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Horsford’s Acid Phosphate: Cure or Con?



Students analyze images of a 19th century advertisement for messages about chemicals in medicinal products and about techniques of persuasion in early advertising. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Chemicals in the Environment." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.



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Relevant Subject Area(s)

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education

Grade Level(s)

Middle School, High School, College

Media Type(s)

Illustration

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

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