Lydia Pinkham

Lydia Pinkham

female, deceased (1883)
alternative medicine, patentmedicines, motherwort, American, Licorice, Herbalist…Patent Medicine
Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819 - 1883) was a patent medicine manufacturer and businesswoman. A resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, Lydia Pinkham first...
John Pemberton

John Pemberton

male, deceased (1888)
Macon, inventor, Chemist, medical school, Coca-Cola, crawford county…patentmedicines
John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831-August 16, 1888) was an American druggist and the creator of Coca-Cola.

Muckraker

male
prison, racketeering, News Media, Public Interest, Collier's Weekly, Slum…patentmedicines
A muckraker is an American English term for one who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that violate widely held values, such as...

Hadacol

male
medical doctor, Time Magazine, pharmacist, Democrat, Dietary supplements, Vermilion Parish…patentmedicines, Patent Medicine
Hadacol was a patent medicine marketed as a vitamin supplement. Its principal attraction, however, was that it contained 12 percent alcohol (listed...
George Gill Green

George Gill Green

male
University of Pennsylvania, Castle Green, Lake Hopatcong, Laudanum, patentmedicines, United States Civil War…Patent Medicine
George Gill Green (January 16, 1842 - February 26, 1925) was a patent medicine entrepreneur, and Colonel in the US Civil War. He was born in...