FORTUNES IN PATENT MEDICINES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 174, 14 July 1908, Page 4

FORTUNES IN PATENT MEDICINES.

.£174,047 MADE FROM BU)lTtf EMULSION. Another large fortune made out of a patent medicine litis been left l>y Air. Alfred Browne Scott the head of the linn of Messrs. Scott, Browne, Ltd., the proprietors of Scott's Emulsion. l'robiite lias been granted on his will, his English estate being valued nt £174,047 gross. Mr Scott, who was a citizen of the. United States, left ttie whole of his fortune to his wife and children. Among other large fortunes made by the proprietors of successful medicines and proprietary foods which have recently become subject to death dutiei are those of: Senator the Uon. George Taylor fulford, of Brockvillc, Ontario Canada, proprietor of Br William's Pink Puis, £ 1,311,000. Mr James I'jpps the famous iiomocpiit'liie chemist and cocoa manufacturer, £735,837. Mr Frederick linden Bonger, of .Manchester, proprietor of Bengcr's Food, £420,807. : ■•<. '-i^ipril Mr George llandysidc. of Noweastle-on-'X'yne, proprietor of the '■Cousuniy»lion'Cure," £.147.800. Mr Walter Tom Owhridge, of Hull, proprietor of Owbridge's Lung Tonic, ;C112,214. Mr Robert Dyer Coinmans, J.P. of Hath, inventor of the Areca Nut Tooth Paste, £110,777. Mr Johann Carl Gustnv Mellin, of Mcllin's Food, £114,218. Mr Thomas Beccham, of St. Helen's and Soulliport, proprietor of Beceli'am's 'Pills, £800.(180. Mr -Alfred Silvester Day, of Bay and .Sons, animal medicine manufacturers, £73,588. Mr Charles Edward Euli'ord, of Jiilt! Bean Manufacturing Company £07,187.