Ghost Sign (#2) – Seen in the French Quarter

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

I think maybe this was supposed to be a sign for Tutt’s liver pills, except there’s a window where the “T” would have gone.Ghost sign "Utt's Liver Pills" seen in the French Quarter

The photos below are from the first two hits from Google News, one from “The Florence Times,” dated June 11, 1897, and the other from “Good Housekeeping” in 1888.

Tutt's Liver Pills 1897 ad

Tutt's Pills Cure Constipation ad

About Katherine Wikoff

I am a college professor (PhD in English, concentration rhetoric) at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach film and media studies, political science, digital society, digital storytelling, writing for digital media, and communication. While fragments of my teaching and scholarship interests may quite naturally meander over to my blog, this space is intended to function as a creative outlet, not as part of my professional practice. Opinions are my own, etc.
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4 Responses to Ghost Sign (#2) – Seen in the French Quarter

  1. Karen J Spivey says:
    July 1, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    You find out the most interesting information!! Who knew? 🙂

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  2. Sally Cissna says:
    July 2, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    A good thing to know about while traveling…if you get my drift.

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