Rectangular advertising ink blotter for baby milk foods using their product; one side with yellowish background and green text, photo of mother giving infant a baby bottle with milk' information about product and calendar for the month of June without calendar date; reverse is pink blotting paper; …
Rectangular advertising ink blotter for baby milk foods using their product; one side with yellowish background and green text, photo of mother giving infant a baby bottle with milk' information about product and calendar for the month of June without calendar date; reverse is pink blotting paper; used and reverse shows numerous dots and scribbles in red and black ink.
June 1, 1911 starts on a Thursday, matching the calendar
Material
paper: cream, pink
ink: black, red
Inscriptions
On front: "The 'Allenbury' Foods // Proprietary Dietary suited to the growing digestive powers // June // (From photograph of Mother and Child. Baby is 6 1/2 months of age. Fed from birth on the 'Allenburys' Foods.) // Milk Food "No. 1" // For Infants from birth to 3 months of age. // Milk Food "No.2" // For infants between 3 and 6 months // Malted Food "No. 3" // For the use after 6 months of age. // The "Series' is so arranged that each "Food" affords the maximum amount of nourishment, that, at the period // for which it is intended, the organs of the child can can with perfect ease digest."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-g Advertisements Binder pg. 4 a
Length
19.5 cm
Width
10.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Edges show wear with creasing and distorion, surface grime, reverse heavily used mainly in pink ink
Copy Type
original
Research Facts
Dr. John Wallace (Jack) McDougall (1912-1999). Opened general practice at 35 Garden Street Brockville, across the street from the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in July 1940 and retired in 1985. Graduated from Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine in 1937 and completed his internship in Buffalo NY, married and returned to Brockville in 1940.
Served in WWII in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps joining the No. 1 Field Ambulance Military Hospital eventually becoming its commanding officer at Terrace, B.C then going overseas with the No. 23 Canadian General Hospital in England. Returning to Brockville from the No. 24 General Hospital in December 1945 to resume his medical practice.
Dr McDougall was the local coroner for 20+ years and received numerous awards including From Governor General Roland Michener for his work with St. Johns Ambulance; member of the Brockville Kiwanis Club and Sussex Masonic Lodge No. 5.