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History nerd and collector of vintage advice, etiquette tips, advertisements, recipes and weird bits of history. A frequent victim of the Cat Distribution System, book lover, believer in human rights

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One of my favourites is the 'radium-impregnated fluid' known as Radol. We know quite a lot about both the product and the flamboyantly dressed and luxuriously moustachioed Rupert Wells, MD, of St Louis who marked the product. You can read the full story here museumofradium.co.uk/radol/
Black and white advert from the early 1900s. There is a lot of dense text that tallks about "The Wonders of Radium" with the headline 'Radium Cures Cancer, Consumption, Tubercuosis." There is also a picture of Dr Rubert Wells - a smart looking man with his hands in his pocket, a flower in his lapel and a very impressive mustache.
November 23, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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coldwarhost.bsky.social
Grave-robbing medical students were a reputed problem in Kingston, ON in the mid-to-late 19th C. Used to live right this.

www.queensjournal.ca/skeleton-par...
Skeleton Park earns its name - The Queen's Journal
Cemetery under Skeleton Park resurfaces after spring thaw.
www.queensjournal.ca
November 20, 2024 at 1:43 PM