Proprietary Medicines
When automobiles became popular, and road became mainstream, entrepreneurs would buy space on downtown brick buildings, and in the rural areas, on the sides of ...
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When automobiles became popular, and road became mainstream, entrepreneurs would buy space on downtown brick buildings, and in the rural areas, on the sides of barns. Selling these medicines in rural area proved to be highly successful for several reasons:
The population tended to be less sophisticated
The distance one had to travel to see a real physician could be long if not impossible
Less likely the population heard testimony from previous victims of these scammers
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The population tended to be less sophisticated
The distance one had to travel to see a real physician could be long if not impossible
Less likely the population heard testimony from previous victims of these scammers
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donanzinger
July 14, 2014
I photographed an old Dr. Pierce's barn in western Washington. It is in my ViewBug gallery. You might like seeing it Lawrence. They were all across the country but few of them have survived.
varchibald
February 02, 2016
Seen a couple in Utah but not in this condition. Usually they haven't been repainted. Nice shot.
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