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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, November 29, 1896
YOUR HUSBAND IS BUSY
During office hours. He probably would not indicate to you that such was the case, because that’s just like him. He’s SO good….
Don’t Go To Him
With a request to drop in at THIS office and leave a Want Ad. for a Nurse, Cook, Chambermaid or any kind of Female Help, Come YOURSELF or….
Go To The Nearest Drug Store
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Oakland Tribune, California, April 21, 1935
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, February 13, 1938
Company Calling: There are husbands that should be kept out of sight until the visitors have gone - they can be sent to the garage with a sandwich or two.
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The Decatur Daily Review, Illinois, February 13, 1938
Company Calling: “Now don’t make those cocktails too strong… remember what happened the last time!”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, October 7, 1912
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, December 1, 1939
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The Star-Democrat, Easton, Maryland, September 29, 1939
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The Charlotte News, North Carolina, August 2, 1917
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, August 30, 1896
Madame is so overcome with pleasure that she rests for awhile.
Madame has just engaged, through the P.-D. Wants, one of the nicest housegirls you ever saw.
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The Kansas City Times, Missouri, May 19, 1954
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The Daily Republican, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1883
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Miss Leslie’s Lady’s House-book; a Manual of Domestic Economy, 1850
Miss Leslie’s Lady’s House-book; a Manual of Domestic Economy, 1850
You should have a long round hickory stick, somewhat flattened at one end, to stir the clothes while boiling - and a long stout hickory fork, with which to life them out of the hot water without scalding your hands.
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Miss Leslie’s Lady’s House-book; a Manual of Domestic Economy, 1850
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Miss Leslie’s Lady’s House-book; a Manual of Domestic Economy, 1850
…it is rarely necessary to devote more than one day to washing, and another to ironing..
