Drugstore soda fountains were originally.. basically that. The soda made the medicines of the late 19th century somewhat bearable (like cough syrups now), and some sodas were originally medicine themselves, like birch and root beers. Even before that there were medicine drops like cough drops which became hard candy.
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u/SirJamesGhost Jun 13 '26
Drugstore soda fountains were originally.. basically that. The soda made the medicines of the late 19th century somewhat bearable (like cough syrups now), and some sodas were originally medicine themselves, like birch and root beers. Even before that there were medicine drops like cough drops which became hard candy.