
In the second half of the 19th century, health and personal hygiene became fashionable. Anyone could walk into the drugstore and buy instant weight loss powders, freckle soaps, and almost magical liquids that could turn bald patches into wild curls. Let's examine advertisements in pre-revolutionary magazines and find out what could be purchased in pharmacies and shops of that era.

Liebig's Meat Extract is the best seasoning for making soups, vegetables, sauces and meat dishes delicious.

World renowned Liebig's Meat Extract and OXO Broth

"Plazmon" - Protein of fresh milk

Sterilized milk and cream. A. Vilin's warehouse

Sterilized cream of the company "Rosentovo"

Femina baby milk. Recommended by the company "Lactobacillin"

Laboratory of the firm "Lactobacillin"

Cocoa Dutch

A warning against Einem partnership in Moscow

Russian coffee "Bogatyr"

Coconut-nut butter for roasting, cooking and biscuits

Trading house "Alexander Venzel"

Riga Steam Cannery S. Demant