O-JIB-WA Medicine Co.
- Identifier
- DBB-BUS-01150
- Name
- O-JIB-WA Medicine Co.
- Type
- Business
- Activity
- manufacturer or distributor
- Description
- Producers of O-JIB-WA Indian Bitters, based in Flint, Michigan, with local agents in Detroit advertising in African American newspapers. The bitters were advertised as a remedy for a range of ailments. In the 1950s, the Federal Trade Commission charged the company with disseminating false advertisements.
- Affiliates
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Culbert, S.
Role: Agent (local agent in Detroit) - References
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Legal Case: Kenneth W. Shafe, Individually and Trading As O-jib-wa Medicine Co., and Kenneth G. Morrish, Individually and As General Sales and Production Manager of O-jib-wa Medicine Co., Petitioners, v. Federal Trade Commission, Respondent, 256 F.2d 661 (6th Cir. 1958). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/256/661/274545/.
- Documentation
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1942-12-19 Michigan Chronicle, 4 (S. CULBERT, agent for O-JIB-WA MEDICINE CO.)
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1944-06-24 Michigan Chronicle, 4 (O-Jib-Wa Medicine Co.)
- Title
- O-JIB-WA Medicine Co.