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Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Abdol with Vitamin C, comprehensive vitamin therapy. The advertisement notes dosage: one capsule for vitamin deficiencies in the average person, and two or more for such deficiencies in a…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Adrenalin in Oil, with prolonged adrenalin effect. This treatment is administered in injections and is indicated in bronchial asthma, urticaria, serum sickness, angioneurotic edema, and…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Antuitrin-A (Apoidin) Chorionic Gonadotropin. The advertisement notes that this is indicated for use in functional uterine bleeding and undescended testes. It is also reported of value in…

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 Milwaukee Sentinel, December 1, 1940.

Placard printed by the Inter-State Narcotic Association from Chicago, Illinois (c. 1940), warning about the dangers of marijuana. The text reads: "Beware! Young and old people in all walks of life. This marihuana cigarette may be handed you by the…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Cosadein for cough relief. The advertisement notes the compound's sedative, expectorant, and soothing properties as well as its pleasant flavor and odor and avoidance of gastric…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Cosadein for cough relief. The advertisement notes the compound's sedative, expectorant, and soothing properties as well as its agreeable flavor. This narcotic-exempt preparation is…

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 Gluco-Fedrin, an isotonic aqueous dextrose solution containing: Ephedrine (1%), Chloretone (0.5%), Menthol (q.s.), and Dextrose (q.s.). It is indicated in the treatment of inflammation…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Gluco-Fedrin, an isotonic aqueous dextrose solution containing: Ephedrine (1%), Chloretone (0.5%), Menthol (q.s.), and Dextrose (q.s.). It is indicated in the treatment of inflammation…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Irradol-A, made of four essential vitamins, A, B1, B2(G), and D, with added malt extract and iron. The advertisement notes that it is indicated in malnutrition, convalescence,…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Combex (Vitamin-B Complex). These multivitamin Kapseals contain vitamins B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 and P-P factor. The advertisement notes that Kapseals Combex are indicated in the…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Combex Vitamin-B Complex. These Kapseals contain vitamins B1 and B2, as well as other components of the vitamin B complex. The advertisement notes that Kapseals Combex are…

Parke Davis collectible ink blotter from the 1940s advertising Kapseals Combex Vitamin-B Complex. These Kapseals contain vitamins B1, B2, B6, Nicotinic Acid, Pantothenic Acid, and other components of the vitamin B complex derived from the liver. The…

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 Carbrital Kapseals, denoted as sedatives and hypnotics. These Kapseals are indicated for minor surgery, insomnia, obstetrics, and pre-operative sedation. The Kapseals contain…

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 Lipo-Lutin, corpus luteum hormone. This is a physiologically standardized, protein-free oil solution which contains progestin. It is supplied in ampules, in boxes of 6 and 25. The…