Another Stoneware Bottle

[JOETHECROW]

Gary,...Not that you asked, but I think that double X Omsby bottle would be worthy of a tumble.....It's a nice color and form,...with great embossing.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Gary,

I really, really like that Kay & Francis stoney!

Colossally crude, and with cobalt lettering to boot. They don't get much better than that, IMHO.

"E. P. Francis, Mannfaotnrer of Celebrated
Francis' Tonic, Ginger Ale, Lemon Soda, and Cream
Nectar, No. 18 to 22 Eleventh Street. — The con-
sumption of malt liquors, ginger ale, lemon soda,
and kindred productions has reached proportions
which give to the trade a character of the greatest
importance and influence, and which necessitates
the most thorough preparation on the part of es-
tablishments engaged in supplying the public de-
mand in that line. This valuable interest finds a
prominent and highly successful representative in
the house of Mr. E. P. Francis, who for many years
has borne an enviable reputation and conducted a
heavy and steadily increasing trade. The business
was started originally in 1857 by Messrs. Kay &
Francis, and, after enjoying a long term of prosper-
ity and expansion under their joint management,
the present proprietor assumed exclusive control
in 1871. The premises occupied are located at
Nos 18 to 22 Eleventh street, consisting of a two-
story frame building 50x50 feet in dimensions. It
is conveniently arranged throughout and provided
with all necessary appliances, devices, and facili-
ties for the systematic prosecution of business upon
a large scale and the production of goods of supe-
rior quality. Francis' nerve food is a preparation
compounded from nature' s most efficacious reme-
dies, containing neither alcoliol nor the slightest
injurious ingredients. Women who are tired,
nervous, exhausted, and troubled with diseases so
common to the female sex, after drinking Francis'
nerve food, find themselves again with health and
energy. Those who are troubled with loss of appe-
tite, insomnia, lassitude, and over-indulgence in
stimulants will find themselves greatly benefited by
drinking Francis' nerve food. Professional men
of every degree should drink it, as they will find it
will drive away that tired feeling caused by mental
overwork. Its effects on the system are miraculous.
Being very pleasant to the taste, yon will find, upon
trial, that while you are ministering to the nervous
system, you are at the same time regaling yourself
wit h a most palatable beverage. It gives a durable,
solid strength, and makes you eat voraciously,
dispelling that tired, sleepy, lifeless feeling, like
magic. The house finds its resources heavily
drawn upon by the constant stream of orders which
pours in from all parts of the country within a
radius of one hundred miles. An average of
seven hundred and fifty thousand bottles are put
up yearly, from which fact some idea of the extent
and value of the business may be gathered. The
tonic, ginger ale, lemon soda, and cream nectar are
absolutely pure and most delicious and wholesome
beverages. A large stock is kept on hand at all
times in all lines, and orders are promptly filled at
the lowest po-;sible prices. Mr. Francis is a native
of Roxbury, Mass., enterprising, energetic, and re-
sponsible, and altogether one of our most useful and
substantial citizens." From Leading manufacturers and merchants of eastern Massachusetts & 1887

Here's a far less lovable model

that sold in 2008. From.

 

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PSYCHINE never saw that one before any info would be greatly appreciated

Hey Gary,

I've gotta an old psyk Psychine around here somewhere. I never did the research on it, before today.

"At the bottom of the ad (which is too dark to see here) it reads "Psychine regulates and strengthens the stomach and is an unfailing remedy for all disorders of the throat, lungs and chest. All druggists and stores, 50c."

Psychine was also billed as an appetite stimulant and general cure for being run-down: "There is Life in Every Dose." Nature may indeed say "Stop" but perhaps nature really meant for women to take a few breaks now and then - not another medicine.

Having said that, the lady in the ad does seem to have at least one maid, so I am not sure why she is quite so run-down.

Psychine was manufactured by a Dr. T.A. Slocum, and had been around at least since the 1880s. Samuel Hopkins Adams wrote in 1906, in The Great American Fraud, that Psychine was 16% alcohol, with a bit of strychnine (!) "so that the patient would get his money's worth; and it was colored red with cochineal.

Adams noted that Slocum had a $5 package deal wherein you could get Psychine and several other of his medicines. Adams notes that though the medicines were supposed to "snatch you from the jaws of death," it was no use to charge Slocum with fraud because Slocum himself was dead." From the excellent Virtual Dime Museum blog.

There's another Psychine ad ova here.

Psychine was from the same folks that gave us Ozomulsion. Here's an amusing interview with A. Frank Richardson, the successor to Mr. Slocum:

"Excerpt from The Great American Fraud

By Samuel Hopkins Adams 1905 & 1906

Absolutely False Claims.

A curious mixture of the cautious, semi-ethical method and the blatant claim‑all patent medicine is offered in the Ozomulsion Company. Ozomulsion does not, like the "cures" mentioned above, contain active poisons. It is one of the numerous cod liver oil preparations, and its advertising, in the medical journals at first and now in the lay press, is that of a cure for consumption. I visited the offices of the Ozomulsion Company recently and found them duly furnished with a regular physician, who was employed, so he informed me in a purely ethical capacity. There was also present dur ing the interviewer the president of the Ozomulsion Company, Mr. A. Frank Richardson, former advertising agent, former deviser of the advertising of Swamp Root, former proprietor of Kranitonic, and present proprietor of Slocum's Consumption Cure, which is the "wicked partner" of Ozomulsion. For convenience, I will put the conversation in court report form, and, in deed, it partook somewhat of the nature of a cross examination:

Q. Dr. Smith, will Ozomulsion cure consumption?

A. Ozomulsion builds up the tissues, imparts vigor, aids the natural resistance of the body, etc. (Goes into a long exploitation in the manner and style made familiar by patent medicine pamphlets.)

Q. But will it cure consumption?

A.Well, without saying that it is a specific, etc. (Passes to an in structive, entertaining, and valuable disquisition on the symptoms and nature of tuberculosis.)

Q. Yes, but will Ozomulsion cure consumption?

A. We don't claim that it will cure consumption.

Q. Does not this advertisement state that Ozomulsion will cure consumption? (Showing advertisement.)

A. It seems so.

Q. Will Ozomulsion'cure consumption?

A. In the early stages of the disease‑

Q. (interrupting) Does the advertisement make any qualifications as to the stage of the disease?

A. Not that I find.

Q. Have you ever seen that advertisement before?

A. Not to my knowledge.

Q. Who wrote it?

A. (by President Richardson) I done that ad. myself.

Q. Mr. Richardson, will Ozomulsion cure consumption?

A. Sure; we got testimonials to prove it.

Q. Have you ever investigated any of these testimonials?

Q. (to Dr. Smith) Dr. Smith, in view of the direct statement of your advertising, do you believe that Ozomulsion will cure consumption?

A. Well, I believe in a great many cases it will..." From.

Here's a newer labelled one:

From.

This mostly labelled one just went off @ that electronic auction place.

"The nostrum, "Psychine" which, previous to the passage of the Food and Drugs Act, was labeled "An Infallible Remedy for Consump¬ tion" to be later modified to "Wonderful Remedy for Consumption" and still later to be changed to "Tonic Appetizer and Aid to Diges¬ tion" has, apparently, not occupied much space in the public prints during the last few years..." From the Jama-ama dudes.

 

[nhpicker]

I guess that digging in downtown Portsmouth N.H. is panning out for you. Keep up the good digs!