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An ad for a patent medicine made of pine pitch touts its effectiveness against consumption and other respiratory diseases. (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images)
An ad for a patent medicine made of pine pitch touts its effectiveness against consumption and other respiratory diseases. (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images)