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The good old days

Once upon a time, you would smoke cigarettes for your asthma, give morphine to your teething child and use cocaine to soothe a toothache.  Check out this great collection of vintage medicine ads.

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I remember when my father used to give us a teaspoon of kerosene and sugar for colds. It tasted good. Better than Father John or castor oil.

Great collection. We've been keeping the grandkids this summer, my wife needs some nervine!

LOL, thefensk!

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