April 13, 1908: Dr. Hoffman’s Nerve Syrup Cures ‘Fits’

April 13, 1908: Nerve syrup cures fits! Ad for "nerve syrup" a treatment for epilepsy and "falling sickness" and St. Vitus Dance. What's in it? No telling!

Note: This is an encore post from 2008.

Above, wouldn’t it be fun to know what exactly is in Dr. Hoffman’s Nerve Syrup? Below, the sad tale of a woman believed to be Mrs. W.I. Roberts, who died after collapsing in line at the Pacific Electric Depot, 6th Street and Main. Unfortunately, I can’t find any further stories on whether she was conclusively identified … The Times reports the death of Lt. C.A.L. Totten, who upset his colleagues on the Yale faculty by issuing predictions of such events as the Russo-Japanese War, the San Francisco earthquake (he was apparently correct on those two) and the end of the world (we’re still waiting on that one) … And be sure to see Los Angeles Hay Storage, 1620 E. 7th, for the finest in equine comestibles.

April 13, 1908: Full page of news


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