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PE-RU-NA For Catarrh – The Great American Fraud

PE-RU-NA For Catarrh – The Great American Fraud 08 October 2018 Yesterday, I put together a post on TO-NI-TA which reminded me of PE-RU-NA. Early 1900 fraudulent medicines with similar graphics treatment in their names, similar bottles, and the same time … Continue reading

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Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – oooh so soothing

“Oh, jab me with your needle a hundred times, and a hundred times I will bless you, Saint Morphine” Jules Verne 
(1828 – 1905) Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful, famous or infamous medicines from our … Continue reading

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