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Antique booklet titled “The Doctor at Home,” a homeopathic medical guide published by the Luyties Pharmacal Company of St. Louis, Missouri.
This early 1900s booklet was created as a household reference guide for treating common ailments using Luyties’ homeopathic remedies. Inside are remedy listings, dosage instructions, ingredient lists, and advertisements for products such as Tissue Tonic and Croup & Cough Drops.
The booklet includes treatments for a variety of illnesses and conditions commonly referenced in early medical guides, including nervous disorders, pleurisy, pneumonia, rheumatism, pimples, nosebleeds, and more.
These pamphlets were widely distributed through pharmacies and mail order in the early 20th century and are now considered collectible examples of vintage medical ephemera and pharmaceutical advertising.
Details
Title: The Doctor at Home
Publisher: Luyties Pharmacal Company
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Era: Early 1900s (approximately 1915–1925)
Format: Softcover booklet
Printed in the United States
