Quinine Bromide "87 Rawleigh 87"

FROM: The Tin Box on display at the Canton Township Historical Museum, Canton, Michigan

We're taking a slightly different turn today, historic recipes for old patent medicines...

"87 Rawleigh 87" (Trademark)

"QUININE BROMIDE LAXATIVE"

"COLD TABLETS"

"Each Av. Ounce contains 48 grains of Acetanilid.

Useful for La Grippe, Bronchitis, Cold in the Head, Neuralgia, Caused by Malaria.

Rawleigh Quality, Hon. W. T. Rawleigh, Pres. and Founder, Largest Quantity

Manufactured Especially for the W. T. Rawleigh Company,

Freeport, Ill. U.S.A.

Memphis, Chester, Oakland, Minneapolis, Toronto, Winnipeg"

"INDEPENDENT - COMPETITIVE - PROGRESSIVE"

"Rawleigh Cold Tablets" (Back of Tin)

"The Quinine Bromate in these tablets is not only an excellent tonic to tone the system when affected with Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Cold in the Head, La Grippe in this form it causes no ringing in the head.

As A LAXATIVE TONIC PREPARATION. The ingredients use are carefully selected and scientifically and accurately compounded to make a useful laxative and tonic."

"THE ACETANILID is (used) to suppress the pain and reduce fever, which usually accompanies fresh Colds, La Grippe & Tonsillitis."

(Not Dated).