The Housewife’s Year Book

This little gem, published by the Kellogg Company in 1937 to promote its All-Bran cereal, promises “to be of service every day of the year” with its wealth of wisdom about everything from health and beauty to budgeting to minor household repairs, and most especially, how to avoid the “neglected ailment” of constipation. It has beautiful, detailed little line drawings throughout, lists interesting events for every day of the year (Wednesday, September 15: Typhoon in Japan, 1923; Friday, December 31: First electric lights shown, 1879), and contains a colorful recipe insert in the middle. Below, a selection of pages for your entertainment and edification. Enjoy.

 

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