Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil : what it has done : what it will do : [the broken jug] / [Foster, Milburn & Co.].

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<p>One of a series of victorian trade cards issued by Foster, Milburn & Co. to advertise their Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil (50 cents a bottle) which was supposed to cure: Toothache, earache, backache, lameness, coughs, hoarseness, colds, sore throat, deafness, pain of burn, pain of scald and croup. The illustration on the front shows 3 little girls, one of which is crying, having dropped a ceramic jug (chamber pot?) which has broken into several pieces. The background is a rustic village scene overprinted in gold and dark blue (common to several cards). The oil was found to contain: spirits of turpentine, camphor, oil of tar, red thyme and processed fish oil.</p>

Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil : what it has done : what it will do : [the broken jug] / [Foster, Milburn & Co.].

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