Vintage Ads: Tonics, Elixirs, and Gadgets for Health
Looking for a salve to soothe your soul or a tonic to tweak your physique? These advertisements that appeared in the late 1800s and early 1900s in the Post promised to fix everything from extra girth to self-worth.

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September 29, 1904
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