Migril masters migraine : to cure a headache : "set a dish or platter of tynne upon the bare head."

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<p>One of a series of leaflets (traditional headache remedies) issued by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. advertising Migril, a remedy for headaches and migraines containing caffeine and the ergot derivative ergotamine. Showing a man placing a tin platter upon his head in order to cure his headache, as quoted 'The Gentlemen's Magazine Library' (1884).</p>

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