 
| In an era before the discovery of germs and the advent of curative medicine, mid-19th century Irish immigrants in New York often turned to herbal remedies, patent medicines, and soda and mineral waters to treat a range of illnesses at home. When their third daughter, Agnes Mary, became sick shortly after birth, Bridget and Joseph Moore may have given her one of the many patent medicines widely available to working-class immigrants in 19th century New York at apothecary shops and druggists.Next |
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