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Large complete oval short neck bottle. Aqua. Label: LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND (face)
Lydia Estes Pinkham began selling her home remedy for menstrual a menopausal pains in 1875 in Lynn, Massachusetts after her husband was bankrupted in…

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Large complete oval bottle. Aqua. Label: LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND (face)
Lydia Estes Pinkham began selling her home remedy for menstrual a menopausal pains in 1875 in Lynn, Massachusetts after her husband was bankrupted in the Panic of…

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Large complete oval short neck bottle. Aqua. Label: LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND (face)
Lydia Estes Pinkham began selling her home remedy for menstrual a menopausal pains in 1875 in Lynn, Massachusetts after her husband was bankrupted in…

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Label: THE MOTHER'S FRIEND (face), ATLANTA GA (side), BRADFIELD RECL Co. (side) A topical for pregnant mothers that claimed a number of effects such as prettier, more intelligent children and easy labor. It is still sold today but can only be…

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Label: "BROMO-SELTZER EMERSON DRUG CO. BALTIMORE MD" (body) Bromo-Seltzer was internationally known as an effective headache cure, but while its ingredients were effective they were also potentially lethal in just one dose. This made it one of the…

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Label: "BROMO-SELTZER EMERSON DRUG CO. BALTIMORE MD" (body) "3" (base) Bromo-Seltzer was internationally known as an effective headache cure, but while its ingredients were effective they were also potentially lethal in just one dose. This made it…

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Label: "BROMO-SELTZER EMERSON DRUG CO. BALTIMORE MD "(body) "15" (base) Bromo-Seltzer was internationally known as an effective headache cure, but while its ingredients were effective they were also potentially lethal in just one dose. This made it…

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Label: Dr. S. Pitcher's (side), Castoria (side), R (base). Patent No. 77,758 - Samuel Pritcher, Barnstable, Mass - Medicine-Mixture to be used as a cathartic. The castoria was advertised as an aid to constipation, especially in children. S. Pitcher &…

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Label: B. O. Kostka Pharmacist Lincoln, Neb. (face). Color: Colorless. Neck type: Prescription. Base profile: Monarch or Erie Oval. # of indented panels: 0. Direction of embossing: vertical.
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