Vicks: Formula 44, 1950s-1960s
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| - | Try it. | 0:01 |
| (man coughing) | 0:02 | |
| - | Honey, the only thing that works on my cough | 0:04 |
| is a codeine cough medicine. | 0:06 | |
| - | But codeine is narcotic. | 0:07 |
| Man | (coughs) I know, but- | 0:09 |
| - | Come on now, try this. | 0:11 |
| - | Hmm. What is it? | 0:14 |
| Woman | See for yourself. | 0:17 |
| - | Vicks Formula 44 Extra Strength Cough Mixture. | 0:18 |
| Let's see. | 0:22 | |
| Contains Silentium, cough silencer as effective as codeine. | 0:23 | |
| It says it's as effective as codeine. | 0:28 | |
| - | Even better, 'cause it's not narcotic, | 0:30 |
| so it can't cause narcotic upset. | 0:32 | |
| Narrator | Formula 44 calms nagging coughs of colds, | 0:35 |
| flu, bronchitis, hour after hour. | 0:38 | |
| It lets you sleep. | 0:40 | |
| Man | That's for me. | 0:41 |
| Narrator | And this is too, | 0:43 |
| tablets that dissolve in your mouth. | 0:45 | |
| New Formula 44 Cough Discs, also with Silentium, | 0:47 | |
| for cough relief away from home. | 0:51 | |
| Formula 44 Cough Mixture and new Cough Discs, buy both. | 0:54 |
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