Jar, 'Doans Backache Kidney Pills'

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Jar, 'Doans Backache Kidney Pills'

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This is a small jar labelled 'Doans Backache Kidney Pills'. In the age of patent medicines, ailments were were frequently attributed to the poor health of various internal organs. The manufacturers of Doan’s Pills declared the key to good heath lay in treating the kidneys. According to company advertisements, the original formulation of Doan’s Pills in 1832, was the secret of an old Quaker lady. Apparently, her neighbours had great reason to be thankful for its existence. Eventually, the secr...

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Date created

1930-1940

Creator

Foster-McClellan Co.

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https://ehive.com/collections/3102/objects/996876

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Health and Medicine / 1930s

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