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History Unraveled: We’ve Got a Bone to Pick with Patent Medicine
Looking for a new medicine to help your cold and flu symptoms? Looking for a new medicine to help your cold and flu symptoms? 100 years ago, you might have visited your local drug store for a patent medicine like Hill’s Bromide Cascara Quinine, as seen in this advert in the Greenbrier Independent from January […]

History Unraveled: An Extremely Short History of Xmas in America
The evolution of Christmas in America is a case in point. Gaining a historical perspective on America is not easy with current events and social media sucking up all of the oxygen. However, looking back through the decades and centuries it seems clear that life in these United States has always been more or less […]