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Almanac: Listerine

May 15, 1923 was a date to take your breath away, when Lambert Pharmacal Company was awarded a trademark for Listerine, the first over-the-counter mouthwash. It would soon be featured in a no-holds-barred ad campaign against halitosis. Charles Osgood reports.
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