Mixing the last dose
Subject(s): Drugs, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., United States. Congress
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President Roosevelt mixes a bowl labeled “message” with several ingredients–“ammonia,” “castor oil,” “ipecac,” “quinine,” and “sulphur”–on the counter beside the bowl. A sick “Congress” sits in the other room. On the wall is a sign: “Prescriptions Strenuously Compounded.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-09
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Mixing the last dose. [December 9, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301953. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Johnson, Herbert, 1878-1946. Mixing the last dose. [9 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301953.
APA:
Johnson, Herbert, 1878-1946., [1908, December 9]. Mixing the last dose.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301953.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
