Marie Jonreau Doll No. 13

December 24, 1899. Directions for Doll 13. Bend back the skirts and fasten tabs A A in slits B B. Cut dotted slits D D at shoulders of doll body. Slip on dress skirts over doll's head and body skirt. Place tabs at shoulders of dress skirts in slits marked D D on doll body. Do not put the coat on over another dress skirt, but over the doll body alone. Put on hat as directed on the drawing.

A Valentine Paper Doll by Mercedes Moniz

February 14, 1932. Paper Doll with Valentine costume by Mercedes Moniz, age 14, member of Aunt Elsie Club.

Theodore Wants To Be Your Valentine

February 09, 1912. Another of the Roosevelt Puzzles that appeared in many newspapers.

How Many Faces Can You Find In This Picture? The winner received an upright piano from Ambuhl Bros. Piano Company.

April 02, 1899. "Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York, Oct. 17, 1858; his father was a member of an old New York family, his mother a native of Georgia; he was slight in build and weak, which led him to athletics; attended private schools; graduated Harvard, 1880; married Miss Alice Lee of Boston, who died two or three years later, leaving a daughter; New York assembly, 1881-85; chairman New York delegation republican national convention, 1884; married Miss Edith Kermit Carow, 1886; defeated for mayor of New York, 1886; at odd times lived on his Montana ranch; civil service commissioner at Washington from 1889 to 1895; president police board New York from 1895 to 1897; assistant secretary navy, 1897-98; lieutenant colonel Rough Riders (First U. S. Volunteer Cavalry) May 6; in battle La Quasimas, first of the war, June 24; in battle San Juan, July 1, 2; promoted to be colonel a few days later; got up the famous round robin, protesting against plan of administration to keep soldiers in Cuba till fall, Aug. 3; landed at Mantauk, Aug. 15; left regiment Sept. 13; nominated for governor Sept. 27; elected by 18,079 plurality, Nov. 8; inaugurated January 2, 1899; father of six children and author of "The Naval War of 1812", "Life of Thomas H. Benton", "Life of Gouverneur Morris", "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail", "The Winning of the West", "Essays on Practical Politics", "The Wilderness Hunter", "Hero Tales From American History"; his home is at Oyster Bay, N.Y."

- - - - - - Teddy's life up to April 1899 with so much yet to happen!

Milk Makes Us Happy, 1926

March 14, 1926. An adorable illustration from a coloring contest promoting dairy month in Iowa. This illustration was the first in a series of six. I like!

BOOTS and Her Hats

January 08, 1939. The lovely BOOTS and an assortment of hats. Many thanks to Edgar Martin.

FLORA Paper Doll by Dorothy Hughes

January 25, 1930. Dorothy Hughes drew many newspaper paper dolls. I wish that the newspaper had not spread the paper doll across two pages for the doll lost an arm in the process.

Kellogg's - Nestle's Milk Coloring Contest

May 28, 1966. Winners of this newspaper coloring contest received a deluxe Rudge bicycle. Snap, Crackle and Pop!