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150 Years Ago: The Birth of the Industrial Revolution

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BEFORE ROOT BEER— “Dr. Bocker, of Bonn, on the Rhine, well known for his experiments on the digestion of articles of food, has discovered that sarsaparilla has none of those wondrous purifying properties usually attributed to it, and that it is a useless and expensive hospital drug. This but confirms the opinion which has been previously expressed through our columns.”



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