On 6/11/2010 1:44 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> George > wrote:
>
>> I think you can still buy Moxie on line, remember seeing one of those
>> "food" shows on the History channel talking about some guy selling all
>> the retro cold drinks. Expensive stuff too.
>
> My father (born 1912) related that originally, Moxie contained
> a strong stimulant, stronger than caffeine. What exactly it
> was is uncertain. (Probably not cocaine, as I believe that was
> already illegal in soft drinks by that point.)
>
> So in any case, whatever you're buying now is not real Moxie.
>
> Steve

The law that outlawed cocaine, pot and heroin, to the best of my
knowledge came into being in 1934. Coca Cola was originally made with
cocaine in it. Lydia Pinkhams medicine for feminine vapors had alcohol
and heroin in it.

There's no telling what was in a great many of the cold drinks, elixirs,
and other snake oil products until 1934.