Inscriptions on this box read “MITCHELL’S ORIGINAL KIDNEY PLASTERS” and “PIONEER NOVELTY PLASTER WORKS.” George E. Mitchell established the firm in 1864.
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A nutritive tonic and a wholesome medicine. Recommended for relief of coughs due to colds and throat irritation resulting from colds by its soothing effect on the throat.
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Para las enfermedades que necesitan Medicinas Purgantes. For illnesses that require purgative medicine
Glass jar with paper label that reads in part “FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE OF / RUBIFOAM / ALCOHOL 45 PER CENT / FOR THE TEETH / . . . / Prepared by E. W. HOYT & CO. / PROPRIETORS OF / HOYT’S GERMAN COLOGNE / LOWELL, MASS.” Eli W. Hoyt (1838-1887), owned a drugstore in Lowell, Mass., and began manufacturing Hoyt’s German Cologne in 1870. The firm introduced Rubifoam, a liquid dentifrice, to market in 1887.