TheDiggerBoy91
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The Dr. S.B.H & co. bottle held Peruna, an extremely popular patent medicine made by Samuel B. Hartman of Columbus, Ohio. Like most patent medicines, it was mostle alcohol. It was marketed as a supposed cure-all that could cure everything from colds to deafness. it was made from 1879 up to the 1920's. They're worth about $2-5. Liquozone was also a supposed cure-all patent medicine that was from chicago, Ill, and was put on the market in 1890. It was a germicide, and was mostly water. The company was attcked by Sam Hopkins Adams in 1905. They go for about $3-10. As for the Barq's, Barq's is a root beer that is still made today. It was first made in 1898 by Edward Barq. Today it's owned by Coca-Cola.
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