Boschee's German Syrup and Green's August Flower
- Title
- Boschee's German Syrup and Green's August Flower
- Description
- Advertisement for two products, Boschee's German Syrup and Green's August Flower, depicting two pictures side-by-side. On the left is for Boschee's German Syrup showing a girl in a blue dress standing outside a split door with the top part open. A woman is handing the girl some chicken feed in a basket. The girl is feeding some chickens and chicks. The wording on the left side of the picture reads: Borschee's German Syrup for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. On the right side, the picture is for Green's August Flower depicting a girl dressed in a brown dress with a blue sash and blue and brown hat. She is sitting in a swing surrounded by flowers, a stream and trees. The wording at the top is: August Flower for Dyspepsia and Liver Complaints. On the bottom lower left are the words: Annex: Green's Almanac. On the reverse of the card is a calender across the top with the date, 1883. The reverse of the card states that "Boschee's German Syrup has the largest sale of any medicine in the world, for the cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Severe Colds, ... Pneumonia and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs ... Introduced in the U.S.A. in 1867, by distributing over 3,000,000 Sample Bottles free of charge." Samples, 10 cents and regular size 75 cents. "A large proportion of the American people are to-day dying from the effects of Dyspepsia." Try Green's August Flower. "Speedy relief is certain. Millions of bottles ... have been given away to try its virtue, with satisfactory results." Sample bottle is 10 cents. For sale by W.H. Ferris, General Store, Paris, N.Y.
- Date
- 1883
- Original Format
- trade cards
- Extent
- 12cm x 10cm
- Local Identifier
- LL02.12.01.35.06
- Contributor(s)
- Subject(s)
- Animals in advertising
- Children in advertising
- Patent medicines
- Advertising
- Bronchitis/drug therapy
- Common Cold/drug therapy
- Cough/drug therapy
- Dyspepsia/drug therapy
- Liver Diseases/drug therapy
- Lung Diseases/drug therapy
- Nonprescription Drugs/history
- Pharyngitis/drug therapy
- Pneumonia/drug therapy
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- Laupus Library History Collections
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Was happy to find this information. Years ago I bought a little card at an antique store. It's the one August Flower..girl on a swing. Calendar on the back front 1883. Must have been given out by w.p. Clarke druggist. Wilton, WI . Alhough that part is hard to read. Just wanted to know more about it. Thank you for your information.