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Respeez Medicated Spray

ID Number
1993.0384.033
catalog number
1993.0384.033
accession number
1993.0384

St. Joseph Genuine Pure Aspirin

maker
Plough, Inc.
ID Number
1985.0475.109
accession number
1985.0475

Dr Hobson's Compound Witch Hazel Salve

Useful in the treatment of cuts, bruises, fever, sores, burns, scalds and minor irritations of the skin and scalp.Currently not on view
Description
Useful in the treatment of cuts, bruises, fever, sores, burns, scalds and minor irritations of the skin and scalp.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1930
maker
Pfeiffer Chemical Company
ID Number
1981.0219.064
accession number
1981.0219
catalog number
1981.0219.064

Kickapoo Salve

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: useful in ringworm, itch, chronic scaly eczemaCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: useful in ringworm, itch, chronic scaly eczema
Location
Currently not on view
date made
after 1917
maker
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company
ID Number
MG.293320.3193
accession number
293320
catalog number
293320.3193

Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
maker
L. W. Warner & Co., Inc.
ID Number
MG.293320.3192
accession number
293320
catalog number
293320.3192

Dupree Pills, Double Strength

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1993.0384.020
catalog number
1993.0384.020
accession number
1993.0384

Glycogen de Nitis

Brown and gold-colored tin with hinged lid and decorative motif on sides and borders. Tin is empty. Original contents: one grain capsules of Glycogen. Probably imported from France by E.
Description
Brown and gold-colored tin with hinged lid and decorative motif on sides and borders. Tin is empty. Original contents: one grain capsules of Glycogen. Probably imported from France by E. Fougera and Company of New York.
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: In tuberculosis, typhoid fever, scarlatina, furunculosis [infection of the hair follicle], diphtheria, influenza, in neurasthenic conditions, weak heart, migraine, morphinism, tobaccoism, etc.
Antitoxic and distinctly bactericidal, stimulating the natural resistance of the organism to pathogenic invasions.
In the early 1900s, French doctor, Jacques de Nittis, introduced the therapeutic use of glycogen, a naturally occuring substance which stores carbohydrates in the body. The substance was thought to help increase the production of white blood cells and thus help the body fight off infection. It was also employed in wasting conditions such as those brought on by cancer, tuberculosis, and diabetes, to help rebuild strenghth and weight.
SEE: de Nittis, Jacques, "Glycogen, A Therapeutic Aid (Translated from the Tribune Medicale, April 2, 1904.)" in Southern Medicine, Volume 11, No. 3, September, 1904, pp 11-12.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1905
maker
E. Fougera and Company
ID Number
2019.0068.01
catalog number
2019.0068.01
accession number
2019.0068

Vicks Formula 44 Cough Mixture And Cough Discs

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Vick Chemical Company, Division of Richardson Merrell
ID Number
1998.0267.41
catalog number
1998.0267.41
accession number
1998.0267

Exicol

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
2002.0138.033
accession number
2002.0138
catalog number
2002.0138.033

Bradford's Blood Purifying Pills

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Unequaled for restoring to healthful condition the Liver and Digestive Organs by removing all Waste matter from the System, producing a clear and healthy complexion.Currently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Unequaled for restoring to healthful condition the Liver and Digestive Organs by removing all Waste matter from the System, producing a clear and healthy complexion.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908 - 1918
1908-1918
maker
Bradford Medicine Company
ID Number
2008.0018.009
accession number
2008.0018
catalog number
2008.0018.009

Fo-Ti-Tieng Capsules (Hydrocotyle Asiatica Minor)

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Kiehl's Inc.
ID Number
1981.0589.033
accession number
1981.0589
catalog number
1981.0589.033

Squibb Epsom Salt

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
MG.293320.1441
catalog number
293320.1441
accession number
293320

Liquid Petrolatum

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
prior to 1967
maker
McKesson and Robbins
ID Number
1988.3089.054
catalog number
1988.3089.054
nonaccession number
1988.3089

Novahistine Dmx Decongestant Cough Formula

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1998.0252.061
accession number
1998.0252
catalog number
1998.0252.061

Kohler Powders

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
early 1940s
maker
Kohler Manufacturing Company
ID Number
1979.1144.049
accession number
1979.1144
catalog number
1979.1144.049

Dr. Hobson's Headache Powders

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1920s
maker
Pfeiffer Chemical Company
ID Number
1979.1144.068
accession number
1979.1144
catalog number
1979.1144.068

Comtrex Night Time, Liquid, 6 Fl. Oz.

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Bristol-Myers Co.
ID Number
1998.0252.033
accession number
1998.0252
catalog number
1998.0252.033

Aspirin Tablets

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1935
collection
Reid Drugstore
maker
McKesson and Robbins
ID Number
1984.0351.196B
accession number
1984.0351
catalog number
1984.0351.196B

Brandreth's Pills

[No indications or uses for this product are provided on its packaging.]Currently not on view
Description
[No indications or uses for this product are provided on its packaging.]
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1868
Associated Name
Brandreth Pill Works
maker
Brandreth Pill Works
ID Number
MG.293320.1161
accession number
293320
catalog number
293320.1161

Purepac Camphor Ice

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:For chapped hands & lips, sun & wind burn, rough skinCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
For chapped hands & lips, sun & wind burn, rough skin
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1950
maker
Purepac Company
ID Number
2008.0018.157
catalog number
2008.0018.157
accession number
2008.0018

Bayer Aspirin

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
maker
Sterling Drug Inc.
ID Number
1985.0475.101
accession number
1985.0475
catalog number
1985.0475.101

Haywood's Compound Red Clover Alternative

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: adults, one-half to two teaspoonfuls three times a day; 7 to 12 years old, twenty to thirty drops three times a day.Currently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: adults, one-half to two teaspoonfuls three times a day; 7 to 12 years old, twenty to thirty drops three times a day.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1926
ID Number
1984.0782.076
accession number
1984.0782
catalog number
1984.0782.076

Lycetol

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1991.0415.03
catalog number
1991.0415.03
accession number
1991.0415

Coltsfoote Expectorant

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
2002.0138.084
accession number
2002.0138
catalog number
2002.0138.084

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