The Scottish Pharmacist
At the time of making this film, nearly 1 in 5 Scots are taking antidepressants. Many are taking them indefinitely. The Scottish Pharmacist: To play this short film please click … Continue reading The Scottish Pharmacist
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MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE
MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE, Edinburgh Evening News, 9 May 1898: “DON’T TAKE MEDICINE UNLESS YOU ARE ILL. STRONG DRUGS KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN WAR AND PESTILENCE COMBINED. UNIVERSAL PRESCRIBING WITH CURE-ALLS … Continue reading MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE
A drawer full of bottle labels
In CANMORE archives I recently came across this image of a drawer full of bottle labels. What wonderful 19 century contents and how rare for these to survive. Keen to … Continue reading A drawer full of bottle labels
CHEMIST and DRUGGIST [heard the whisper?]
Featuring old front covers of this weekly journal. The film closes with out-takes from Corridors of Power by C P Snow. CHEMIST and DRUGGIST [heard the whisper?]: To play this … Continue reading CHEMIST and DRUGGIST [heard the whisper?]
Stockwell Street
The Book of Scottish Anecdote shares this story: If you look again at the [above] Victorian photograph of Stockwell Street, you will see that the road leading from it is … Continue reading Stockwell Street
NOTICE of REMOVAL
The Morrison family were once well known in Forres. This family ran a Grocery shop from 120 High Street, where they lived above the shop: On the last day of … Continue reading NOTICE of REMOVAL
‘NO CAUSE FOR ALARM’
From a British newspaper, 11 August 1900.
MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE
MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE, Edinburgh Evening News, 9 May 1898: “DON’T TAKE MEDICINE UNLESS YOU ARE ILL. STRONG DRUGS KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN WAR AND PESTILENCE COMBINED. UNIVERSAL PRESCRIBING WITH CURE-ALLS … Continue reading MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE