One Ounce of Fact Outweighs a Ton of Theory: Lamplough's Pyretic Saline advertisement – Antique Wall Art
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One Ounce of Fact Outweighs a Ton of Theory: Lamplough's Pyretic Saline advertisement
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This advertisement takes its main line from the slogan "One Ounce of Fact Outweighs a Ton of Theory," which sets the tone for Lamplough's Pyretic Saline. The product was a fizzy saline powder sold as a remedy for fevers, headaches and digestive complaints, a common promise in the patent medicine trade of the late 1800s. The slogan plays on the appeal of testimony and experience over medical theory, a pitch that helped many proprietary remedies reach readers who had little way to judge their claims. Notice how the copy leans on confidence in plain results rather than on any explanation of how the powder worked.
| Original scan | 800 × 549 px |
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| Reference | 908 |
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