I am intrigued by Quack Medicine and the ads of the late 1800s and early 1900's. It seems like you could put anything into a bottle (best if it was a bit of alcohol) and sell it. The grand dame of the bit of booze in the bottle of medicine had to Lydia E Pinkham.
According to Wiki: Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819 - 1883) was a patent medicine manufacturer and businesswoman. A resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, Lydia Pinkham first began developing home remedies after the near bankruptcy of her husband. Mass marketed from 1875 on, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was one of the best known patent medicines of the 19th century. The fact that it was about 20% alcohol didn't hurt.
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