Balm of America: Patent Medicine Collection - Introduction
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K. & M. Effervescent Bromo Caffeine
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:
- For brain workers. This delightful effervescent salt is an almost certain remedy for the relief of the nervous headache resulting from overtaxed mental energy or excitement, actue attacks of indigestion, the depression following alcoholif excesses, the supra-sensitiveness of chloral, morphia, and opium habitues, and with ladies the headache and backache of neurasthenia, hysteria, dysmenorrhoea and kindred disorders. A great boon and prompt source of relief in almost all cases of headache and distress attending mental fatigue and physical exhaustion, it commends itself especially to physicians, teachers, clergyman, lawyers, merchants and others following professions or pursuits requiring nerve energy subjecting to mental strain.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1920-1940
- maker
- Keasbey and Mattison Company
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.010
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.010
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Dill's Tablets of Aspirin
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Ordinary headache, simple neuralgia, muscular aches and pains
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- ca 1930
- maker
- Dill Company
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.381
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.381
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Wampole's Preparation
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- Tonic, stimulant
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- after 1926
- maker
- Henry K. Wampole and Company
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1285
- catalog number
- 293320.1285
- accession number
- 293320
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Williams Mentholated Cough Syrup
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- Cough
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- ca 1920
- maker
- Standard Medical Company
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1288
- catalog number
- 293320.1288
- accession number
- 293320
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Wyalin Physiological Laxative and Cholagogue
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- Treatment of bilious constipation and as a tonic laxative
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- after 1938
- maker
- John Wyeth and Brother
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1292
- catalog number
- 293320.1292
- accession number
- 293320
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Eckman's Alterative
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- For all throat and lung diseases including bronchitis, bronchial catarrh, asthma, hay fever, coughs and colds, catarrh of the stomach and bowels, and tuberculosis (consumption)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- after 1906
- maker
- Eckman Manufacturing Company
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1293
- catalog number
- 293320.1293
- accession number
- 293320
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Jadwin's Subduing Liniment
- Description
- [No indications or uses for this product are provided on its packaging.]
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- ca 1900
- maker
- C. C. Jadwin's
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1210
- catalog number
- 293320.1210
- accession number
- 293320
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Jaynex
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- For coughs and colds
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- after 1920
- maker
- Dr. D. Jayne and Son
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1212
- catalog number
- 293320.1212
- accession number
- 293320
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Jayne's Vermifuge
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- For the removal of round worms, neutralizing hyperacidity of the stomach, flatulence, wind colic
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- after 1938
- maker
- Dr. D. Jayne and Son
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1214
- accession number
- 293320
- catalog number
- 293320.1214
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Helps
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- For minor throat irritations
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- after 1934
- maker
- National Licorice Company
- ID Number
- MG*293320.1306
- catalog number
- 293320.1306
- accession number
- 293320
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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