Explore Our Prescription Archives

Step back in time with handwritten prescriptions from the 1800s and early 1900s. Each entry unveils historical remedies and the art of medicine in a bygone era.

Handwritten prescription from Dr. Nicholson, Brenham, Texas, listing pepsin, dilute muriatic acid, strychnine sulfate, glycerin, and Elixir Lactopeptin

Digestive Tonic Prescription – Pepsin, Dilute Muriatic Acid, Strychnine, and Elixir Lactopeptin (Dr. Nicholson, Brenham, Texas)

10/30/2025 No Comments

Prescribing Doctor: Dr. NicholsonPatient Name: Mrs. P. C. PetersonPharmacy: Theo. Schirmacher, Druggist — Brenham, Texas (N.E. Corner Court House Square)Date:

Handwritten prescription from Dr. W. F. Hasskarl for iron and strychnine tonic, Brenham, Texas, circa 1915.

Iron and Strychnine Tonic Prescription — Dr. W. F. Hasskarl, Brenham, Texas (c. 1915)

10/15/2025 No Comments

Prescribing Doctor: Dr. W. F. HasskarlPatient Name: Mrs. O. A. SewardPharmacy: Theo. Schirmacher, Druggist — Brenham, TexasDate: Undated (estimated 1910–1920)Location:

Handwritten antique prescription for Chalk Mixture by Drs. Garner & Swanton, Traverse City, Michigan.

Prescription Archives Entry: Chalk Mixture (Mistura Cretae)

09/30/2025 No Comments

Prescribing Doctor: Drs. Garner & SwantonPatient Name: Not listedPharmacy: Not specified (office above First National Bank, Traverse City, Michigan)Date: Aug.

Vintage prescription for Baby Finkler’s baby powder, compounded from camphor, starch, and zinc oxide.

Vintage Baby Powder

09/11/2025 No Comments

Prescribing Doctor: Dr. NicholsonPatient Name: Baby FinkePharmacy: Theo. Schirmacher, DruggistDate: Undated (estimated 1900–1910)Location: Brenham, Texas Transcription ℞ Pulv. Camph. —

Handwritten antique prescription for Elixir of Iron, Quinine, and Strychnine, dispensed 4 ounces with directions to take 1 dram three times daily before meals.

Prescription for Mrs. Umlon

08/28/2025 No Comments

Prescribing Doctor: Dr. O.E. ChasePatient Name: Mrs. UmlonPharmacy: S.E. Wait Pioneer DrugstoreDate: Undated (estimated 1900–1910)Location: Traverse City, Michigan Transcription ℞Elix.

1919 handwritten prescription by Dr. Olivier Caza for paregoric and bismuth-based mixture, filled at G. R. Fogg’s pharmacy in Skowhegan, Maine.

Paregoric and Bismuth Mixture – Dr. Olivier Caza, Skowhegan, Maine (1919)

07/27/2025 No Comments

Prescribing Doctor: Dr. Olivier CazaPatient Name: H. Cleveland (partial name, unclear)Pharmacy: G. R. Fogg, Druggist and ApothecaryDate: September 16, 1919Location: