"Ladies' note-book and calendar with select receipts and household information", World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, New York, 1881

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1881

GUSN

GUSN-259220

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Medicines
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Medicines - General - Folder 6
"Ladies' note-book and calendar with select receipts and household information", World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, New York, 1881
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Medicines
    - General
      - Medicines - General - Folder 6
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        Handy cash book, Wells & Richardson Co., Burlington, Vermont, 1894
        Advertising card for Celery Bromide, laxative, Boston, Mass., undated
        Advertisements for Dr. R. Hall's Jaundice Bitters and Strengthening & Rhumatic Plaster, Dr. Hall, Birchdale, Concord, New Hampshire, undated
        Handbill for Victor Liniment, for man or beast, J.R. Colton & Co., East Northfield, Mass., undated
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        Favorite old songs, Henry, Johnson & Lord, Burlington, Vermont, undated
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        Three household favorites, published by Dr. I.S. Johnson & Co., 22 Custom House Street, Boston, Mass., 1889
        Letterhead for The J.P. Bush Company, Bovinine, 13 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., 1800s
        Hand fan, Alka-Seltzer, G.W. French
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Description

Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines are advertised with recipes, testimonials and memoranda pages. Remedies for women's diseases are also described. The "World's Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel", founded by Dr. R.V. Pierce, is described in the item.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
people in health and medicine
pharmacists
sanatoriums
women (female humans)
notebooks

Physical Descrption

1 notebook ; 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.076.01.06.002

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 3 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Buffalo (Erie county, New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

notebooks

Subjects

Patent medicines
Tonics (Medical preparations)
Drugs
Women
People with disabilities
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Description Level

Item

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