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Nature's Pleasant Laxative [1894]

Publisher: California Fig Syrup Co. (San Francisco, Calif. ; Louisville, Ky. ; New York, N.Y.)

Keyterm: Fruits

Brand: Syrup of Figs

Language: English

Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker

Filename: msuspcsbs_cfsc_syrupoffig1

Citation: Nature's Pleasant Laxative [1894]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/8767

Copyright: This item is in the public domain.

Publication Date: 1894

Description: The front panel of the three-fold, eight-panel leaflet features red title text reading Nature's Pleasant Laxative, white product text reading Syrup Of Figs, and red text near the bottom reading Manufactured By California Fig Syrup Co., San Francisco, Cal., Louisville, Ky., New York, N.Y. The primary feature of the panel is a color drawing of a damsel wearing a white dress and a red stole as she picks figs. The back panel features a color drawing of Yosemite Falls. The six inside panels tell the story of California's 1894 Midwinter Exposition and the California Fig Syrup Co. Either a color or black and white drawing appears on each panel.