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~ The Mentor: A Little Book for the Guidance of Such Men and...

starfishpaws — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:58 -0400

~ 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

~ Don’ts for Girls, A Manual of Mistakes, Minna Thomas...

starfishpaws — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:29:04 -0400

~ Don’ts for Girls, A Manual of Mistakes, Minna Thomas Antrim, 1902

vintascope: ~ Seagram Distillers Corporation, 1937“We...

starfishpaws — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:11:29 -0400

vintascope:

~ Seagram Distillers Corporation, 1937

“We don’t want to sell whiskey to anyone who buys it at a sacrifice of the necessities or decencies.”

~ Gold Shield Coffee, Cupid’s Book of Good Counsel,...

starfishpaws — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:05:00 -0400

~ Gold Shield Coffee, Cupid’s Book of Good Counsel, 1918
(click to enlarge)

“How the taste tickles palates and drowns the petty memories of the things that may have happened the night before! Don’t ever be without it in the house. Something awful might happen if you were forced to disappoint him with ordinary coffee.”

~ The American Pictorial Home Book, or Housekeeper’s...

starfishpaws — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:27:28 -0400

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

~ Executive Etiquette, by Chester Burger, 1969via Open Library

starfishpaws — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:13 -0400

~ Executive Etiquette, by Chester Burger, 1969
via Open Library

~ The Pittsburgh Press, January 9, 1911“Uneeda Biscuit are...

starfishpaws — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:18:00 -0400

~ The Pittsburgh Press, January 9, 1911

“Uneeda Biscuit are touched only once by human hands - when the pretty girls pack them - That makes them CLEAN”

~ Etiquette For Ladies: A Manual Of The Most Approved Rules Of...

starfishpaws — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:41:32 -0400

~ 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

~ Highland Linen Writing Paper, c. 1920’svia Vintage Ads...

starfishpaws — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:32:46 -0400

~ Highland Linen Writing Paper, c. 1920’s
via Vintage Ads Live Journal

“Your Self-Respect will not allow you to receive friends in a kimono. But do you ever send your friends letters that are inappropriately dressed?”

~ Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1922via Flickr

starfishpaws — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:32:08 -0400

~ Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1922
via Flickr

~ The Mentor: A Little Book for the Guidance of Such Men and...

starfishpaws — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:24:05 -0400

~ Clothes with Character, 1941via Vixen Vintage

starfishpaws — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:49 -0400

~ Clothes with Character, 1941
via Vixen Vintage

~ Hygiene for the Worker, by William H. Tolman, Ph.D. and...

starfishpaws — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:53:00 -0400

~ Hygiene for the Worker, by William H. Tolman, Ph.D. and Adelaide Wood Guthrie, 1912

Do You Have the Right Personality to Become a Secretary in 1959?...

starfishpaws — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:51:00 -0400

Do You Have the Right Personality to Become a Secretary in 1959? Take This Quiz

~ Brooke’s Your Reflector Number I (Personality) Quiz from the Secretarial Training Program in Waco, Texas, January 1959 to June 1959
via National Archives (h/t to Slate Vault)

My score: 32. And I spent several years as a secretary *cough* Administrative Assistant.

~ The Pleasures of Ignorance, by Robert Lynd, 1921

starfishpaws — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:53:00 -0400

~ The Pleasures of Ignorance, by Robert Lynd, 1921

~ An ABC For Baby Patriots, Mrs. Ernest Ames, 1898via...

starfishpaws — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:31:53 -0400

~ An ABC For Baby Patriots, Mrs. Ernest Ames, 1898
via University of Southern Mississippi

~ The Ladies’ Guide to True Politeness and Perfect...

starfishpaws — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:18:07 -0400

~ 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...

starfishpaws — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:15:36 -0400

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

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

starfishpaws — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:47:40 -0400

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

~ House and Home: A Complete Housewife’s Guide, by Marion...

starfishpaws — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:52:28 -0400

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