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Medicine

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Buchu Cordial

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00001
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "Wyeth's Buchu Cordial", "Buchu, triticum and corn silk", "diuretic", "Sedative in local inflammation of the urinary passages due to excess acidity", "Dose.- Two teaspoonfuls ....before or with meals, three times daily...", "Philadelphia", among other information. The bottle is about two thirds (2/3) full of a dark liquid. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Cough Sedative

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00002
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "Palmo-Dionin", "The Cough Sedative", Dionin (MORPHINE derivative), Ammonium Chloride", Dose - 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls", among other information. The bottle is about one third (1/3) full of a dark substance. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Helonia's Compound Cordial

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00003
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "Helonia's Compound Cordial", "Prepared from unicorn root, squaw vine, cramp bark, blue cohosh", "Dose - One teaspoonful three times a day.", "From the Laboratory of The Wm S. Merrell Chemical Co. Manufacturing Chemists. Cincinatti.", among other information. The bottle is about one half (1/2) full of a dark substance. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Medicine Bottles, early-mid 1900s

 Series
Identifier: B390.03
Abstract

Digital photograpahs of (9) medicine bottles.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Mistura Glycyrrhizae Composita

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00004
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "Mistura Glycyrrhizae Composita", "Ethyl Nitrate, Opium", Dose - 1 to 4 teaspoonfuls three or four times daily.", "H. L. Mulford Co.", among other information. The bottle is about one quarter (1/4) full of a dark substance. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Pluto Spring Water

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00005
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "America's Physic", "Pluto", "Concentrated & Fortified Spring Water", "Sodium Sulphate - Magnesium Sulphate", "French Lick Springs Hotel Co.", among other information. The label is decorated with a red devil in front of the French Lick Springs Hotel in Indiana. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Sodium Glycocholate Tablets

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00006
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "Tablets Sodium Glycocholate Comp.", "Sod. Glyco- and Tauro-chocolate, Sodium Succinate, Sodium Salicylate", "Henry K. Wampole & Co.", among other information. The bottle is about three quarters (3/4) full of tablets. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Tabloid Blaud Pill

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00008
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "'Tabloid' Blaud Pill", "Ferruginous Pill (Blaud)", "Compressed Sugar-Coated", Direction.- One, or more, as ordered by the physician", "Burroughs Wellcome & Co.", among other information. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Tabloid Blaud Pill and Cascara

 Item
Identifier: B390.03.0003.00007
Abstract

Photograph shows a bottle of medicine. The bottle is labeled "'Tabloid' Blaud Pill and Cascara", "Compressed Sugar-Coated", "Direction.- One to Four, taken with a little water, with or after food, as ordered by a physician", "Burroughs Wellcome & Co.", among other information. The bottle is full of tablets. Photograph also shows a ruler for size comparison in centimeters.

Dates: early-mid 1900s

Tobin's Pharmacy Digitized Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B390
Abstract

Tobin's was founded in 1936 by Lou Tobin and run as an independent drug store by the family until 2005. In 1969, Howard Zeppelin purchased Tobin's Drug Store from his father-in-law. Digital collection of photographs of store and family, clippings, images of medicine bottles, and a prescription notebook from Tobin's Pharmacy, later Tobin's Drugs and Liquors.

Dates: 1900-2005