Stony Brook University Libraries Digital Projects and Exhibits

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  Dent's Tooth Gum

  Bottle with cork stopper and paper label: DENT'S TOOTH GUM CONTAINS BENZOCAINE, CARBOLIC ACID AND OLEORESIN CAPSICUM, IN A SPECIAL BASE OF COTTON AND WAX / AVERAGE CONTENTS 21 GRAINS / DIRECTIONS / TO RELIEVE THE DISCOMFORT OF PAIN DUE TO EXPOSED CAVITIES, CLEAN THE CAVITY OF THE TOOTH, THEN PRESS FIRMLY INTO IT A PIECE OF GUM THE SIZE REQUIRED. THE GUM MUST NOT BE CHEWED. C.S. DENT & CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO, U.S.A. / PRICE 25 CENTS
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Humphrey's Homœopathic No. 8 for Neuralgia & Toothache

  Bottle with cork stopper and paper label: HUMPHREYS HOMŒOPATHIC NO. 8 NEURALGIA, FACEACHE, NERVOUS PAIN / DOSE, ADULTS 6 CHILDREN 3 PELLETS / HOMŒOPATHIC NO. EIGHT FOR NEURALGIA & TOOTHACHE , LES PAINS, TIC DOULOUREUX. F. HUMPHREYS M.D. [on cork stopper] B. [or] 8.
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Universal Toothache Specific

  Glass bottle with cork stopper [on label] UNIVERSAL TOOTHACHE SPECIFIC / ALCOHOL 50% / RELIEVES TOOTHACHE AND NEURALGIA. WILL NOT BLISTER THE MOUTH. NO BAD TASTE AFTER USE. / UNIVERSAL DRUG & CHEMICAL CO. CHICAGO / SATURATE A LITTLE COTTON AND APPLY IN [HOLLOW?] OF THE TOOTH [on bottom of bottle] OWENS 6 5
  Date: circa nineteenth century