Did You Know?

Illustrated portrait of Dr. Pierce in the forefront of an illustrated collage of city-scape and farmland. Title reads, "World's Dispensary Medical Association".
Image of the World's Dispensary Medical Association Canadian branch laboratory building in Bridgeburg, ON. It is a 2 storey brick building with a large sign on top.
Dr. Pierce advertisement featuring a mother doing housework with her children. Title reads, "A Mother's Trouble".
Advertisement for Dr. Pierce's "Invalids Hotel", includes image of a 4 storey building and text explaining the institution.

Prior to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 in the United States, ingredients such as alcohol, opium, and cocaine were frequently used in proprietary medicine. Without regulations in place, consumers were often completely unaware of the true contents of the patent medicines they were consuming. 

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