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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Crysto-Vibex. The advertisement notes the use of this compound for treating vitamin B1 deficiencies and follows with a list of indications including but not limited to anemia, cardiac…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Desicol. The advertisement describes desicol as "fresh whole bile, desiccated by a special process which retains the various constituents with minimal alteration." It also notes…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Digifortis. Each capsule contains 1 and 1/2 grains of powdered digitalis leaf. The advertisement states that the compound "represent[s] all cardioactive constituents of…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Dilantin Sodium. These hermetically sealed capsules contain sodium 5,5-diphenyl hydantoinate. The advertisement describes the product as "an active anticonvulsant with relatively…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Siblin. The advertisement states that "each rounded teaspoonful contains a specially prepared water-absorbent material obtained from plantago, 4.5 grams, plus Crysto-Vibex ... 50…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Sodium Salicylate Emplets. The advertisement describes the product as "tablets of sodium salicylate protected by a special enteric coating developed in the Parke-Davis Laboratories" and…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Steri-Vials. The advertisement provides information for Steri-Vials containing morphine sulfate, codeine phosphate, morphine, and atropine. The solutions contain 0.5% chloretone and 0.1%…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s 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…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Thyroid Emplets. The advertisement describes the product as "compressed tablets of Dessicated Thyroid, P.D. & Co., protected by a special enteric coating. It is supplied in 1/4, 1/2, 1,…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Ventrex. Ingredients include ventrex for "restoring erythrocyte levels," iron to "promote regeneration of hemoglobin," and vitamin B complex for "gastrointestinal function, in…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Vitamin B Extract. The advertisement desrcibes the product as "a palatable wheat germ fortified with thiamin chloride (crystalline vitamin B1)." It is indicated in "prevention and…

Article about hemp agriculture in Wisconsin and how the hemp grown there was sold to the U.S. Navy during World War II. From the University of Wisconsin News Bulletin, November 20, 1940.

Article about hemp agriculture in Wisconsin and how the hemp grown there was sold to the U.S. Navy during World War II. From the December 3, 1940, issue of the Wisconsin State Journal.