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There is a really fascinating theory about what that drink actually was, based on the late-1800s slang of Baum's era. Back then, people frequently used the phrase "liquid courage" to refer to alcohol—specifically whiskey or gin. In fact, standard patent medicines of the 1890s were often heavily laced with alcohol and promised to cure nervousness, anxiety, and faintness of heart.