Wednesday, November 5, 1:30 p.m.
During the last quarter of the nineteenth century,
Marquette County residents eagerly awaited the
arrival of various traveling medicine shows. The
shows consisted of free musical performances and
humorous skits, plus sales pitches for whatever
medicine the self-proclaimed "doctor" was selling.
This presentation by local history buff Bill Van
Kosky will take us back to the golden age of
quackery, when medical science was floundering
and anyone could legally put anything in a bottle
and say that it would cure all ills of man or beast.
This daytime SSS program includes an antique
medical equipment display by Chip Truscon, door
prizes, and complimentary Dead River Coffee. All
ages welcome. Free program.
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