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Chinaroid Rectal Balm

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A soothing comforting balm to alleviate irritation, itching and painCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A soothing comforting balm to alleviate irritation, itching and pain
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1938-1959
maker
Knox Company
ID Number
1985.0475.464
accession number
1985.0475
catalog number
1985.0475.464
accession number
1985.0475

Cuticura Pills

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:A gentle alterative tonic, digestive, and aperient for use in the treatment of skin and scalp affections and for promoting the general healthCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
A gentle alterative tonic, digestive, and aperient for use in the treatment of skin and scalp affections and for promoting the general health
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1910
collection
Reid Drugstore
maker
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
ID Number
1984.0351.098
accession number
1984.0351
catalog number
1984.0351.098

Corsican Butter Pile Remedy

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Pile remedyCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Pile remedy
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1900
maker
J.F. Oates Medicine Company
ID Number
1984.0782.048
accession number
1984.0782
catalog number
1984.0782.048

Anasarcin Tablets

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:Currently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1903
maker
Anasarcin Chemical Company
ID Number
1984.0782.003
catalog number
1984.0782.003
accession number
1984.0782

Johnson's American Anodyne Liniment

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For coughs, colds, grippy cold, colic, asthmatic distress, bronchial colds, nasal catarrh, cholera morbus, cramps, diarrhea, bruises, common sore throat, burns and scalds, chaps and chafing, chilblains, frost b
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For coughs, colds, grippy cold, colic, asthmatic distress, bronchial colds, nasal catarrh, cholera morbus, cramps, diarrhea, bruises, common sore throat, burns and scalds, chaps and chafing, chilblains, frost bites, muscular rheumatism, soreness, sprains and strains
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1906
maker
I. S. Johnson and Company
ID Number
MG.M-10409.16
catalog number
M-10409
accession number
246707

Crane's Corn Remover

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:Removal of corns and callusesCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Removal of corns and calluses
Location
Currently not on view
date made
after 1906
maker
Crane Medicine Co.
ID Number
MG.293320.1203
catalog number
293320.1203
accession number
293320

Kickapoo Indian Pills

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: For constipation, sick headache, nervousness and the complexion.Currently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: For constipation, sick headache, nervousness and the complexion.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1881-1906
ca 1900
maker
Healy & Bigelow
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company
ID Number
MG.293320.1222
catalog number
293320.1222
accession number
293320

Dr. Flint's Quaker Bitters

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:A stomach tonic. For nervousness, catarrh of the head and stomach, scrofulous humor, canker, pimples and humors on the face, summer complaints, female weaknesses. Restores the appetite, purifies the blood.
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
A stomach tonic. For nervousness, catarrh of the head and stomach, scrofulous humor, canker, pimples and humors on the face, summer complaints, female weaknesses. Restores the appetite, purifies the blood. For dyspepsia, constipation, sick headache, dizziness, low spirits caused by disordered stomach, rheumatism, neuralgia, kidney and liver complaints, bilious attacks, piles, malaria, torpidity of the system, languor, general debility, fever and ague.
date made
1885-1908
maker
Quaker Bitters Company
ID Number
MG.M-12151.01
catalog number
M-12151.01
accession number
271464

Johnson's American Anodyne Liniment

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For diphtheria, coughs, colds, influenza, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, cramp and pain in the stomach, bowels, or side; rheumatism, spitting of blood, and all lung complaints; sore throat, spinal complain
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For diphtheria, coughs, colds, influenza, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, cramp and pain in the stomach, bowels, or side; rheumatism, spitting of blood, and all lung complaints; sore throat, spinal complaints, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery, chapped hands, burns, wounds, sprains and bruises
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1881-1906
maker
I. S. Johnson and Company
ID Number
MG.M-10409.15
catalog number
M-10409
accession number
246707

Dr. J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:Dyspepsia, indigestion, rheumatism, diarrhea, consumption, catarrh, bronchitis, neuralgia, headache, boils, ulcers, sore eyes, dropsy, scald head, paralysis, erysipelas, scrofula, tetter, skin diseases,
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Dyspepsia, indigestion, rheumatism, diarrhea, consumption, catarrh, bronchitis, neuralgia, headache, boils, ulcers, sore eyes, dropsy, scald head, paralysis, erysipelas, scrofula, tetter, skin diseases, bilious, remittant and intermittant fevers, pains in the back, shoulders, heart and chest, liver and kidney troubles, stomach ache, jaundice, gout and fits, dizziness, colds and coughs, croup, palpitation of the heart, lead colic, nausea, biliousness, constipation, piles, worms
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1870-1890
maker
R. H. McDonald Drug Company
ID Number
MG.293320.1284
catalog number
293320.1284
accession number
293320

Radway's Sarsaparillian Resolvent

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For scrofulous, syphilitic, bladder and kidney complaints; dry bronchitis; bronchial asthma; indurations and enlargement of the glands, joints and bones; rheumatism; arthritis; sciatica and rheumatic neuralgias
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For scrofulous, syphilitic, bladder and kidney complaints; dry bronchitis; bronchial asthma; indurations and enlargement of the glands, joints and bones; rheumatism; arthritis; sciatica and rheumatic neuralgias; and various eruptive diseases of the skin
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1914-1918
maker
Radway and Company
ID Number
MG.M-10426.49
catalog number
M-10426
accession number
246707

Doan's Ointment

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:A soothing and healing application to relieve itching piles, irritation, itching skin, and to allay the itching of eczemaCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
A soothing and healing application to relieve itching piles, irritation, itching skin, and to allay the itching of eczema
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1925
ID Number
MG.293320.1316
catalog number
293320.1316
accession number
293320

Peterson's Ointment (Free Sample)

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:Cures eczema, bleeding and itching piles, and old sores, burns, sore nipples, salt rheum, tired and tender feet, corns, catarrh, chafingCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Cures eczema, bleeding and itching piles, and old sores, burns, sore nipples, salt rheum, tired and tender feet, corns, catarrh, chafing
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1925
maker
Peterson Brothers
ID Number
MG.293320.1336
catalog number
293320.1336
accession number
293320

Dr. J. R. Stafford Olive Tar Ointment

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:For burns and scaldsCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
For burns and scalds
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1908-1918
maker
Hall & Ruckel
ID Number
MG.293320.1379
catalog number
293320.1379
accession number
293320

Kickapoo Oil

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For toothache, headache, sore throat, chilblains, frostbites, cuts, burns, sprains, bruises, neuralgia and rheumatic painsCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For toothache, headache, sore throat, chilblains, frostbites, cuts, burns, sprains, bruises, neuralgia and rheumatic pains
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1919
1919-1938
ID Number
MG.M-10426.15
catalog number
M-10426
accession number
246707

Kickapoo Salve

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Ringworm itch, chronic scaly eczemaCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Ringworm itch, chronic scaly eczema
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1912
maker
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company
ID Number
MG.293320.1225
catalog number
293320.1225
accession number
293320

Compound Carbolated Ointment

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For the treatment of burns, cuts, old ulcers, tetter, ringworm, itch, chapped and cracked skin, boils and abscessesCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For the treatment of burns, cuts, old ulcers, tetter, ringworm, itch, chapped and cracked skin, boils and abscesses
Location
Currently not on view
maker
American Stopper Company
ID Number
MG.293320.1192
catalog number
293320.1192
accession number
293320

Hite's Household Remedy

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:Used internally to ally irritations caused by coughs, due to the common colds, and for mild forms of flatulent colic.
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
Used internally to ally irritations caused by coughs, due to the common colds, and for mild forms of flatulent colic. Used externally for surface burns and cuts, simple bruises and non-poisonous insect bites and stings. Also for slight sprains and muscular aches and soreness due to fatigue and over-exertion.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1938
ca 1920
ca 1930
ca 1940
maker
S. P. Hite Company
ID Number
MG.M-10426.50
catalog number
M-10426
accession number
246707
catalog number
M-10426 [dup55]

Cuticura Ointment

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:For the skin and scalp. A super creamy emollient. Sanative, soothing, healing.Currently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
For the skin and scalp. A super creamy emollient. Sanative, soothing, healing.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1940
maker
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
ID Number
MG.293320.1209
catalog number
293320.1209
accession number
293320

Dr. D. Jayne's Alterative

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:For the cure of scrofula, King's Evil, white swellings, ulcers; scrofulous, cancerous and indolent tumours; mercurial and scrofulous affectation; rheumatism, gout, scurvy, neuralgia or tic douloureux; ca
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
For the cure of scrofula, King's Evil, white swellings, ulcers; scrofulous, cancerous and indolent tumours; mercurial and scrofulous affectation; rheumatism, gout, scurvy, neuralgia or tic douloureux; cancer, goitre or bronchocele.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
c. 1890
ca 1880
ca. 1890
ca. 1880
maker
Dr. D. Jayne and Son
ID Number
MG.M-10426.13
catalog number
M-10426
accession number
246707

Dr. Pierce's Alterative Extract or Golden Medical Discovery

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For the cure of all severe, chronic or lingering coughs, bronchitis, laryngitis, weak lungs, bleeding from lungs, public speaker's sore throat, hoarseness and suppression or loss of voice.
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For the cure of all severe, chronic or lingering coughs, bronchitis, laryngitis, weak lungs, bleeding from lungs, public speaker's sore throat, hoarseness and suppression or loss of voice. A remedy for torpor of liver (generally termed "liver complaint" or "biliousness") and for habitual constipation of the bowels. For loss of appetite, indigestion and dyspepsia, and for general nervous disability or prostration, in either sex. An alterative, or blood purifier; valuable in all forms of scrofulous and other blood diseases. For skin diseases, eruptions, pimples, rashes and blotches, boils, ulcers, sores, and swellings, arising from impure blood.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1890-1906
ca 1898
ca 1900
ID Number
MG.M-10766 [dup11]
catalog number
M-10766
accession number
256193

Sirop-Sulfo-Phenique

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:Chronic cases of catarrh, asthma, rheumatism, skin diseasesCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Chronic cases of catarrh, asthma, rheumatism, skin diseases
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1878
maker
Declat Manufacturing Company
J. Milhau's Son
ID Number
MG.293320.1277
catalog number
293320.1277
accession number
293320

Farris Healing Remedy, Good For Man or Beast

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For saddle and harness galls, barbed wire and other cuts and wounds, burns, scratches, cracked heels, calk sores; all hurts where the skin is broken; destroys screw wormsCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For saddle and harness galls, barbed wire and other cuts and wounds, burns, scratches, cracked heels, calk sores; all hurts where the skin is broken; destroys screw worms
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1906-1938
maker
Old Kentucky Manufacturing Company
ID Number
MG.M-10426.10
catalog number
M-10426
accession number
246707

Smith's Rosebud Salve

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:Chapped lips, face and hands, minor burns and scalds, bites and stings of non-poisonous insectsCurrently not on view
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Chapped lips, face and hands, minor burns and scalds, bites and stings of non-poisonous insects
Location
Currently not on view
date made
after 1914
trademark registered (SRS - Smith's Rosebud Salve)
1908-03-10
trademark registered (R.P.CO. - Rosebud Perfume Company)
1914
maker
Rosebud Perfume Company
ID Number
MG.293320.1376
catalog number
293320.1376
accession number
293320

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