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Red Cross Pills Advertised For Health and Weight Help
An old advertisement promotes Red Cross Pills claiming to lower blood pressure and reduce weight by improving elimination. It describes mild laxative action stimulating liver kidney stomach and bowels and lists uses such as dyspepsia sick headache dropsy constipation and gall stones. The pill comes in a watch shaped screw cap bottle and costs 2 cents with a genuine box marked by the Red Cross insignia.
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