Search
History of Newspapers Video (see more)
Email Subscription
Sign up to receive our latest blog updates!Buy Historic Newspapers
Another cure for baldness…
September 3, 2011 by TimHughes 
Email This Post
| 
Print This Post
This advertisement for “Graham’s Glass Vacuum Cap” appeared in the Oct. 7, 1905 issue of “Scientific American“. It proclaims: “See Your Hair Grow”. The instructions say that: “…when you have caused a good, healthy, red glow in the scalp…” it will cause hair to grow. I would think a red, glowing scalp would be a sign of other problems…
If you liked this post, you may also enjoy...
- A collector sells bound volumes in 1878…
- And I thought we were the lazy generation…
- Perhaps we should increase the size of our coffins…
- A shocking cure for what ails you…
- Perhaps the precursor to the shell game?
Comments
Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!