Hull Index in Hull, Iowa

Electric Bitters and Echoes of Patent Remedies Across Times

An assortment of reminiscences and ad copy references to Electric Bitters and minute cough cures. The piece blends historical lines about tonics and patent medicines with scattered newspaper clippings and brand mentions such as Anderson & Knapp's Drug Store, De Witt's Little Early Risers, and One Minute Cough Cure. It juxtaposes era chatter with local shop notes and odd anecdotes from Maine papers.