The term "patent medicine" has become particularly associated with drug compounds in the 18th and 19th centuries, sold with colorful names and even more colorful claims.
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Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908 ... Mr. Justice Brewer delivered the opinion of the court: ... On February 19, 1903, the legislature of the state of Oregon passed an act (Session Laws 1903, p. 148) the first section of which is in these words:
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Published patent application images are viewable at the U.S. ... Paragraph 0002 (2004): The present invention involves the fields of immunology and medicine, and more particularly relates to new investigative and treatment methods that relate to diseases in humans and other mammals that are caused by, worsened by,
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neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/94/patent-medicine
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Patent medicines first appeared in England in the 1600s. When a medication was patented, its formula was owned by the patent holder, and no one else could duplicate and sell it. In order to qualify for a patent, a medicine only had to be original;
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www.bookrags.com/research/patent-medicine-woi/
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Other muckrakers attacked the Senate, railroad practices, insurance companies, and fraud in patent medicine. Lewis Hine photographed laborers. Jacob Riis photographed the urban poor and wrote a book called ... It also gave workers the right to strike. Finally, Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis, a leading critic of big business,
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Ironically, an introductory section beginning at 18 is entitled "patent medicine." As noted by Wikipedia, for example, "One memorable group of patent medicines — liniments that allegedly contained snake oil, supposedly a universal panacea — made snake oil salesman a lasting synonym for a charlatan." The authors aren...
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My first cough medicine was moonshine and honey (he had a bunch of beehives out back). Granny used snuff from the time she was ten, and a snuff poultice was used for bee stings and bug bites. There were a LOT of home remedies in use at the time (early to mid-fifties).
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www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/old-school-medicine-ads
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Although private die proprietaries were applied to a variety of goods, about half were used on patent medicine containers. That created a rich field of acquisition possibilities for present day collectors, who actively seek interesting examples.
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www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/09/collectible-investmen...
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Chapter 11: The Pattern of Patent Medicine Appeals ... Another reason for pioneering by patent medicine promoters in the psychology of advertising lay in the goal of the customers. They wanted to regain or to preserve their health. Problems relating to disease are complex, and the thinking about them in the 19th century...
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