Rare Genuine, Swaims Panacea Philadelphia Very early tombstone shaped.

[Steve/sewell]

Nice ad Matt ,Phil this is the earliest ad which I have personally found.I have the same ad 10 years later in 1819.I also bought an entire year and a half of the Philadelphia based Newspaper The Philadelphia National Gazette and Literary Register from the Library of congress.These old newspapers become available once they are decommisioned.The large booklet contains the year Nov 1st of 1820 to April 30th 1821. All of the daily editions are in this book from this time period.Swaims advertised in every newspaper but 5 in June of 1821.In November of 1820 he is advertising on the last page in the newspaper page 4.By April of 1821 he is on the front page.Matt(Guntherhess) I will show an ad where Swaim and the famous Cumberland glass works of Western Maryland advertise right next to each other in the same column.The Cumberland Glass works began advertising in this paper in March of 1821. Here is the large wooden backed and splined booklet I purchased from the Library of Congress.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Number 2

 

[Steve/sewell]

Number 3

 

[Steve/sewell]

Every Newspaper is hand signed Department Of State at the top of every edition.Here is an April edition of the paper.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Number 5 Matt here is the ad along with the Cumberland Glass works ad in the same column on April 26th.

 

[GuntherHess]

nice

 

[phil44]

Finally figured out how to do this whith the help of Gunth and my office mate!!!

This is from an 1829 Frederick Md. Newspaper The Torchlight .

 

[AntiqueMeds]

Nice ad I dont remember seeing that one.

 

[CazDigger]

Wow, $2.00 a bottle in 1829. If the online currency calculator I used is correct, that would be about $50. in today's dollars.

 

[CazDigger]

I wonder if they had a copay?