Oct 24, 2014 · During the late 1800s and early 1900s, “patent medicines” in the form of elixirs, salves, and pills were at their height of popularity. These medicinal concoctions often claimed …

May 7, 2006 · Antique medicines contained everything from arsenic to opium -- and promised instant cures. Pity the poor Victorian-era family whose bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup …

Sep 19, 2016 · Radium and other radioactive substances were marketed as health tonics and beauty aids, and naturally, things didn't end well. Other times, the medicines were just plain …

Castor oil was used for everything from a general health tonic to a chest compress for coughs and colds. Salt was used as a gargle for sore throats. It worked then and still works today. Herbs …

For over two centuries, patent medicines played a significant role in the healthcare landscape of America. The term 'patent medicine' encompasses a wide range of medicinal concoctions …

Oct 29, 2007 · Derivatives of coca and opium were seen as miracle cures in the 1800s and could be found in any drugstore.

Jan 3, 2019 · Dr. Samuel B. Hartman's Peruna Tonic survived, even though it was one of the worst purveyors of false advertising. His packaging, which featured wholesome nurses and …

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, “patent medicine” became very popular for various aches, ailments, and diseases. Often sold by traveling salespeople in what became known as …

Nov 7, 2018 · Looking for a salve to soothe your soul or a tonic to tweak your physique? These advertisements that appeared in the late 1800s and early 1900s in the Post promised to fix …

Many of the ‘Tonics’ and prescriptions (i.e. strychnine, mercury, opium) presented by Lindsay and his contemporaries were under scrutiny during the late 1800’s and turn of the century.