Project Gutenberg 2004-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 687 Shaw, Robert B. History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills" by Robert B. Shaw is a historical account written during the late 20th century. The work examines the evolution of the Comstock Company and its flagship product, Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills, exploring the intricacies of the patent medicine industry from its origins in the 19th century to the modern era. Shaw not only documents the business's local impact in Morristown, New York, but also its broader significance in the context of American commerce and medicine. At the start of the narrative, Shaw introduces the Comstock factory, a notable establishment in the small village of Morristown, which played a central role in the local economy for nearly a century. The opening section provides a backdrop to the factory's humble beginnings, its gradual expansion, and the eventual challenges it faced with changes in medical practices and regulations. Additionally, the author delves into the origins of the company, including the Comstock family's involvement and the foundation of Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills, outlining the complicated relationships and business dynamics that marked its history, complete with legal disputes and the company’s strategic advertising methods. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en W.H. Comstock Co. Patent medicines -- United States HD Text Medicine Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine Category: Business/Management 204907 2025-06-06T04:58:34.392411 text/html 175502 2020-12-18T04:55:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 9516334 2020-12-18T04:55:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 9299021 2025-06-06T04:58:46.520311 application/epub+zip 9286220 2025-06-06T04:58:39.197322 application/epub+zip 125432 2025-06-06T04:58:37.254337 application/epub+zip 9519088 2025-06-06T04:58:51.766298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9482052 2025-06-06T04:58:43.953327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173327 2022-09-07T01:58:41.599119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159559 2025-06-06T04:58:33.412361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159396 2020-12-18T04:55:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59855 2020-12-18T04:55:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159387 2020-12-18T04:55:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59836 2020-12-18T04:55:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20572 2025-06-06T04:58:51.969269 application/rdf+xml 25155 2025-06-06T04:58:37.833337 image/jpeg 4619 2025-06-06T04:58:37.544335 image/jpeg 9256361 2025-06-06T04:58:34.633402 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog