St. Jacobs Oil family calendar and book of health and humor for the million : 1885 : containing original humorous articles & illustrations by the leading humorists of America / the Charles A. Vogeler Company.
The pattern
This still sits in the public-domain pool. No pattern name yet.
Why it works
Vogeler alternated humorous domestic anecdotes with dramatic testimonials claiming cures for acute rheumatism and sprains. Readers laughed at the jokes and internalized the clinical claims, keeping the pamphlet near the medicine chest for family emergencies.
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