e/Medicine show

Information
has gloss	eng: Medicine shows were traveling horse and wagon teams which peddled "miracle cure" medications and other products between various entertainment acts. Their precise origins unknown, medicine shows were common in the 19th century United States (though they continued up to World War II). They are most commonly associated with "miracle elixirs" (referred to as snake oil), which, it was claimed, had the ability to cure any disease, smooth wrinkles, remove stains, prolong life or cure any number of common ailments. Entertainment often included a freak show, a flea circus, musical acts, magic tricks, jokes, or storytelling.
lexicalization	eng: Medicine show
instance of	(noun) medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription patent medicine

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Medicine Shows (dt. etwa Medizinschau) waren mit Pferdekutschen umherreisende Händler, die den Verkauf von Wundermitteln und anderen Produkten im Rahmen von Unterhaltungsprogrammen betrieben. Diese Form von Verkaufsveranstaltungen war vor allem in den USA des 19. Jahrhunderts populär.
lexicalization	deu: Medicine Show

Media
media:img	Ringwood Il Medicine show1.JPG
media:img	Snake-oil.png