Blogs Posts on "The Home Friend"

The Home Friend 1909 – Ohio Carriage Mfg Company by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Sep 17, 2009The automobile was still in its infancy, and the United States was no where near as dependant on oil as it is 100 years later in 2009.  H. C. Phelps was a master of persuasive advertising,... That's not all, read on!

iPentimento Will Be Back In September by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Aug 21, 2009Just to let everyone know, I will be gone for a few weeks on vacation. Thanks for visiting iPentimento | Genealogy and History while I’m gone. I hope you enjoy some of my previous... That's not all, read on!

The Home Friend 1909: Sears House Plans by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Aug 10, 2009The Home Friend 1909: Sears, Roebuck and Company House Plans The Sears Catalog is long gone now, and at the end they were certainly not selling houses, but as you can see from this 1909 ad in the... That's not all, read on!

Home Friend 1909 – Watch and Ring from out of the Bluine by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Jul 22, 2009Have you ever noticed that some of your laundry detergents these days have a blue tinge to them? That’s a bluing agent added to make them seem more white than they really are. Before there was... That's not all, read on!

1909 Home Friend – The Eggs And I by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Jul 18, 2009It's 1909 again, and the Leahy Manufacturing Company wants to send you "The Favorite" incubator to try for 60 days free. UPS won't be bringing it though...It'll be delivered to your station. Of... That's not all, read on!

The Home Friend February 1909 – Front Page by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Jul 1, 2009In my last article I gave you the back story on how we came to acquire the 1909 issue of  The Home Friend, a newsprint magazine published monthly by The Home Friend Publishing Company, Friend... That's not all, read on!

Home Friend 1909 - Watch and Ring from out of the Bluine by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Mar 21, 2009Have you ever noticed that some of your laundry detergents these days have a blue tinge to them? That's a bluing agent added to make them seem more white than they really are. Before there was... That's not all, read on!

1909 Home Friend - The Eggs And I by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Mar 7, 2009It's 1909 again, and the Leahy Manufacturing Company wants to send you "The Favorite" incubator to try for 60 days free. UPS won't be bringing it though...It'll be delivered to your station. Of... That's not all, read on!

The Home Friend 1909 - Ohio Carriage Mfg Company by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Feb 21, 2009The automobile was still in its infancy, and the United States was no where near as dependant on oil as it is 100 years later in 2009.  H. C. Phelps was a master of persuasive advertising,... That's not all, read on!

The Home Friend February 1909 - Front Page by iPentimento | Genealogy and History on Feb 13, 2009In my last article I gave you the back story on how we came to acquire the 1909 issue of  The Home Friend, a newsprint magazine published monthly by The Home Friend Publishing Company, Friend... That's not all, read on!