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Pembroke's Remedies

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Kendal Black Drops

18 Aug 202018 Aug 2020
Those of you who are regular readers of my delightful romps through the darker side of medical science might sometimes lend themselves to question - where on earth does he get the…
Pembroke's Remedies

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Beer Medicine!

17 Aug 2020
Ladies and Gentlemen! Do you need an excuse to drink? Do you suffer from all manner of ailments, imaginary or otherwise? Do your children complain too much? Of course, all…
Pembroke's Remedies

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Cure Baldness and Colds!

12 Aug 2020
In all fairness, this installation of Remedies shouldn't be attributed to me at all, but moreso to the great and evangelical John Wesley, whose solutions to everyday maladies of the…
Pembroke's Remedies

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Morphine and Babies!

12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020
It’s Halloween, and ’tis the time of year when we celebrate and immerse ourselves in the dark and diabolical, styling ourselves in the fabulous guises of demons and satanic forms,…
Medical History…

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Cocaine Wine!

28 Oct 201828 Oct 2018
Editorial note: In a warm, mahogany paneled drawing room, adorned with filled bookshelves, gorgeous chandeliers and lofty ceilings, Dr. James D. Pembroke sits in an armchair, leaning slightly to one side. To…
Medical History…

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Electric Corsets!

16 Oct 201816 Oct 2018
The most enduring folly of civilization is the persistent focus on personal aesthetics; sleek, flowing hair, accentuated toned muscles, minuscule waists, youthful and blemish-free skin. Like the beauty equivalent of a…
Medical History…

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Intestines and Puppies

9 Feb 201828 Oct 2018
Welcome to another edition of Dr. Pembroke's Remedies. I suppose that this week's edition might leave you with what could be considered the epitome of mixed feelings, ranging from extremes of…
Pembroke's Remedies

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Galvanic Viagra of the 1850’s

11 Dec 201728 Oct 2018
Imagine if you will: you are visiting an old friend for the evening, with the intention of getting wrecked on brandy and discussing Important Matters, such as the price of New Guinea…
Medical History…

Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies – Blowing Vapours

9 Dec 201716 Oct 2018
Join Dr. J.D. Pembroke as he studies the many curious, ridiculous and sometimes downright confusing medical methods by which mankind has sought to heal itself with over the years. It’s…

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Preparing for a demonstration of the very latest techniques in trephination at Rush Medical University! More pictures to follow...
Dr. Pembroke’s Remedies: Cocaine Wine 🍷
Chicago's most canny - and uncanny - medical men graciously invite you to @surgicalmuseumchicago first ever Halloween gala!
When restricting your waist to the diameter of a noodle doesn’t seem painful enough, there’s always electrification... it’s the ‘very thing’ for ladies. Learn more at medicinemacabre.com, link in the profile.
Your favorite medical men return to educate and enthrall guests of @surgicalmuseumchicago
Friends & enemies! Your favorite medical men are delighted to announce that we shall be guests of honor at @surgicalmuseumchicago Halloween Gala! Please join us for an elegantly macabre evening of cocktails and entertainment. 💀💉 Tickets in bio.
Tonight at the @surgicalmuseumchicago, Kolzac and I prove once again that trephining is a perfectly legitimate and safe procedure. I mean, obviously not for the patient, but that goes without saying... since when was medicine about saving people?
Sometimes that fine wool suit and stylish leather coat came at a terrible price: anthrax poisoning. Learn more at medicinemacabre.com 💀 #weirdhistory #victorianmedicine #anthrax #macabre #historyofmedicine
Man? Woman? Person who just wanted to practice surgery?! Learn about the gender mystery we really need to stop trying to solve. 💉 new article up on medicinemacabre.com #historyofmedicine #historyofsurgery #johnbarry #gender #sexuality #victorianmedicine #victoriansurgery

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