University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Ephemera
Pharmacy
Classification
Archival, Advertisements
Archival
Ephemera
Pharmacy
Accession Number
1980.9.1
Description
A patent medicine pamphlet extolling the virtues of English Teething Syrup, Children's Cod Liver Oil, and Tait's Worm Tablets; describes characteristics of people born under various astrological signs; line drawing advertisiements; tan paper; 16 pages.
A patent medicine pamphlet extolling the virtues of English Teething Syrup, Children's Cod Liver Oil, and Tait's Worm Tablets; describes characteristics of people born under various astrological signs; line drawing advertisiements; tan paper; 16 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Sarah Murray of Leaside, Ont.
On cover is an astrological chart and the words, "WHAT MONTH // WERE YOU BORN IN?"; inside: "ENGLISH TEETHING SYRUP DOES IT. // THIS REMEMDY IS NO SECRET // IS NOT ON THE BARGAIN COUNTERS. // IT'S A HIGH GRADE REMEDY // 25 CENTS AT ALL LEGITIMATE DRUGGISTS // WITHOUT THIS TRADE MARK // IT'S AN IMITATION, // AND NO IMITATION IS // "JUST AS GOOD" // AS THE ORIGINAL // THE DEALER WHO SAYS // "JUST AS GOOD" // MEANS JUST AS GOOD FOR HIS POCKET // DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT // A LARGE BOTTLE COSTS BUUT 50 CENTS // Prepared only by the British Chemists Company // Sold by all druggists"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-g Advertisements Binder pg. 8 a
Length
22.6 cm
Width
15.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Paper brittle and faded; cover split in two pieces