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Song, "32 Reasons", Randy Alcorn, June 7, 2007 (Ms2008-020)
Song written and performed by Randy Alcorn in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.
English Receipt/ Home Remedy Book c. 1830s-1840s
A handwritten home remedy/receipt book with entries in English and French. The book is bound in red leather with paper marbling on the inner binding.
The Cow-Boy and Com-Cel-Sar
An advertising pamphlet for Charlie White-Moon's "Com-Cel-Sar," a cure-all medicine made of roots and herbs. The booklet contains advertisements and testimonials about the effectiveness of the product, as well as information about how it is…
W.H. Comstock Co. Alamanac - Indian Root Pills
An almanac by W.H. Comstock Co. advertising their "Indian Root Pills." The pills are said to be made of vegetables, and are advertised as a cure-all for a variety of illnesses, from "female complaints" to rheumatism to kidney disease.
Burdock Blood Bitters: Almanac and Key to Health
An almanac containing advertisements and testimonials for Burdock's Blood Bitters.
Advice to Mothers Concerning Diseases of Women and Children
A booklet containing instructions for mothers for caring for their children. The advice in the booklet is interspersed with advertisements and testimonials for various patent medicines.
Dr. O. Phelps Brown's Shakesperian Annual Almanac 1870
An almanac for the year 1870, part of a series of Shakespearian almanacs. This issue contains sections from Shakespeare's Seven Ages. The book contains the usual almanac information, along with quotations from Shakespeare and advertisements for…
You Are Lucky! Take This Home
An advertising pamphlet for "Dime Regulator" pills. The booklet contains illustrations relating to the storyline of "Billious Jones" and his ailments, which are cured by the Dime Regulators.
Fellows Medical Monthly
An edition of a monthly medical pamphlet from 1879 detailing the "rules for the sick," from how to care for them to what to feed them.
Physicians Essentials
An advertising pamphlet of drugs considered "Physicians Essentials." The booklet ends with the ways druggists can order drugs from the manufacturer.
Non Multum Sed Multa
An advertising pamphlet for Kola-Cardinette in the form of an illustrated story. The booklet also includes timelines relating to medical history.
Jaundice Bitters
An advertisement for bitters used to treat jaundice, weakness of the stomach, and general debility
Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills
An advertisement for "Indian Root Pills" depicting a Native man on a horse. The medicine is described as "The great blood purifier."
Manuscript Receipt Book
A handwritten receipt book containing handwritten receipts and pages from cookery booklets. The receipts range from cures for illness and maladies in people and animals to practical receipts for paint and stains.
This item also includes a partial…
This item also includes a partial…
Home Remedies Manual
A handwritten home remedy manual subsisting of pages sewn and bound to newspaper pages. The remedies range from cures for illness and maladies affecting both people and animals, as well as for practical recipes for repairing broken glass and making…
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
An advertisement for a medicine to treat "all diseases originating in impure blood." The ad states that the medicine can be used for illnesses such as sores, ulcers, rheumatism, and sciatica.
Horsfords Acid Phosphate
An advertising booklet for a patent medicine used to treat indigestion, nervousness, and physical and mental exhaustion. The back describes the medicine as "a tonic for the weak and debilitated."
Bicknell's Syrup Cholera Remedy
A trade card for a cholera cure depicting on one side an artistic rendering of a woman grieving over Lincoln's grave, with soldiers in either corner.
A Chicken Wedding
An advertising booklet depicting the storyline of a chicken wedding with advertisements dispersed throughout the story. The advertisements are for items such as instant louse killer and Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a.
Still More Secrets
An advertising pamphlet by Pabst Brewing, seemingly a sequel to the previous one, advertising a variety of tonics through stories and customer testimonials. Contains many illustrations.
Wizard Oil
An advertising pamphlet for "Wizard Oil," to be used for sunburns, stiff and sore muscles, bruises, fleas, mites, chiggers, ticks, and skin abrasians. The booklet also contains information on practical care for a variety of injuries, from sprained…
Untold Secrets
An advertising pamphlet by Pabst Brewing advertising a variety of tonics through stories and customer testimonials. Contains many illustrations.
