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Patent medicines of the 1890s included ingredients which modern medicine has since deemed poisonous and addictive. Substances like cocaine, laudanum, and arsenic were considered curative in their day. Over-the-counter medicines like these were the common treatment for many ailments, including nausea, constipation, stomach aches, dizziness, headaches, and general aches and pains.
The images below are all from the 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue. They are presented her for your perusal and amazement.
Click on thumbnail to view larger image.
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Page updated 5 February, 2007
