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Dr. Deschamps Headache Pills

Posted: August 27th, 2009 | No Comments »

Tonight I have a headache and the regular tablets are not helping. Unfortunately I can no longer pop over the road from my office to SG Arcus on Rue du Consulat (Jingling Lu) and pick up what sound to be the perfect cure for a headache in 1930s Shanghai (too much alcohol perhaps, or the lingering effects of an opium binge?) Dr. Deschamp’s cachets. Even tablets aren’t as interesting now as they used to be!

headache pills ad - 1941



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