menu
{ "item_title" : "Good For What Ails You", "item_author" : [" Curt Dalton "], "item_description" : "Dayton was once a hotbed for patent medicine sellers and manufacturers. It was a time of Redfern's Indian Tonic and Hirsch's Ambition Tablets, of liniments and cure-alls, of pills and powders and the occasional health potion.Step inside this book and see the lure of the ads, almanacs, trade cards and testimonials that sold a city, as well as a nation, on the idea of do-it-yourself medication. Discover the story of a Dayton traveling medicine show, a failed cure that caused a young woman to be murdered, and a dead man's testimonial of how he was feeling much better after taking a stimulating elixir.Here, in all its original color, is the history of the reckless and robust golden age of patent medicines in the Gem City.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/49/289/406/1492894060_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "22.50", "online_price" : "22.50", "our_price" : "22.50", "club_price" : "22.50", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
Good For What Ails You|Curt Dalton
Good For What Ails You : Dayton's Golden Age of Patent Medicine
local_shippingShip to Me
In Stock.
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

Dayton was once a hotbed for patent medicine sellers and manufacturers. It was a time of Redfern's Indian Tonic and Hirsch's Ambition Tablets, of liniments and cure-alls, of pills and powders and the occasional health potion.Step inside this book and see the lure of the ads, almanacs, trade cards and testimonials that sold a city, as well as a nation, on the idea of do-it-yourself medication. Discover the story of a Dayton traveling medicine show, a failed cure that caused a young woman to be murdered, and a dead man's testimonial of how he was feeling much better after taking a stimulating elixir.Here, in all its original color, is the history of the reckless and robust golden age of patent medicines in the Gem City.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781492894063
  • ISBN-10: 1492894060
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: October 2013
  • Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.26 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.77 pounds
  • Page Count: 102

Related Categories

BAM Customer Reviews