Antique 1896 Funny Bone Book of Mirth Fake Sanatitarium ADDr Doolittle Ment Insane Home Picture AdOriginal Paper Advertisement from a medical Magazine
Front:Fake Ad Fro Dr. Dunning\'s Private Sanitarium
Back:Funny Bone Book of Mirth Publishing Co
Size Ad - 5-3/4\" Wide x 4-3/4\" Tall
Includes Clear Plastic Protective SleeveThe item will be packaged carefully and securely shipped for a safe delivery
ConditionAd is in Nice condition. Please see pictures.Please see pictures for the condition.Thanks, for looking!
Little Info About the Ad:
The Front Side: It is styled to look like an official, professional advertisement for a high-end medical institution—listing \"Dr. Dunning\'s Private Sanitarium for Women\'s Diseases\" located at 249 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. It plays heavily on late-19th-century anxieties and fascination with private rest-cures, asylums, and specialized treatments for women.
The Back Side: It flips the script entirely by featuring promotions, jokes, or gags from the Funny Bone Book of Mirth out of St. Louis, Missouri—a popular collection of humor and medical wit distributed to professionals at the time.
The Bottom Line: Rather than being a genuine advertisement for a real hospital, the piece is a piece of turn-of-the-century medical satire/novelty. It was printed as in medical journals to give doctors a clever, tongue-in-cheek laugh by juxtaposing a faux psychiatric/women\'s sanitarium with lighthearted humor.
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