COLLECTION NAME:
Streetcar Advertising Cards
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Streetcar Advertising Cards
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Filename:
W6078.jpg
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W6078.jpg
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Category:
Medicine/Drugs
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Medicine/Drugs
Category
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Brand:
Fletcher's
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Fletcher's
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Company:
The Centaur Company - NYC
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The Centaur Company - NYC
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Coverage:
National
coverage
National
Coverage
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Headline:
Youthful Energy ~ the foundation of a keen, active life
headline
Youthful Energy ~ the foundation of a keen, active life
Headline
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Card Text:
Youthful Energy ~ the foundation of a keen, active life Fletcher's Castoria Made Especially For Infants and Children
card_text
Youthful Energy ~ the foundation of a keen, active life Fletcher's Castoria Made Especially For Infants and Children
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Border Text:
Border: 5-B September-October Printed by The Tabard Press, New York City, U.S.A.
border_text
Border: 5-B September-October Printed by The Tabard Press, New York City, U.S.A.
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Size:
11" x 21"
size
11" x 21"
Size
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Remarks:
In 1871,�The Centaur Company�was formed by�Charles Henry Fletcher�to purchase the rights to and manufacture Pitcher's Castoria. It was renamed�Fletcher's Castoria. The Centaur Company was acquired by Sterling Drug during the 1920s. In 1984, Sterling Drug sold Fletcher's Castoria to The Mentholatum Company. In 1988 Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., a Japanese company, purchased Mentholatum, which continues to operate as a Rohto subsidiary.
remarks
In 1871,�The Centaur Company�was formed by�Charles Henry Fletcher�to purchase the rights to and manufacture Pitcher's Castoria. It was renamed�Fletcher's Castoria. The Centaur Company was acquired by Sterling Drug during the 1920s. In 1984, Sterling Drug sold Fletcher's Castoria to The Mentholatum Company. In 1988 Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., a Japanese company, purchased Mentholatum, which continues to operate as a Rohto subsidiary.
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Source:
Western Railway Museum
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Western Railway Museum
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