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A database of over 600 advertisements and historical documents dated between 1911 and 1958, relating to the creation and influence of health-related advertising.

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- Sal Hepatica (14)
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- Union Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (1)
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Includes products designed to promote bowel regularity, alleviate constipation, and soothe an upset stomach.

Sal Hepatica-The Dependable Laxative	Only a doctor knows what a laxative should be	6 AM... you're full of woes; 8 AM... you're on your toes!	She passed her Exams but her stomach Flunked!
No Woman Should Take This Chance	He Ate A Whale of a Dinner Then Smoked Incessantly All Night	Upset Stomach got you Out of Focus?	Back To School - Back To Work
Medical News of Interest to Mothers	Take Hospital Tested Pepto-Bismol ...And Feel Good Again	Prescription He Wrote in 1892 is the World's Most Popular Laxative	New mother gives good advice about Heartburn
9J9124 Answers A Mother's Letter	The road to roses-on-the-cheek	Colds go quicker when you cleanse system and correct acidity	New Mint-Flavored Form Tastes Wonderfully Clean and Refreshing
Modesty Is Charming but health is vital	They All Took A Laxative But That Did Only Half the Job	He Spent His Days Worrying About a "Disease" He Didn't Have	Sal Hepatica-The Dependable Laxative
Do You Take Laxatives Too Often?	A special laxative for women!	Lives of Weariness	He Feared He Had a Serious Disorder
Ask Your Doctor First Mother	Have You Crossed the "Fatal Forty" Line?	What I Have Learned in 47 Years Practice	They're both in the swim today...
Mother Nature - as Health's Guardian	When Nature Warns of too much Acid	If you are on this list...don't let Constipation Add to your worries!	Springboard for Saraka Sales

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