page 36 -- Mrs. W. Bartholomew, Burdock Blood Bitters, Excelsior Eclectric Oil, Sapolio, White Sewing Machine
updated 15 May 2018 <PREVIOUS PAGE ~ index ~ NEXT PAGE> All the fans on this page are die cuts without commercial affiliation. They were used by scrapbookers to make their pages more colorful. The 1877 Transactions of the Housatonic Agricultural Society (p.24) had this to report regarding a Mrs. W. Bartholomew: Foster, Milburn & Co., Buffalo NY addition to Collection; reverse of card below Burdock Blood Bitters, like many medications of its time, was found to be ineffective. It contained a goodly percentage of ethyl alcohol (that's booze, folks!) and was administered in many cases just for the effects of the alcohol rather than the burdock. Quoting the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station Bulletin, the Canadian Medical Association Journal (v.37 no.1 p.86, July 1937) reported: Tracing those making Burdick Blood Bitters endorsements can be d...
