The Dangers of Soda Fountains from Isabella Alden

I shared some Isabella Alden (Pansy) books in my 100+ Free Old-Fashioned Cozy Books for Kindle. This is a fascinating historical piece about why soda fountains were considered dangerous by some.

Today, a soda fountain—when you can find one—is a quaint relic of a by-gone era. Think of soda fountains and you may think of ladies wearing corsets and long skirts, or gentlemen who never leave home without a hat, tie, and pocket watch.

Soda fountains are such benign objects to us, it’s hard to imagine that they ever had the potential to cause harm. But in Isabella’s day, there were hidden dangers in every soda fountain, in every town in America.