Popular Home Remedies in the '40s for the Common Cold

Nov 20, 2012

Popular Home Remedies in the '40s for the Common Cold

 For past few days I've been fighting off a cold. It's kinda funny (ha ha) or kinda ironic that it's been about 10 days ago that I had a flu shot.... and now I've got aches and pains in my joints, a scratchy throat, my head aches, and just feel like I've been hit by a truck.

When I was a little girl (in the 50s) I remember getting a 'shot' of penicillin and having my chest rubbed with something in a tin called Mentholatum. (I wish I had some now!)

Here are a few common ads from the 40's pertaining to flu or cold products: