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Liquid Citralka A Systemic Alkalizer
Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Liquid Citralka, a systemic alkalizer. The advertisement notes the value of this liquid in preventing and treating acidosis and for alkalinizing urine in: disorders of the urinary tract,…
Liquid Citralka A Systemic Alkalizer
Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Liquid Citralka, a systemic alkalizer. The advertisement notes the value of this liquid in preventing and treating acidosis in: dehydration, gastrointestinal disturbances, infectious…
Mapharsen Reduced Hazards in Antisyphilitic Treatment with Efficient Therapeutic Activity
Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Mapharsen, a treatment for syphilis. It is indicated in early, late, latent, congenital, cardiovascular, and "in pregnancy" related treatment of syphilis. The advertisement promises…
Neo-Silvol A Mild Silver Iodide Protein Compound
Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Neo-Silvol, a mild silver iodide protein compound used to treat inflammations of accessible mucous membranes. It is indicated for treatment of eye, naso-pharyngeal tract, and…
Pill Alophen A Gentle Laxative
Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Pill Alophen, a laxative. The advertisement notes that the pills stimulate peristalsis and intestinal secretions, and therapeutic doses induce soft, easy stools. The pills include Aloin,…
Siblin
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…
Sodium Salicylate Emplets Enteric-Coated Salicylate Medication
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…
State Hemp Industry Booms Under Defense Orders: Give Wisconsin More Rope—and the Navy Will Buy It
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.
Steri-Vials Narcotics in Sterile Solution
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%…
Theelin and Theelol Pure Crystalline Estrogenic Hormones
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…
Thyroid Emplets Enteric-Coated Dessicated Thyroid
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,…
Vitamin B Extract Standardized A Palatable Extract of Wheat Germ
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…
Wisconsin Produces 80 Per Cent of Nation's Hemp, Needed by U.S. Navy
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.