Tag Archives: Jim Schmidt

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters 01 February 2012 (R•011715) (R•050819) My friend and Civil War author, Jim Schmidt (see Civil War Medicine) sent me a link today for an eBay listing for a Baltimore Letterhead dated 1887 for a Dr. Petzold’s … Continue reading →

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Union Bitters – Haven’t Seen this One Before

Posted on 17 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

SECESSION PHYSIC CURE. To cure Secession and its ills, Take Dr. Scott’s Cast Iron Pills; Well mixed with Powder of Saltpetre, Apply it to each “Fire Eater.” With Union Bitters, mix it clever, And treason is warned off forever. Union Bitters – … Continue reading →

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Burdock Blood Bitters – Part III – Labeled Bottle and More

Posted on 25 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Part III from my friend and noted Civil War author Jim Schmidt…Make sure you visit his blog site and sign up to receive his posts. [from Jim Schmidt]  In this third and final post in a 3-part series on Burdock … Continue reading →

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Burdock Blood Bitters – Part II – 1889 Almanac

Posted on 23 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Burdock Blood Bitters – Part II – 1889 Almanac 23 November 2011 Part II from my friend and noted Civil War author Jim Schmidt…Make sure you visit his blog site and sign up to receive his posts. [from Jim Schmidt] In Part II … Continue reading →

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Part I of a 3-part series on “Burdock Blood Bitters”

Posted on 22 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

In from my friend and noted Civil War author Jim Schmidt…Make sure you visit his blog site and sign up to receive his posts. Part I of a 3-part series on “Burdock Blood Bitters” includes an 1883 letter from the … Continue reading →

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Double, Double Toil and Trouble – A Handwritten Secret Salve Recipe!

Posted on 4 November 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt, and toe of frog,Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Double, … Continue reading →

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“Converse Treatment” for Epilepsy

Posted on 15 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Read three (3) Jim Schmidt posts on the “Converse Treatment” for epilepsy (named for its “inventor,” Mrs. C. E. Converse) at A “Sure Cure” for Epilepsy – Part I – “Plausible, Ingenious, and Despicable” A “Sure Cure” for Epilepsy – Part II … Continue reading →

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American Antique Medicines – Bottle Guide

Posted on 26 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Read Jim Schmidt’s post at CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (AND WRITING) “When I first started collecting medicines I looked for price guides but could only find books [which were] very generic and not very reliable or books [that] mostly covered high … Continue reading →

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Civil War Medicine (and Writing) Needs a Bigger Cake

Posted on 21 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Cake ! (301 Posts!) In from Jim Schmidt… Well, yesterday’s entry marked 300 posts for the “Civil War Medicine (and Writing)” blog! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! That’s a tricentennial, or in the spirit of the … Continue reading →

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Jim Schmidt – C. H. Mason’s Vegetable Cancer Cure – 1908 Letter

Posted on 18 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Please make SURE you follow the writings and posts of Jim Schmidt at CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (AND WRITING) blog. I met Jim in Houston recently. He is really passionate about his work. You put him and Dan Cowman together and watch … Continue reading →

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