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Three color 5 1/4″ x 13 3/4″ ad for Jests – For Excess Stomach Acid. The ad text says “Overnight Success! Jests Win Nation-Wide Praise! Thousands cheer great new, tested relief for ACID INDIGESTION” and, this is under a smiling picture of a Jester. The text says that “Introduced nationally only a short while ago, Jests are already an established success from coast to coast. Today, on all sides, you hear people talking about Jests…praising the fast, effective relief they give! It’s really amazing how quickly these remarkable little mint-flavored tablets relieve the discomforts of acid indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and similar distress brought on by temporary excess stomach acid. Fast Relief – Longer Relief! Jests are based on an entirely new formula, reflecting the lastest scientific thought in the antacid field. The ingredients of Jests are prescribed by many doctors in their own treatment of gastric hyperacidity. Jests contains no bicarbonate of soda or other raw alkalis to over-alkalis the stomach. They are not constipating – not a laxative. And they will not form a habit. So Convenient To Carry. Acid indigestion strikes suddenly – often at the most inconvenient times and places…so be prepared! Carry Jests with you always – ‘jest’ in case. And at the first sign of distress, ‘jest’ chew a Jest or two. Jests are put up in handy little rolls that slip easily into your pocket or purse. Each roll is equipped with a special ‘Protector Top’ which fits over the opened end and keeps the last tablet as clean and fresh as the first. No matter what you may be using now, you owe it to yourself to try Jests. Only 10 cents for the handy roll – 3 rolls for 25 cents – at any drug store”.
Source: October 28, 1940 Life magazine.
