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| Advertisement | Brown's Worm Lozenges (1876) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | John I. Brown & Sons |
| Publication Source | The Pacific coast business directory... containing... the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada; the territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Utah; and the colony of British Columbia. Also, a gazetteer of the counties, cities, and towns, and an exhibit of the resources of the Pacific coast, p. ixxx |
| Publisher | H.G. Langley |
| Publisher Location | United States--California--San Francisco |
| Publication Date | 1876
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| Advertisement Text | Much Sickness. Undoubtedly, with children, attributed to other causes, is occasioned by worms. Brown's Vermifuge Comfits or Worm Lozenges, although effectual in destroying worms, can do no possible injury to the most delicate child. This valuable combination has been successfully used by physicians, and found to be absolutely sure in eradicating worms, so hurtful to children. Sold by all druggists. 25 cents a box. |
| Contextual Notes | In 1850, John I. Brown & Sons started selling Brown's Bronchial Troches, a concoction that allegedly treated colds, coughs, and throat disease. In 1865, the company partnered with Jeremiah Curtis & Sons to promote Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a morphine-infused product for children who are teething.
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| Category | Health and patent medicines
Health and hygiene
Quackery
Commercial products |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Anthelmintics; Patent medicines; Health care |
| Geographic Coverage | United States
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0046 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. F852 P32 1876 |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
