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1931 Weldona Tablets Print Advertisement Clipping - Rheumatism Arthritis - Atlantic City New Jersey - Montreal Canada - Great Depression Era - Ready For Framing

1931 Weldona Tablets Print Advertisement Clipping - Rheumatism Arthritis - Atlantic City New Jersey - Montreal Canada - Great Depression Era - Ready For Framing

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Vintage Original 1931 Weldona Tablets Print Advertisement Clipping - Rheumatism Arthritis - Atlantic City New Jersey - Montreal Canada - Great Depression Era - Ready For Framing

Measures Approx. 2-1/2" Wide By 3-7/8" Tall

In Very Good Vintage Condition - Trimmed Edges, Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On The Clipping. 

This 1931 Advertisement For Weldona Tablets Reflects Early 20th-Century Marketing Tactics In The Health Industry, Using Fear And Hope To Promote Pain Relief. The Illustration Depicts An Elderly Woman Walking Downstairs, While Two Children Express Shock And Amazement, Reinforcing The Product’s Alleged Effectiveness. At A Time When Rheumatism And Muscular Aches Were Poorly Understood, The Ad Exploits Public Fear By Warning Of Permanent Disability If Left Untreated. It Also Offers A Free Book, History Of Rheumatism, To Add Credibility. The Weldona Corporation, Based In Atlantic City And Montreal, Claimed Its Product Was The Largest-Selling Of Its Kind. This Ad Exemplifies The Era’s Patent Medicine Boom Before Strict FDA Regulations.

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