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You may be asking yourself, what the heck is catarrh? Well, back in the 1800’s through early 1900’s, the word referred to any inflammation of the nose, throat, sinuses that caused symptoms like sore throat, severe headache, cold or flu-like symptoms.
And of course, there were many so –called nostrums or medicines offered to cure these medical problems. The Dr. R. V. Pierce listed on the 3 3/4 inch tall mug with a 3 inch diameter, was in fact a real medical doctor from Buffalo, N.Y. The remedy offered to his patients for 50 cents was a formula consisting of salt (over 85%), phenol, camphor, sulfates, and a trace of iron. Mixed with warm water, and then sniffed into the nose, the components of this medicine were supposed to treat what ails you.
Dr. Ray Vaughn Pierce died in 1914, and afterwards, his son took over the practice of prescribing medicines for curing catarrh. This scarce mug offers, from Dr. Sage, an actual reward of $500 - a small fortune in those days, to anyone whose illness was not cured by Dr R. V. Pierce’s patent medicine. There have been bottles uncovered with Dr. Pierce’s Catarrh remedy, but we have not seen any other mugs. |
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