Stark's Headache Powders
Stark's Headache Powders
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- For relief of simple headache and neuralgia pains and minor menstrual discomforts.
- Directions: Put powder on tongue, take with drink of water. Repeat in 3 or 4 hours if necessary.
- Warning: Too frequent use may be injurious. Do not take more than 3 powders in 24 hours. Not for use by Children.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- ?; Patent Medicines; Drugs
- date made
- ca 1920s
- collection
- Reid Drugstore
- maker
- Starks and Company
- place made
- United States: Kentucky, Midway
- Physical Description
- acetophenitidine [acetophenetidin], 5 grains (drug active ingredients)
- caffeine (drug active ingredients)
- soda (drug active ingredients)
- paper (powder wrapper material)
- cardboard (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 1/2 in; 5.3975 cm x 9.2075 cm x 1.27 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0351.012
- accession number
- 1984.0351
- catalog number
- 1984.0351.012
- Credit Line
- Gift of Blanche E. Reid
- subject
- Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
- Women's Health Products
- Women's Health
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Balm of America
- Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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