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Depilatory cream advertisement by Hall & Ruckel in a 1915 edition of Harper's Bazaar (then called Harper's Bazar), which reads as follows:

Summer Dress and Modern Dancing combine to make necessary the removal of objectionable hair.

X BAZIN
depilatory powder

has been used by women of refinement for generations for the removal of objectionable hair. It acts gently and effectively. It is harmless to the most delicate skin. It is easily applied.

Send for Generous Sample

Send us 10 cents for generous sample and our special offer. Sold by Druggists and Department Stores everywhere for 50 cents.

Hall & Ruckel

(Makers of Sozodont since 1846)

229 Washington St., New York

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