University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Pharmacy
Pharmacy, General
Home Health
Classification
Archival, Advertisements
Pharmacy
Pharmacy, General
Home Health
Accession Number
1977.12.176
Description
An advertising flyer that is a notice from Warner's Safe Remedies Co. noting that they have created a more concentrated product that is free from alcohol; if is written in one paragraph, on one side of the page only.
An advertising flyer that is a notice from Warner's Safe Remedies Co. noting that they have created a more concentrated product that is free from alcohol; if is written in one paragraph, on one side of the page only.
Printed at the top of the flyer: "NOTICE! // WARNER'S SAFE REMEDIES // are now put up in a more con- // centrated form and entirely free from // Alcohol. For many years we have been // dependent upon the use of Alcohol as a // solvent and preservative, but we are // pleased to announce that by the aid of // able Chemists, a way has been devised // to preserve our medicines without its use. // By this process of concentration, a some- // what smaller dosage is required, as stated // in the directions on the bottle, the origianl // formulas remaining the same as before. // WARNER'S SAFE REMEDIES CO."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Academy of Medicine Pharmaceutical Advertising Binder A
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 15.7 cm x Width 12.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper has faded evenly over the surface; a two centimetre tear is located along the top edge on on the top left corner; a triangular loss is located along the left edge near the top corner; another tear runs for 1 cm into the centre of the page in the middle of the left edge; the bottom left corner is slightly creased
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Hulbert H. Warner apprenticed to tinsmith at 15, opened a hardware store in Michigan at 18, went bankrupt, and at 28 became a dealer in Rochester for a predecessor of the present Mosler Safe Co. In 1879, founded at 37 years of age, his medicine co.; by 1884 had offices in London, Toronto and Rangoon; in 1888 reputed to have the largest proprietary medicine business in the world; Safe Kidney & Liver Cure played on the fear of Bright's disease (a wasting kidney disease), but the alcohol and potassium nitrate (principal active ingredients) were kidney irritants and would hasten death from Bright's; also made Safe Kidney & Liver Cure, Safe Diabetes Cure, Safe Nervine, Safe Bitters (later called Tippecanoe), Safe Asthma Cure and Safe Rheumatic Cure (probably no difference between them); built observatory for Lewis Swift, amateur astronomer who discovered several new comets; organized Rochester Chamber of Commerce and was its first president in 1887; in 1893 (year of The Panic) lost all his assets in bankruptcy and it was sold (the American Branch) to the distillery which made Duffy's Malt Whiskey.
In 1906 (Food & Drug Act) it became Warner's Safe Remedies and lost a lot of its alcohol, but lived on until 1946; originally had 35.7% alcohol.
Hulbert H. Warner turned from manufacturing proof safes to proprietary medicines in 1870; his trademark of an iron safe (1879) appeared embossed in bottles and printed in his labels.