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At the Dentist

Ever had one of those awful toothaches where you could sympathize with the pain

these corkscrew characters are suffering?

You could try to ease the pain

with the Red Cross Toothache

Outfit. The early product cost

25 cents and included

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cotton

pellets, tweezers,

corkscrew

and Red Cross Toothache

Drops.

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Later the Red Cross

Chemical Works changed to a

screw cap and upped the

price to 30 cents. Instructions

were

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Use the tweezers to

moisten one of the cotton

pellets slightly with Red

Cross Toothache Drops and

place pellet gently in cavity.

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Red Cross Chemical Works of Chicago filed for their

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Red Cross

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trademark on May 25,

1937. The term had been in use since 1876.

The manufacturer noted

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This product is not affiliated with or sponsored by the

American National Red Cross.

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