Oregon Indian Medicine Company
From Kook Science
The Oregon Indian Medicine Company was a patent medicine manufacturer and distributor, organised in 1876 by Col. Thomas Augustus Edwards and his brother Alfred Edwards. The company exploited the image and reputation of Donald McKay, a Warm Springs Scout captain who'd participated in the Oregon Modoc War (1872-73), to lend their patent medicines authenticity as Indian remedies, and used "Wild West"-themed medicine shows to promote their products across the United States.
Oregon's Product Line
- Ka-Ton-Ka
- Donald McKay's Indian Worm Eradicator
- Mox-Ci-Tong
- Modoc Oil
- Nez Perce Catarrh Snuff
- Oregon Indian Cough Syrup
- War Paint Ointment
- Wasco Cough Drops