University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Classification
Archival, Advertisements
Accession Number
1978.14.2
Description
A small booklet, rectangular in shape, originally with approximately 32 pages and a front and back cover; the booklet's primary use is as an almanac with calendars, times for sunrise and sunset, and phases of the moon; included also are facts and jokes as well as advertisements for Dr. Ayer's Sarsa…
A small booklet, rectangular in shape, originally with approximately 32 pages and a front and back cover; the booklet's primary use is as an almanac with calendars, times for sunrise and sunset, and phases of the moon; included also are facts and jokes as well as advertisements for Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla, testimonials and other products made by Dr. Ayer. A small fabric cord is placed through a hole in the upper left-hand front corner.
Printed in black ink on the page at the beginning of book: "Second Month. FEBRUARY, 1881. 28 Days. // MOON'S PHASES. CALENDAR]"; printed on back cover in black: on the left a calendar, and on the right: "Those medicines which have stood the test of // criticism for years may be depended on for real merit. Of such is AYER'S CHERRY PEC- // TORAL, which deserves a place in every house- // hold. — Victoria (Tex.) Advocate [in italics]."; "The family medicines of Dr. J. C. AYER & // Co. are popular, reliable and world-famous. — Pulaski (Tenn.) Citizen"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Academy of Medicine Pharmaceutical Advertising Binder B
Dimension Notes
Length 19.2 cm x Width 12.2 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
Condition Remarks
At least two pages have been torn off as well as the cover; pages are torn--February is a half page--and some worm holes are visible on pages.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Spring and Summer Catalogue (No. 46)," The T. Eaton Co., 1901 (reprinted 1970), p. 117 (see attached photocopy); "The Great American Fraud," by Samuel Hopkins Adams, p. 21
Research Facts
According to "The Great American Fraud," Ayer's Sarsaparilla had an alcohol content of 26%.