Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1940

Date Range To

1960

Materials

GLASS, PLASTIC, PAPER

No. Pieces

20

Description

1. BOTTLE: 18.2CM (H) X 8.5CM (L) X 4.5CM (W). CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE WITH FLUTED NECK AND BLACK PLASTIC TWIST CAP. SIDES OF BACK HAVE GRADUATED MEASUREMENTS. PAPER LABEL ON FRONT WITH BLUE PRINT READS "PERFECTED RUBBING ALCOHOL", WITH USE AND "STEVENS TORONTO WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER" AT BOTTOM. LABEL IS STAINED, BRITTLE, AND TORN AT SEVERAL PLACES. SMALL WHITE LABEL AT BACK WITH RED OUTLINE HAS "IEP..ON CHLORIDE 1-1000" HANDWRITTEN IN INK. BOTTOM OF BOTTLE EMBOSSED WITH "DD1 V-233-A 4". 2. BOTTLE: IDENTICAL TO .1, EXCEPT CAP IS METAL, LABEL ON BACK MISSING, AND LABEL ON FRONT IS IN BETTER CONDITION. LAST NUMBER EMBOSSED ON BOTTOM IS "2". 3. BOTTLE: 13.5CM (H) X 5.7CM (L) X 3.3CM (W). AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH CLEAR GLASS BASE. BLACK PLASTIC CAP. GREEN AND WHITE PAPER LABEL ON FRONT READS "CHERACOL FOUR FLUID OUNCES NO. 1391 EXEMPT NARCOTIC". DIRECTIONS FOR USE PRINTED, WITH OUTLINE OF RED "X" IN BACKGROUND. BOTTOM OF LABEL READS "THE UPJOHN COMPANY, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN". BOTTOM OF BOTTLE EMBOSSED WITH "4217". 4. BOTTLE: 11.2CM (H) X 4.7CM (L) X 3.3CM (W). AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH BLACK PLASTIC LID. LID IS RIBBED AND EMBOSSED WITH "CIBA" ON TOP. WHITE PAPER LABEL WITH BLUE PRINT READS "YORK PHARMACY YORK HOTEL BLDG. LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA PHONE FA. 7-2453 NO. 50689 DR. CHRISTIE TAKE 1 CAPSULE 3 TIMES A DAY 26.7.57. FOR MRS. SHORT". LABEL IS STAINED WITH ADHESIVE, AND TORN AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER. BOTTOM OF BOTTLE EMBOSSED WITH "94339S3". 5. BOTTLE: 9.7CM (H) X 4.3CM (L) X 2.5CM (W). AMBER GLASS RECTANGULAR BOTTLE WITH BLACK METAL SCREW-ON LID. PAPER LABEL ON FRONT READS "BICARBONATE OF AMMONIA. SYDNEY JACKSON DISPENSING CHEMIST LETHBRIDGE, ALTA.". BOTTOM OF BOTTLE EMBOSSED WITH "14 33-S3 2". 6. BOTTLE: 8.2CM (H) X 3.5CM (L) X 3.5CM (W). RECTANGULAR AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH UNPAINTED ALUMINUM SCREW-ON LID. PAPER LABEL ON FRONT READS "COMPRESSED TABLETS ACID BORIC 5 GRAINS", WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, AND "INGRAM & BELL LIMITED" AT BOTTOM. 7. BOTTLE: 8.2CM (H) X 3.3CM (L) X 2.2CM (W). RECTANGULAR AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH WHITE PAINTED METAL SCREW-ON LID. WHITE PAPER LABEL WITH BLUE PRINT READS "50 TABLETS ANACIN FOR PAIN" WITH CONTENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS WRINKLED. "ANACIN EMBOSSED ON BACK OF BOTTLE". 8. BOTTLE: 7.9CM (H) X 3.6CM (L) X 2.2CM (W). RECTANGULAR AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH 12-FACED SCREW ON BLACK PLASTIC CAP. WHITE PAPER LABEL ON FRONT READS IN BLACK PRINT "GALT HOSPITAL LETHBRIDGE 30215". "MRS. PEARSON CORA....MX DR RAY" HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK. LABEL SLIGHTLY STAINED AND WRINKLED. 9. BOTTLE: 7.6CM (H) X 3.0CM (L) X 3.3CM (W). RECTANGULAR AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH PAINTED WOODEN TWIST LID. CREST ON TOP OF LID READING "WYETH'S". NECK OF BOTTLE IS TAPERED OUT SLIGHTLY AT TOP. WHITE PAPER LABEL AROUND BOTTLE, WITH BLUE INK READING "ERGOKLONIN WYETH LIQUOR ERGOTAE PRAEPARATUS" WITH CONTENTS AND USE, WITH "JOHN WYETH & BROTHER, INC. WALKERVILLE, ONT.". STAMPED "NOV 3 1939". BOTTOM EMBOSSED WITH "5889 12". 10. BOTTLE: 6.6CM (H) X 3.3CM (L) X 2.4CM (W). RECTANGULAR AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH METAL SCREW-ON LID. BLACK PAINT ALMOST ENTIRELY CHIPPED OFF. BOTTOM EMBOSSED WITH "6200 3/4 21SB 9". NO LABEL. 11. BOTTLE: 6.3CM (H) X 3.5CM (D). AMBER GLASS BOTTLE WITH METAL LID, PAINTED WHITE AND BURGUNDY. "E.B.S." ON TOP OF LID. WHITE PAPER LABEL WITH RED OUTLINE READS "SULFATLIIA 201 POWDER" (?). RIGHT SIDE OF LABEL SMEARED WITH RED STAIN. 12. BOTTLE: 8.5CM (H) X 3.9CM (L) X 2.9CM (W). ELLIPTICAL CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE WITH THICK NECK. CORK STOPPER WITH RED STICKER AT TOP. WHITE PAPER LABEL WITH BROWN PRINT READS "NATIONAL 25 C.T. LIME WATER". DIRECTIONS FOR USE, AND NATIONAL DRUG AND CHEMICAL COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL CANADA". THIN YELLOW THREAD EXTENDING FROM STOPPER. "9" IN DIAMOND EMBOSSED ON BOTTOM. "148082" STAMPED VERTICALLY ON LABEL. 13. BOTTLE: 10CM (H) X 3CM (L) X 2.2CM (W). RECTANGULAR CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE WITH SLIGHTLY FLUTED NECK, AND BLACK PLASTIC SCREW LID. WHITE PAPER LABEL ON THREE SIDES OF BOTTLE READS "TR. IODINE - MILD". IN RED PRINT "POISON MCCREADYS LIMITED RED CROSS DRUG STORE SHERLOCK BLDG. LETHBRIDGE, ALTA", WITH SKULL AND CROSSBONES AT TOP LEFT CORNER. BACK OF BOTTLE GRADUATED ON BOTH SIDES. BOTTOM EMBOSSED "5 C K B". 14. BOTTLE: 8.5CM (H) X 2.3CM (L) X 2.2CM (W). CLEAR GLASS RECTANGULAR BOTTLE WITH DROPPER. PLASTIC LID, WITH RUBBER TOP, FOR SUCTION ON DROPPER. TOP IS PUSHED IN, AND RUBBER IS DRY AND CRACKING. GOLD PAPER LABEL ON FRONT READS "MURINE FOR YOUR EYES THE MURINE COMPANY, INC. TORONTO, ONT. NET CONTENTS 4 DRAMS MADE IN CANADA TRADE MARK REG IN U.S. PAT. OFF. CANADA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES." GOLD LABEL ON BACK LISTS INGREDIENTS. 15. VILE: 5.7CM (H) X 1.2CM (D). GLASS VILE WITH CORK STOPPER. WHITE PAPER LABEL WITH RED PRINT READS "SEOXYL SEASICKNESS REMEDY IS INTENDED TO AID IN PREVENTING AND TO RELIEVE SEASICKNESS TRAIN SICKNESS AIR SICKNESS AND THE DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY MOTION WHEN TRAVELLING IN MOTOR, AEROPLANE OR OTHER CONVEYANCES." DOSE, DIRECTIONS, AND MANUFACTURER INFORMATION INCLUDED. 16. VILE: 5CM (H) X 1.1CM (D). GLASS VILE WITH CORK STOPPER. NO LABELS. 17. VILE: 5.7CM (H) X 1.8CM (D). GLASS VILE WITH CORK STOPPER. CONTAINS 6 WHOLE AND 1 BROKEN PILL. PILLS MARKED WITH "A". 18. CONTAINER: 5.7CM (H) X 3.1CM (D). PLASTIC AMBER PILL BOTTLE, WITH METAL SCREW-ON LID. LID IS SERRATED AROUND TOP RIM. 19. VILE: 5.1CM (H) X 1.5CM (D). PLASTIC, WITH METAL SCREW-ON LID. GOLD PAPER LABEL ON BOTTOM READS IN BLACK PRINT "JUST PINK (LIGHT PINK) AYERFAST LIPSTICK HARRIET HUBBARD AYER". 20. BOTTLE IN BOX: 6.7CM (H) X 2.2CM (D). PLASTIC AMBER BOTTLE WITH DROPPER. BLACK PLASTIC LID AND RUBBER TOP FOR SUCTION. PAPER LABEL WITH BROWN PRINT READS "3.5CC. 'OSTOGEN' FROSST", WITH DOSE. C/W CARDBOARD TOP-OPENING BOX. YELLOW WITH BROWN PRINT; READS "3.5 CC. 'OSTOGEN' VIOSTEROL CONCENTRATED FROSST" WITH DOSE AND "CHARLES E. FROSST & CO. MONTREAL CANADA". REPEATED IN FRENCH ON BACK. LID IS STAMPED IN RED WITH "SPECIMEN". ALSO INCLUDED IS PIECE OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD, FOR PACKING.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

DONATED IN MEMORY OF AGNES SHORT, WHO WAS A NURSE IN LETHBRIDGE UNTIL C. 1970. HELPED WITH FIRST POLIO VACCINATION HERE, AND WAS PART OF THE HEALTH CLINIC FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. FATHER WAS WILLIAM H. SHORT, WHO WAS THE LAST FIRE CHIEF OF THE OLD NO.1 FIREHALL IN LETHBRIDGE. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A BELT DONATED BY SHARON DEREK. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. THE DONOR, SHARON DERRICK, IS THE NIECE OF AGNES SHORT. AGNES CHRISTINA SHORT WAS BORN ON APRIL 20, 1916 TO WILLIAM H. AND BERTHA SHORT (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN). SHE GRADUATED FROM LETHBRIDGE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE AND THEN ATTDNED THE CALGARY GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR NURSING TRAINING, WHICH SHE GRADUATED FROM IN 1939. AGNES WAS THE SUPERVISOR AT THE GALT HOSPITAL FROM 1939-1945. SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE NURSING STAFF OF LETHBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT #51 FROM 1947 UNTIL 1958. SHE WAS ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF NURSING AT THE LETHBRIDGE HEALTH UNIT FROM 1964 UNTIL HER RETIREMENT. SHE RETIRED IN 1980 AFTER 42 YEARS OF NURSING. AGNES PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 78 ON OCTOBER 20, 1994. WILLIAM HENRY SHORT WAS AGNES’S FATHER. HE WAS BORN IN LONDON, ENGLAND IN 1889 AND MOVED TO CANADA IN 1909. HE INITIALLY WORKED FOR THE CITY WATERWORKS DEPARTMENT IN LETHBRIDGE FOR TWO YEARS, BEFORE SPENDING 51 YEARS IN SERVICE OF THE LETHBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE OVERSAW THE INTRODUCTION OF MOTORIZED FIRE ENGINES, SWITCHING FROM HORSE POWERED WAGONS, IN 1913. HE ALSO SAW THE DEPARTMENT GROW IN SIZE FROM ONLY 13 TO 49 MEN. HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 84 ON NOVEMBER 18, 1974. WILLIAM’S WIFE BERTHA L. SHORT PASSED AWAY ON JULY 28, 1989. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE ABOUT AGNES’S LIFE, THE SHORT FAMILY LIVED IN NUMBER 1 FIRE HALL, WHERE WILLIAM WAS FIRE CHIEF. WILLIAM H. AND BERTHA ALSO HAD ANOTHER CHILD, WILLIAM D. SHORT. HE WAS BORN ON AUGUST 16, 1916 AND PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 5, 1990. HE WAS MARRIED TO MYRTLE (NEE NELSON) SHORT AND THEIR CHILDREN INCLUDE THE DONOR, SHARON DERRICK. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. *UPDATE* IN 2018 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES AND ACCESSORIES INCLUDING A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED BY SHARON DERRICK. ON 1 MARCH 2018, PUNDYK INTERVIEWED DERRICK REGARDING HER DONATION. THE INFORMATION BELOW HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THAT INTERVIEW: A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED WERE CONNECTED TO THE DONOR’S AUNT, AGNES SHORT AND HER CAREER AS THE SENIOR NURSE AT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE HEALTH UNIT AND AT THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING. “[THE NURSING ITEMS] WOULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE HEALTH UNIT, [WHERE] MY AUNT WAS THE SENIOR NURSE AT THE HEALTH UNIT… I HAVE NO IDEA [WHY SHE HELD ONTO THESE THINGS]. PROBABLY WHEN THERE WAS BIG MOVES, AND THEY PACKED EVERYTHING IN BOXES, AND MAY BE SOME OF HER PERSONAL STUFF WAS IN BOXES. I DON’T KNOW. [SOME THINGS WOULD ALSO] BE FROM THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING.” THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HISTORY BOOK TITLED, “LEGACY OF LETHBRIDGE WOMEN,” WRITTEN BY GEORGIA GREEN FOOKS, PATRICIA HAGEN, AND MARY OORDT AND PUBLISHED IN 2005: “AGNES SHORT’S LEGACY TO LETHBRIDGE STEMMED FROM HER EXEMPLARY CAREER IN NURSING AND FROM HER MANY OTHER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE DAUGHTER OF BERTHA AND WILLIAM SHORT, AGNES WAS RAISED IN THE MARRIED QUARTERS AT NO. 2 FIRE DEPARTMENT. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE LETHBRIDGE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE SHE STUDIED NURSING IN THE THREE-YEAR PROGRAM AT THE CALGARY GENERAL HOSPITAL. SHE THEN RETURNED IN 1939 TO BECOME SUPERVISOR OF THE GALT HOSPITAL AT $35 A MONTH. IN 1945 AGNES BECAME HEAD OF THE NURSING STAFF OF THE LETHBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51, MOVING THEN TO THE DIRECTOR OF NURSING AT THE LETHBRIDGE HEALTH UNIT. THERE SHE SAW THE FIRST USE OF PENICILLIN IN LETHBRIDGE AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO GIVE THE SALK VACCINE FOR POLIO. AGNES RETIRED FROM NURSING IN 1980 AFTER 42 YEARS ON THE JOB. APART FROM HER PROFESSIONAL LIFE, AGNES WAS INVOLVED IN MANY ORGANIZATIONS… AGNES EARNED A WOMAN OF DISTINCTION AWARD FROM THE YWCA AND A GOLD AWARD FROM THE CANADIAN RED CROSS. AT ONE PUBLIC FUNCTION SHE SAID, ‘LETHBRIDGE AND ITS CITIZENS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO ME.’ UNDOUBTEDLY, AFTER A LIFETIME OF DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE, AGNES RETURNED THE FAVOUR.” WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE DONATION OF HER FAMILY’S ARTIFACTS DURING THE 2018 INTERVIEW, DERRICK EXPLAINED, “I WAS THE EXECUTOR FOR MY AUNT’S WILL AND WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY SHE [WAS LIVING IN] MY GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER’S HOME. ALL THIS STUFF HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE HOUSE, SO WHEN WE WERE CLEANING IT OUT FOLLOWING HER DEATH, WE CAME ACROSS ALL THESE THINGS. WHILE I KEPT SOME AS MEMENTOS, MY SISTER AND I [DECIDED TO DONATE OTHER ITEMS TO THE MUSEUM].” PLEASE PERMANENT FILE P19950037001, FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION AND COPIES OF ARTICLES REGARDING THE FAMILY HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19950038002

Acquisition Date

1995-06

Collection

Museum

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