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As such, the heyday of patent medicine emphasizes the need for scientific testing and logical skepticism, particularly when confronted by cure-alls and other extraordinary claims.
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David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2021
Medicine shows were the entertainment arm of one of the era's most powerful industries: patent medicine.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Two of the handmade figures represented a banjo player and a character dubbed Doc Cogwheel, a patent medicine salesperson.
—Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Dec. 2020
In the 1670s, what came to be called Jesuit bark had made its way into a popular patent medicine, along with rose leaves, lemon juice, and wine.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 11 Nov. 2020
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David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2021
Medicine shows were the entertainment arm of one of the era's most powerful industries: patent medicine.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
Two of the handmade figures represented a banjo player and a character dubbed Doc Cogwheel, a patent medicine salesperson.
—Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Dec. 2020
In the 1670s, what came to be called Jesuit bark had made its way into a popular patent medicine, along with rose leaves, lemon juice, and wine.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 11 Nov. 2020
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