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Chi-Ches-Ters Menstrual Pain Relief Tablets

  • 1900s

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Container of "Chi-Ches-ters" menstrual pain relief tablets, manufactured by Chichester Chemical Co.

Chichester Chemical Co. also manufactured "Pennyroyal Pills," which were marketed with language that subtly indicated they could be used as abortifacients.

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Science History Institute. Chi-Ches-Ters Menstrual Pain Relief Tablets. Photograph, 2024. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/4iupdjn.

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