Harper's Headache Medicine
Harper's Headache Medicine
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- Description
- The indications or use of this product according to the product packaging are:
- For headache, neuralgia, and kindred pains. If taken in doses of two teaspoonfuls in a little water and repeated in 30 minutes, if not relieved, and again in 60 minutes after the second dose, if that should not give the desired effect. If the above directions do not relieve the pain, it will be teh exception to the rule; and consultation with your physician is then advised.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- otc preparation; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
- date made
- ca 1915
- maker
- Robt. N. Harper Company
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- cardboard (packaging, box material)
- glass; paper; cork (container, bottle material)
- alcohol, 32%: acetanilid, 16 grains per ounce; antipyrine; caffeine (drug ingredients)
- Measurements
- box: 5 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 in; 13.6525 cm x 4.7625 cm x 2.54 cm
- bottle: 5 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 in; 13.0175 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.54 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0698.048
- catalog number
- 1980.0698.048
- accession number
- 1980.0698
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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