3-078-329 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Advertisement for Carter's Little Liver Pills, 1895. 'A PECULIAR BOOK. No book in the world has ever been published which is exactly like "Mr. Crow; or, The Rook's Progress." It is not quite easy to explain just how it looks; but Chemists who sell Carter's Little liver Pills are receiving copies of the book for gratuitous distribution. Readers should ask their Chemists for a copy. If not obtained, send a postcard to the Publishers, the Carter Medicine Company, 46, Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C. Copy will be received by return. "Mr. Crow" is a 32-paged illustrated pamphlet. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. Small Pill. Small Dose. Small Price. Cure Torpid Liver, Sick Headache, Biliousness. Sugar-Coated. Purely Vegetable. Pleasant to Swallow. Cure Torpid Liver without Fail. Cure Bilious Headache without Fail. OF ALL CHEMISTS, 1s. 1½d.' Patent medicine formulated by Samuel J. Carter of Pennsylvania in 1868. The pills, with their trademark black crow, were claimed to cure headache, constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.