Published by pharmacist W. F. Severa of Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1892. The self decribed purpose of the publication was for the "benefit of Czech Slavic families in America as a reliable guide for many illnesses." Consiting mostly of self-promotion,…
Consiting mostly of self-promotion, medical information, home remedies, the publication funtioned as a calendar, but more prominently as promotional material for Severa's products. The publication was supposedly free at any participating pharmacy,…
A Czech periodical was first published in 1865 and founded by Czech physician and educator Josef Pečírka. After Pečírka's death in 1904, the calendar was then published by his wife, Marianna Pečírková, then their children until 1949. The 1909 edition…