Elderberries were popular on the frontier and were used in multiple ways. Both the snowy white flowers and deep dark berries were made into...
Elderberries: Not Just for Your Health
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Frontier Medicine
Frontier people led a hardscrabble life. There were many perils confronting folks but the most dreaded was illness and disease. Almost all families...
Medicine Shows And Curing Ailments Come and witness the magical powers of .... medicine shows?
In the years before the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, medicine show’s and wild curing ailments were popular. The contents of these miracle drugs...
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What illness did Jim Bowie have that confined him to a cot just before the final Mexican attack on the Alamo?