Great job!
******* drops for toothache
Very popular for children in 1885. Not only they relieved the pain, they made the children happy!
Opium for Asthma
"50 cents!? Just for asthma
relief? Dang, for that much
I could buy me a cow!"
(Farmer Giles was not impressed, 1905)
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Mariani wine
Mariani wine (1875) was the most famous Coca wine of its time. Pope Leo XIII used to carry one bottle with him all the time. He awarded Angelo Mariani (the producer) with a Vatican gold medal.
******* tablets (1900)
All stage actors, singers teachers and preachers had to have them for a maximum performance. Great to "smooth" the voice.
Maltine
Produced by Maltine Manufacturing Company of New York . It was suggested that you should take a full glass with or after every meal. Children should take half a glass.
Bayer's ******
A bottle of Bayer's ******. Between 1890 and 1910 ****** was sold as a non-addictive substitute for morphine. It was also used to treat children with strong cough.
How weird it is
It really hasn't changed much with the DRUG manufacturers, it's all the same just different names and chemicals that still cause you more problems than they fix.