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000042252 245__ $$aBeecham's Patent Pills
000042252 260__ $$aNiagra Falls, NY$$cundated
000042252 336__ $$aStill image
000042252 520__ $$aSmall, circular, cardboard container with a yellow and red label for Beecham's Patent Pills. Beecham's Pills were created by English chemist Thomas Beecham in 1842. They were marketed as a laxative but also claimed to cure such things as headache, dizziness, pain, stomach spasms, lowness of spirits, nervous affectations, pimples, bad legs, and menstrual derangements. These pills, composed of aloe, powdered soap, and powdered ginger, were actually effective laxatives and were very popular. Beecham's pharmaceutical company eventually merged with an American company, GlaxoSmithKline, who continues to use the Beecham's brand name to this day.
000042252 542__ $$fPublic Domain
000042252 650__ $$aLaxatives$$037799
000042252 650__ $$aNonprescription Drugs$$018093
000042252 650__ $$aPatent medicines$$042216
000042252 655__ $$amedicine container$$042213
000042252 7102_ $$aBeecham's Pills (Firm)$$042218
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000042252 980__ $$aHistorical Artifacts