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headache powder

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Noun1.headache powder - a powdered form of aspirinheadache powder - a powdered form of aspirin          
acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph - the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
powder - any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder


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In 1910, the city saw the invention of BC Headache Powder, which may have been the town''s first step toward being christened The City of Medicine and becoming synonymous with health.
Later versions of his drug had the ability to stop headaches and became the basis for a boom in headache powders marketed in the 1890s.
This is 1950s Britain, perhaps, with shops shut promptly at 1pm for lunch, half-day closing on Wednesdays, Omo washing powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Grandpa's Headache Powders among the window displays.
 
 
 
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