"The Ladies Birthday Almanac," Chattanooga Medicine Company, 1899

Summary

Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. The Chattanooga Medicine Company published this almanac as a way to promote and market its products.

Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. The Chattanooga Medicine Company published this almanac as a way to promote and market its products.

Artifact

Almanac

Date Made

1899

Subject Date

1899

Collection Title

Almanac Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2012.0.15.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
String (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.875 in

Width: 5.25 in

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