https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/files/original/125835e2a448cd143221f412216b4a92.jpg bbf04c2b6deb3add74b5e6652b079c0c https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/files/original/c0ad861b79bd8650ef727ffc06ac450f.jpg 65e499b906e324ce9c8ea04d4e3d8582 https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/files/original/cfc4353871c29d80e0b0b28255e6bf11.png 62a68dc67dbd7644c2237e70a5c398ca https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/files/original/91cdba5ca0c1f37158b6fe4fa59a89e0.jpg df02e5a6dbe2ff6d49e219cf6849b45a https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/files/original/0f394b43ae159e88671fc73f0d093e3c.jpg 74c1e319c9af38328ddf312c533adee2 https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/files/original/d123983799f1bcd9564f7cc133aafdcd.jpg 71192b63a20a0434cdc793c7f508d082 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artifacts Description An account of the resource We have catalogued all the items that have recognizable branding or historical significance. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Cure Description An account of the resource From eighteen years old, Dr. Sylvester Andral Kilmer studied homeopathic remedies before opening a practice in Binghamton, New York. The Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder cure was a kidney diuretic and mild laxative.<br /><br /><strong>From <em>Medicinal Vessels of the First Gilded Age</em>:</strong><br />The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A diuretic for the kidneys and a mild laxative. "Swamp-Root" tends to promote the flow of urine thereby aiding the kidneys in their necessary work of eliminating waste matter. <br />By 1930 the official ingredients list was: alcohol 10%, buchu leaves, scullcap leaves, golden seal root, colombo root, valerian root, cinnamon, oil of juniper, oil of birch, balsam copaiba, balsam tolu, venice turpentine, peppermint herb, rhubarb root, mandrake root, sassafras, cape aloes.<br />Kilmer’s Swamp Root was introduced in 1879 by Dr. Sylvester Andral Kilmer of Binghamton, NY. The bottles in the MARTA collection were all found at 9Fu91 with three different embossed labels. Six of them refer to the product as a “cure”. The 1906 PFDA made that claim illegal, suggesting that these bottles were manufactured before that date. One vessel uses the word “remedy” in place of “cure” signaling that its production was post-1906. Oddly, this particular vessel was also the only sample size of Kilmer’s Swamp-Root in the collection as well.<br />While the swamp-root nostrum was invented and first produced by S. Andral Kilmer in 1879, his brother Jonas joined him and eventually bought out Andral. Jonas continued to maintain operations until his death in 1912. At that point Jonas’ son Willis Kilmer took the helm of his uncle’s “great cure”. Willis Kilmer was a savvy businessman and made a small fortune<br />producing Swamp-Root. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context p1842, ACC 170 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 9FU91 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Weight: 276.5g W: 60.6mm H:18.2cm L:35.8mm Subject The topic of the resource Medicine Internal Medicine Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cook, David L., "Medicinal Vessels of the First Gilded Age (1870-1929): Properties of Promise or Hokum of False Hope?." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2014. doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/6430686 Third image: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_714581 Fourth Image: https://www.nps.gov/articles/dr-kilmer-s-medicine-bottle.htm Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phoenix Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880-1912 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource HIP-SI 2023 Lauren Cook Type The nature or genre of the resource Glass Bottle Medicine West