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Interesting cure for a multitude of ills…

This advertisement in the August 22, 1885 [1] issue of “Harper’s Weekly [2]” gives evidence as to how much times have changed. And I find it interesting that cocaine–a known stimulant–would be a cure for “sleeplessness” and “nervousness”. [3]