The novels of John Uri Lloyd

(April 19, 1849- April 9, 1936)

John Uri Lloyd began his work as a pharmacist with H.M. Merrell & Co., and eventually, along with his brother Nelson Ashley Lloyd, gained ownership of the company, calling it Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists.

In the course of his maufacturing, Lloyd patented many devices, including th Lloyd Extractor. Lloyd Bros. eventually developed 379 "specific medicines" and was a major supplier to physicians throughout the U.S..

In his spare time Lloyd was a novelist.

Here is a list of his novels;

Etidropha - 1895

The Right Side of the Car - 1897

Stringtown Pike - 1900  - the best known of his novels; birthed the notion that goldenseal will change the outcome of urinalysis for drug testing. This practice is now a part of American folk culture, evolving from the novel.  In the plot goldenseal bitters are mistaken for strychnine in a chemical test by an expert chemical witness in a murder trial. The accused murderer is convicted on the testimony, though the stomach of the deceased did not contain strychnine, but goldenseal, from the victim's morning habit of drinking digestive bitters. As a result, goldenseal became a part of American folklore associated with chemical testing errors.

Warwick of the Knobs - 1901

Red Head - 1903

Scroggins - 1904

Felix Moses - 1930

Our Willie - 1934

Sam Hill Stories - ????

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