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Tag Archives: Patent Medicine

A cure for all that ails you: Patent medicine in Libertyville and Mundelein, 1850-1906.

While going through some old articles from the Lake County Independent, I came across a very persuasive advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, which claimed it would give women the strength to do their patriotic duty during the First World War. Between that and, since my coworker has just finished her amazing rundown of the history…

September 6, 2019 in The Past Is Present.

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