To Benefit Others: Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure newspaper advertisement – Antique Print
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To Benefit Others: Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure newspaper advertisement comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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To Benefit Others: Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure newspaper advertisement
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Headlined "To Benefit Others," this newspaper advertisement promotes Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure, a patent medicine sold by the Dr. Miles Medical Company of Elkhart, Indiana. The firm relied heavily on newspaper and almanac advertising to reach readers across the country. Ads like this one offered home remedies for heart complaints at a time when patent medicine claims were largely unregulated. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 later restricted such assertions, so the piece now documents how these remedies were sold before that change.
| Original scan | 350 × 898 px |
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| Reference | 905 |
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