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Slide 40

Slide #40: Today it is not easy to accept the premise that a cold could be cured by a spending only a nickel for a package, despite the claim on this card for Red Cross Cough Drops. It is doubtful that International Red Cross, founded in 1863, had any association with the product, but the use of a related symbol suggested some medical validity.



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