1895 advertisement for Narcoti-cure claimed
1895 advertisement for Narcoti-cure claimed to cure the tobacco habit in 4-10 days. The price was $5.00, or about $150 in 2019. The ads illustration shows a devil-like tobacco plant being skewered by a knight on horseback. The patent medicine industry and print media who profited from its advertising opposed regulation, which finally came in 1906 with the Pure Food and Drug Act
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13125363
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45374355
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2051px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
