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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1930s advertising Natola, Vitamins A and D in a preferred ratio for infants. Average prophylactic and therapeutic dosages are given. The quantity of Vitamins A and D per ten drops is noted. The…

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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1930s advertising Adrenalin Chloride Solution, an oral inhalation treatment for bronchial asthma. The advertisement promotes the prompt "adrenalin effect" on bronchial passages, lack of unpleasant side…

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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1930s advertising Ortal Sodium, a hypnotic. This sleep-inducing pill is noted to have: a wide margin of safety, prompt effect, brief duration of action, minimum side effects, and freedom from cumulative…

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Page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac with a calendar for June 1933. The page features a stereotypical image of Native Americans fishing in a lake.

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Page from the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Almanac featuring a letter to customers. The letter states in part, "The use of herbs, roots, etc., for medicinal purposes reaches back to the times even when man was still in the savage state." The letterhead…

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Page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac with a calendar for December 1933. The page features a stereotypical image of Native Americans walking through snow outside of tipis.

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Page from the 1934 Indian Herb Gardens Almanac with a "personal message to all." The message reads in part, "This is due to the fact that in treatment we are not so far advanced. And the reason we are not so far advanced is because right now we…

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Page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac claiming that an "old document tells Indian Medicine herbs." The page features a stereotypical image of Native Americans around a fire sharing a pipe.

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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1930s advertising Pitocin ampules. It is indicated in the induction of labor, stimulation of the uterus during labor, and in the prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage and bleeding following…

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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1930s advertising Pitressin ampules. This solution comes from the pressor principle (beta-hypophamine) of the posterior pituitary gland. It is used to stimulate contraction and increase tone of smooth…

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Two-page spread from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac featuring illustrations of various medicinal plants, including juniper, kuemmel, larkspur, leverwood, marygold, master of the woods, lance leaf plantain, lavender, lobelia, lungwort, mezereon, and…

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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1930s advertising Siblin. The advertisement states that the product provides "mechanical stimulation and lubrication plus the peristalsis-stimulating effect of vitamin B1." It is supplied in 4 oz and 1 lb…

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A page from the 1933 Herbalist Almanac advertising Sonora Tonic. The advertisement features four small images: (1) "Indians, on their long marches, sustained their endurance through chewing the leaves of 'Mate,' one of the main ingredients of Sonora…

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A Swamp-Root Almanac cover from 1937 depicting a stereotypical image of a Native American woman next to text that reads "Dream Book." There are similarly dressed figures around a campfire and tipis in the background. Illustrations representing the…

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The Herbalist Almanac 1933 cover depicting a group of stereotypical Native American men and women grouped around a campfire with tipis and a lake and canoe in the background. One of the men is standing and holds out plants in his hand.

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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1930s advertising Theelin and Theelol. The product is indicated in "menopausal disturbances, gonorrheal vaginitis, [and] menopausal sequelae." It can be taken through intramuscular injection, vaginally, or…

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Article about an anti-marijuana campaign in Dane County, Wisconsin, published by the Wisconsin State Journal on September 4, 1938.
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