Medicine and Madison Avenue: Pain Relievers

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A database of over 600 advertisements and historical documents dated between 1911 and 1958, relating to the creation and influence of health-related advertising.

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Company
- Thomas Leeming & Co. (14)
- [Justin Haynes & Co.] (5)
- Unknown (4)
- Bristol-Myers Co. (2)

Product
- Ben-Gay (14)
- Aspirub (6)
- Anacin Analgesic Tablets (2)
- Bufferin (2)

Subject
- Subcategory--Pain Relievers (29)
- Features--Children (4)
- Features--Sports (1)
- Professional--Doctor (1)

Year
- 1946 (9)
- 1958 (8)
- 1936 (3)
- 1931 (2)

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Includes products taken by mouth or rubbed into the skin to relieve pain caused by arthritis, rheumatism, headache, muscle strain, and other ailments.

Konjola What Lady Needed	Fix up those aching BURNING FEET	It's Great for Sore Muscles JOINT PAINS	Knocks Out Colds
Break Up That Chest Cold	How to Get Rid of Bad Colds	Kills Colds	Down with Ben-gay Pain is here to stay
Icy winds mean chest colds... colds mean pain. Remember ben-gay is famous for relief from aches and pains.	When Peter Pain hits with neuralgia pains...	If Peter Pain has you all tied up with chest cold pain...	If Peter Pain twists you up with "stiff neck"...
When chest colds come and Peter Pain attacks...	If Peter Pain hammers you and sore muscles scream...	When Peter Pain smacks you with head cold misery...	If Peter Pain clubs you with rheumatic pain...
If Peter Pain has you knotted up wit muscle pain	If Peter Pain hummels with mean muscle ache...	How a bad back almost beat Ben Hogan!	Peter Pain Rings A Bride
Peter Pain Ambushes Billy the Kid	What Do Doctors Do to relieve Tense Nervous Headaches?	How and why Anacin gives more complete relief from Tense Nervous Headaches	Headache? Why wait for slow dissolving tablets
Bufferin: Twice as fast as aspirin for milions! Even faster for many others!	Headache Neuralgia Muscular Aches Scientific Tests Prove "BC" Starts Faster to Ease Pain	"My doctor prefers St. Joseph Aspirin For Children and I prefer its accurate dosage and safe, gentle action"	Only Bufferin gives you these 3 important pain relief benefits
nebs is news! The Shortest Distance Between You And Headache Relief!

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