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Up for sale is a scarce, authentic original copy of Rexall Magazine from March 1921 (Volume 9, Number 9), published by the United Drug Co. of Boston, MA.
This beautiful piece of early 20th-century pharmacy history features a vibrant, stylized cover illustration of a young boy flying an orange kite while a rabbit runs past.
CRITICAL PROVENANCE DETAIL: The back cover features a crisp, complete stamped merchant advertisement block for the "Central Drug Store / F. D. Morris & Co. / Eastman Kodak Agency" located in Montrose, Pennsylvania!
Fascinating Historical Content Inside:
* "The Puzzle Page" fully conducted by the legendary American puzzle author Sam Loyd
* Illustrated short story "At Puckawana Crossing" by Alice Alison Lide
* Beautifully stylized, full-page and partial-page vintage advertisements for early pharmacy products: Peptona Tonic, Elkay's Straw Hat Dye, Kantleek Baby Nipples & Bibs, Puretest Zinc Stearate, Liggetts Chocolates, and Rexall Milk of Magnesia
* Vintage domestic advice columns, home hints, and a $5.00 Limerick Contest form
Condition Details (Please review photos):
* Cover: The front cover art is exceptionally bright with excellent color retention. Displays standard antique edge fraying, minor corner wear, and a small structural edge nick along the left margin.
* Spine & Binding: The booklet is structurally intact and holds firmly together.
* Interior: The pages are very clean, beautifully flat, and completely legible. Free of modern ink markers, heavy foxing, or missing pages. The paper has aged to a wonderful, authentic vintage patina.
A remarkable addition for collectors of antique medicine advertisements, 1920s lifestyle magazines, Sam Loyd puzzle ephemera, or local Susquehanna County / Montrose, PA history. Ships flat and safely protected between thick cardboard panels.