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[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

The Seattle Times, Sunday April 14, 1957, p 32.

Apparently it also changes your hair colour.

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[crabofdoom.livejournal.com]

As well as thins your lips and tweezes your eyebrows.

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

That Anne, such a tart since she started taking Midol.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

I wonder what it had in it that "chased the blues" ?? Just caffiene perhaps?

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

Here's a Midol tin (http://www.mum.org/midotind.htm) from ca. 1950 with the ingredients listed as:
Acetphenetidin 3 grains (an analgesic, aka Phenacetin, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenacetin) carcinogenic and nephrotoxic)
Aspirin
Cinnamylephedrine (a stimulant, viz Ephedrine, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephedrine) numerous adverse effects)
Caffeine.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Oh my... O_O

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

The caffeine would get rid of a headache, and that's about it. But who gets headaches during their period?? I just get the debilitating cramps, and only ibuprofen helps me--not the crap in the 50's version of Midol.

[beetle-breath.livejournal.com]

I get menstrual migraines

boy are they a treat. -_-

[write-light.livejournal.com]

I think it changed HER too. Teeth, eyebrows, chin? It's a facelift in a tablet!

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I made her look older, too. "Midol: Eases menstrual distress by putting you into early menopause." I'd buy it.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

I still like the "Betty's Gay With Midol!" one.

[fishstickmarie.livejournal.com]

it's like a face transplant in a bottle!

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Anne, honey, I feel your pain!