This vintage trade card advertises Dr. Richey’s Dental Parlors. Dr. Richey’s practice was located in York, Pennsylvania. The advertising copy could have been written today. Dr C. D. Richey is described as a Crown and Bridge work specialist. In addition, it is claimed that his “new method” of extracting teeth is “without pain”. His secret for painless extraction is somnoforme, an anesthetic. This inhalational anesthetic was developed in 1901 by a French dental professor, Georges Rolland. Due to risk of fire risk when combined with electrosurgery, and due to false advertising claims about the product, the use of somnoforme became steadily less popular and the concoction was totally abandoned in 1931. SOLD
Three Spanish-American War era soldiers are posing in this Cabinet Card photographed by C. W. Wilson in York, Pennsylvania. The soldiers are holding their military overcoats and appear to be somewhat intense. Perhaps they were contemplating going off to war.
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