They may not have done much to cure people, but they sure were pretty to buy!
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MEDICAL QUACKERY IN ALL OF ITS QUESTIONABLE GLORY!
Reflections, insights, and interesting trivia on the fascinating subject of medical quackery (from the old days and today), punctuated with colorful images of amazing quack medicine bottles, boxes, and advertising. UPDATED FREQUENTLY!
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- QuackMD
- I got my BA from Boston College and married the woman of my dreams a week after graduation; we've been married for 40 wonderful years. I grew up with pine trees in my backyard; now I have banana trees. Nonetheless, my first love is quaint, beautiful, historic New England. You can still find little pockets of it hidden from development, but I just close my eyes and it's always there.
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I may not personally be one to collect bottles, but this picture "almost" makes me want to. When I look at it, it makes me think of a New England landscape ... two large hills, covered in trees with autumn foliage, a valley in-between leading down to a boulder lined river banking. Beautiful.
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