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    Whilst looking for something else entirely I came across an advert placed in Billinges Advertiser by Solomon in April 1796. He claimed that Balm of Gilead could cure:-

    "for the relief of nervous disorders, female complaints, weaknesses, loss of appetite, impurity of blood, headaches, relaxation, bilious cases, debility, indigestion, ill-cured lues, seminal weaknesses, coughs and colds, consumptions, lowness of spirits, scorbutic diseases, pains in the limbs, gleets etc etc etc".



    Price was half a guinea a bottle, with the cordial composed of pure essence of virgin gold and foam of balsams.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteH View Post
    Whilst looking for something else entirely I came across an advert placed in Billinges Advertiser by Solomon in April 1796. He claimed that Balm of Gilead could cure:-

    "for the relief of nervous disorders, female complaints, weaknesses, loss of appetite, impurity of blood, headaches, relaxation, bilious cases, debility, indigestion, ill-cured lues, seminal weaknesses, coughs and colds, consumptions, lowness of spirits, scorbutic diseases, pains in the limbs, gleets etc etc etc".

    Price was half a guinea a bottle, with the cordial composed of pure essence of virgin gold and foam of balsams.
    What a word...Gleets..... still I bet it was better than saying , I'll have some Balm of Gilead, please, I've got a dose of Gonorrhea

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteH View Post
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    Price was half a guinea a bottle, with the cordial composed of pure essence of virgin gold and foam of balsams.
    That was a large fortune at the time, correct?

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    About £47 today.That was the same as a coppers salary in 1797.

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    Gilead street, Kensington named in commemoration.
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    Updated weekly with old and new pics.

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