, cakes and puddings) and breads, but also for such fare as potato…
Nora Treece cooks apple butter
Woman stirring apple butter
"Cooking Recipes" Recipe Book (Ms2008-023)
Cooking Recipes is a book filled with hand-written recipes. A hand-painted image of a girl with a duck adorns the cover of "Cooking Recipes." Within the book's pages exist a variety of recipes for soups, salads, puddings, cookies, cakes, icings, and…
Myers Bros. & Co. Trade Card (Ms2013-046)
The Myers Bros. and Co. Trade Card shows a Confederate soldier swapping tobacco with a Union soldier in exchange for a bag of coffee.
Food Curriculum Presentation
University of Missouri-Columbia Extension presentation, "Food Curriculum"
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 15, Fall 2010
Culinary Thymes newsletter
Issue 09, Fall 2005
Cook Book published by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Jeffersonton M. E. Church South
PDF of 1913 cook book. 79 pages.
Home Economics in the Door to Opportunity for Virginia Girls and Women
An Ideal Home Illustrated Scrapbook (Ms2013-026)
The collection consists of an illustrated scrapbook, detailing the set up for a household, possibly compiled for a new bride or a school assignment. Each room is mapped out and illustrated with magazine pictures and includes a price list of…
Here’s How: A Handbook of Recipes of Spirituous and Non-Spirituous Drinks Gathered from Authoritative Sources
39 pages
untitled "[Bartender's Guide]"
The untitled "[Bartender's Guide]" is likely from the 1930s, around 1935 and is presumed to be the first edition. It contains information on wines & wine service, bar preparation and maintenance, spirits, and cocktail recipes. This is an all-around…
Toy stove
This item is a c.1910s children's toy stove. When used, this stove would have been fueled by kerosene. This stove is missing some parts and has some damage, but it includes the stove, two pots (one with a lid), a kettle, a small baking pan, several…
Lowenbach Brothers Price List (Ms2012-006)
The collection consists of an advertisement from the Lowenbach Brothers liquor distributors in Alexandria, Virginia, c.1910s. The flyer includes pricing for a range of liquors and spirits, apparently all mail order.
Ms2013-028_StoreyBunnell
These two trade cards were advertisements for Storey & Bunnell, who shipped oysters around the east coast of the United States in the early 20th century.
Ms2013-028_MellinsTradeCards
Mellin's Food Company produced baby food, as well as nutritional foods for invalids. These represent a few of the Mellin's trade cards in the Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Series of eight Armour Packing Co. Trade Cards
Ms2013-028_EACraighill
This trade card for a sarsaparilla compound, was produced by a company based in Lynchburg, Va.
Ms2013-028_HorsfordTradeCards
These are a few of the Horford Baking & Phosphate trade cards in the larger Culinary Ephemera Collection.
Tolu Rock and Rye standing display
<p>Tolu Rock and Rye appears to have a short history of distribution between 1880 and 1881 (possibly a little later) as a patent medicine.</p> <p>Classification of the drink as a medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries…
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