Dr. Kilmer's Quick Cure, Consumption
...this remedy will relieve and cure consumption related ailments. Visual motif: Woman in Native American garb standing next to scroll; sun shining over mountains in background. Patent medicines are compounds promoted and sold as medical cures that do not work as promoted. "Patent medicine" is a misnomer since in most cases, although products might be trademarked, they are not patented. The promotion of patent medicines was one of the first major products highlighted by the advertising industry, and many advertising and sales techniques were pioneered by patent medicine promoters.
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