FLETCHER’S CASTORIA, Hell’s Kitchen

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There must have been a time when the familiar script handwritten signature of Charles H. Fletcher stuck fear in the hearts of crumb crunchers everywhere. Fletcher began selling his Castoria, a mild stomach remedy for children, in 1871. (You’ll recall that in the Little Rascals features, the gang was always threatened with castor oil for minor stomach [...]

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