See Kurb,
a Midol competitor from Kotex.
Midol booklet
(selections), 1959
See
also Australian
douche ad (ca. 1900) - Fresca
douche powder (U.S.A.) (date ?) - Kotique douche
liquid ad, 1974 (U.S.A.) - Liasan (1) genital
wash ad, 1980s (Germany) - Liasan (2) genital
wash ad, 1980s (Germany) - Lysol douche liquid
ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1948 (U.S.A.) - Marvel douche liquid
ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Midol
ad, 1938 - Midol
booklet (selections), 1959 (U.S.A.) -
Mum deodorant cream
ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Myzone
menstrual pain pills ad, 1952 (Australia) -
Pristeen genital
spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) - Spalt pain tablets,
1936 (Germany) - Sterizol
douche liquid ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Vionell genital spray
ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany) - Zonite douche liquid
ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
The Perils of
Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci Capo
Rome) - the odor
page
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Midol menstrual pain & PMS
reliever tins, U.S.A.,
1911-1970s?
1911
Midol started out to relieve
headaches, then hiccups,
then - well, I'll let the retired
teacher who found these boxes (and
revealing ads)
speak:
Midol started out as a
headache tablet, then it was
advertised as a cure for
hiccups, then finally, it was
advertised for menstrual pain
and competed with Kotex Kurb
tablets. I can't help but wonder
if the ingredients changed along
the way [yes, they did, as you
can read on the tins]. . . . The
first price in ads was 10
tablets for 25c then 10 tablets
for 50c then the price went down
to 40c for 12 tablets in 1940
and stayed the same price and
box until 1960. The new box
started in 1961 (see ads) and
continued at least through the
60's but I don't know when it
changed again. I remember that
box myself: it had a blue paper
liner, plus I remember the
series of ads I attach that
rotated different pictures and
names through the basic ads.
Much of the information,
including dates, on the following
pages comes from the donor. All
but one box are missing pills and
all might be missing other
contents. I show everything that
came with the donation.
Midol booklet
(selections), 1959
I thank
the retired teacher who
generously sent these tins and
other items and information!
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Below:
The outside of the 1911 open
metal box, pill-containing bottom
at top, measures 2.3/4 x 1 3/16 x
1/4" (6.8 x 3 x 0.5 cm) . The
words "Midol 10 tablets" are in
relief.
The stamped circular design on the
top reads GENERAL
DRUG
CO NEW YORK, N.Y.
The box came empty but the donor
wrote that the inside of the
bottom section would have had a
black piece of paper lining it
like the ones in the following
boxes.
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Below:
Inside the box with the lid (top)
flipped open.
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Below:
The clasp side, top, and the hinge
side.
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© 2007 Harry Finley. It is
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violations to hfinley@mum.org
See also
Australian
douche ad (ca. 1900) - Fresca
douche powder (U.S.A.) (date ?) -
Kotique
douche liquid ad, 1974 (U.S.A.) -
Liasan (1)
genital wash ad, 1980s (Germany) -
Liasan (2)
genital wash ad, 1980s (Germany) -
Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) -
Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1948 (U.S.A.) -
Marvel
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) -
Midol
menstrual pain pill ad, 1938
(U.S.A.) - Midol
booklet (selections), 1959
(U.S.A.) - Mum
deodorant cream ad, 1926 (U.S.A.)
- Myzone
menstrual pain pills ad, 1952
(Australia) - Pristeen
genital spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) -
Spalt
pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Vionell
genital spray ad, 1970, with
Cheryl Tiegs (Germany) - Zonite
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
The Perils
of Vaginal Douching (essay
by Luci Capo Rome) - the odor page
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