1079196 Pabst Malt Extract, the "Best" Tonic, Pabst, Milwaukee, c.1880s-1890s (print) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: In the late 1800s, brewing companies began producing tonics - malt beverages containing up to 3 1/2% alcohol - that they marketed to women as well as men. They were promoted as health tonics for a variety of ailments. Binner, Chicago); 穢 New York Historical Society ; American, out of copyright.