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![[Patent medicine labels for Perry Davis & Son, showing view of Providence, R.I., and four patent medicine bottles] / Kilburn & Mallory sc., Boston.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvcGF0ZW50LW1lZGljaW5lLWxhYmVscy1mb3ItcGVycnktZGF2aXMtYW5kLXNvbi1zaG93aW5nLXZpZXctb2YtcHJvdmlkZW5jZS1yaS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/256/jpg "[Patent medicine labels for Perry Davis & Son, showing view of Providence, R.I., and four patent medicine bottles] / Kilburn & Mallory sc., Boston.")
![[Shoppers looking at window display of Brown's Drug Store, advertising "Digestit," a stomach relief patent medicine; product is being endorsed by a pianist, "Mr. Thomas," who has been playing in the store window non-stop for 60 hours and 45 minutes; Mr. W.L. Brown in standing behind Mr. Thomas.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvc2hvcHBlcnMtbG9va2luZy1hdC13aW5kb3ctZGlzcGxheS1vZi1icm93bnMtZHJ1Zy1zdG9yZS1hZHZlcnRpc2luZy1kaWdlc3RpdC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Shoppers looking at window display of Brown's Drug Store, advertising \"Digestit,\" a stomach relief patent medicine; product is being endorsed by a pianist, \"Mr. Thomas,\" who has been playing in the store window non-stop for 60 hours and 45 minutes; Mr. W.L. Brown in standing behind Mr. Thomas.]")
![[Boston, Massachusetts., surgical bldg., New England Hospital for Women & Children, Dimock St.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvYm9zdG9uLW1hc3Mtc3VyZ2ljYWwtYmxkZy1uZXctZW5nbGFuZC1ob3NwaXRhbC1mb3Itd29tZW4tYW5kLWNoaWxkcmVuLWRpbW9jay02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Boston, Massachusetts., surgical bldg., New England Hospital for Women & Children, Dimock St.]")
