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A database of over 600 advertisements and historical documents dated between 1911 and 1958, relating to the creation and influence of health-related advertising.

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- Thomas Leeming & Co. (14)
- [Justin Haynes & Co.] (5)
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- Ben-Gay (14)
- Aspirub (6)
- Anacin Analgesic Tablets (2)
- Bufferin (2)

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- Ben-Gay (14)
- Thomas Leeming & Co. (14)
- Aspirub (6)

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- 1931 (2)
- 1935 (1)
- 1936 (3)
- 1937 (2)
- 1945 (1)
- 1946 (9)
- 1953 (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.

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

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