They called it the "carbolic smoke ball": a rubber sphere small enough to fit into the palm of a hand, with a large nozzle to inhale from. Created in the 19th century, the ball was billed by its ...

The curious case of the carbolic smoke ball forced companies to treat customers honestly and openly and still has impact today. The 1892 case of Carlill and the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company is an odd ...

Goodhardt, a lawyer, who had an office in Nassau Chambers, and who lived at 102 East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, died at his home yesterday morning from the effects of a dose of carbolic acid.

Rodwell that some five or six years ago I showed him the cohesion figure of carbolic acid. A crystal of this acid was taken up on the end of a platinum spatula, and gently delivered to the surface ...

This consisted in swabbing the wound with undiluted carbolic acid (a crude and impure preparation at that time) and covering it with lint saturated with the same substance, over which a piece of ...

16 West Broadway, on the west side, took his own life last night in the presence of his family by drinking the contents of an ounce bottle of carbolic acid. Schmiedicke was employed as a bookkeeper.

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This show is at its strongest when the characters are most determinedly over the top, so Joanna Brookes's portrayal of Barton's carbolic-soap-washed, wannabe- romantic housekeeper Mrs Horrocks ...

A late 19th century ad for Carbolic Tooth Paste: to beautify the teeth, strengthen the gums, and impart fragrance to the breath. Photo / Whanganui Regional Museum Washing our hands with soap and ...