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1883 Quack Medicine New York Receipt Book Cookbook Castoria Dr Meyer's Discovery

$ 12.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Old Quack Medicine Booklet - Cookbook: 1883 New York Receipt Book - Castoria
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Shows some wear, markings, edge and corner wear, wear on the back cover (see images).
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Maker: New York Medicine Co

    Description

    New York Receipt Book  - Cookbook - Published by the makers of Castoria
    Front of the booklet features an image of a woman diving - in an old swimsuit.  Entitled 'The Diver'
    Inside the front cover is calendar for 1883, along with information for 1883 eclipses and morning and evening stars.
    Promotion throughout for medicines produced by the company, including Dr. Pitcher's Castoria, Centaur Liniment, Dr. Wei De Meyer's Catarrh Cure, Dr. Wei De Meyer's Discovery.
    Lots of testimonials throughout for these medicines.  One of the testimonials is from the circus owner -
    P. T. Barnum
    Includes recipes (Adapted From The Fifth-Avenue Hotel in New York) for soups, sauces, breads and muffins, fish, meats, oysters, vegetables, puddings, desserts, croquettes, pates, eggs, pies and cakes, pickles, jellies.
    Back cover features a cute image of a little girl with a muff.  This image is captioned, 'One Of The Children Who Took Castoria'.
    Soft cover, measuring 4 inches X 6 inches, containing 32 pages.
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