I’m sure they mean it has no flavor

Instead of riffing on the product’s name, let’s take a moment to marvel that it used to be considered a bonus rather than a requirement that manufacturers list their product’s ingredients on the label.

This ad from the September 27, 1900 edition of The Chatham Record touts just such a “feature” for Grove’s Tasteless (nope, not going there) Chill Tonic.

Tasteless chill tonic

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