Tag: Health and Safety
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A Perfect Figure in 15 Minutes a Day
Debbie Drake’s Easy Way to a Perfect Figure and Glowing Health Drake 1961 Debbie Drake was featured on our site back in 2011 with this exact book. The book’s condition was pretty sad and my scans weren’t very good. It was also missing a cover and when I found one…
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Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News!
The Doctor Prescribes Fox 1949 This is one of those small booklets that advise patients on basic wellness. In other words, what to do when you are stressed-50s style. Phones and deadlines are “lethal weapons designed to commit civilized suicide”. The basic prescription is fresh air, eat right, go to…
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Childhood Diseases are Fun!
Have a Happy Measle, and a Merry Mumps and a Cheery Chickenpox Bendick 1958 Today we have an oldie, but a goodie, thanks to an alert Twitter follower. Since this is before widespread application of the vaccines for childhood illnesses, maybe these authors were just trying to spin disease as…
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Be Courageous and meet John Stamos
Yes, I Can! Sanford 1992 Long time readers will automatically recognize the creepy style of illustrations. (Newbies to our site probably should warm up with the our category of Doris Hall of Infamy.) Today’s story features Stacy and her cerebral palsy. She is just like you, but evidently people treat…
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You are never too young to think about going on a diet.
Maggie Goes on a Diet Kramer 2011 Okay, this one is horrible. I only found this title recently and doing a quick search I found that it had gotten some negative publicity. I now see why. Maggie is sad and depressed because she is fat. She decides to eat healthy…
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Think BIG BREASTS!
Natural Bust Enlargement With Total Mind Power Wilson 1979 Where does one even begin? I had no idea that my mind was so powerful that it could change my bra size. I also love the idea of this much brain power and the first thing this guy wants us to…
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