Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Bottle & Calendar

Late 1800’s Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Bottle with Original Trading Card/ Calendar Advertisement from 1889.

“Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was a patent medicine first introduced in the 19th century and marketed to calm small children, clean teeth, freshen breath, and relieve constipation. Its colorful advertising, including trading cards and calendars, showed happy, peaceful babies cradled by beautiful new mothers.
Unknown to parents, each bottle contained a dangerous amount of morphine and alcohol.
Some infants who consumed Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup went to sleep and never woke up.”