#356 Pfizer: A Brooklyn Origin Story
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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The Relationship Between Medicine Makers and Sick People
In the 18 forties, it's hard to overstate how little we knew about the underlying causes of disease and illness back in these days. Remedies for these symptoms could be found at your local apothecary, made from natural ingredients by abelieve it or not, here in new york there are at least two businesses today that trace themselves to former nineteenth century apothecaries. But while natural remedies are obviously effective for many problems, measurements and product quality varied from place to place.
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