1900 PATENT MEDICINE WINE OF CARDUI

Back in 1900 there really weren't that many medicines available to relive menstrual cramps and pain. Aspirin had just become available as a bitter powder, but was not widely known, so there weren't too many products available. I can't imagine this contained an effective pain killer but it did have plenty of alcohol, which is a pain reliever of a sort and it was respectable to drink a medicine, maybe not so acceptable to take a drink. How much do you think was sold to people looking for a buzz rather than pain relief? Probably a lot.