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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