Description
Notebook that belonged to Arthur Cecil (A.C) Rorabeck who operated Nipissing Drug Store after purchasing from John G.
Cormack circa 1895. The business was later sold to Reg Harris. As one of North Bay’s first pharmacists, Rorabeck was active in the community as a prominent Mason and member of the Rotary Club and St. John’s Anglican Church. Products sold at pharmacies at the turn of the
century offer an interesting comparison to modern medicines. One of Rorabeck’s cough remedies, sold
as Rorabeck’s No. 110 and called the “old reliable,” was in fact a mix of cod liver oil, creosote and Scotch whiskey.
Notebook is titled "Practical Pharmacy" and contains a variety of handwritten instructions for creating and distilling solutions. Loose papers were found inside for Oriential Laundry (021.37.01b) and University of Toronto examination paper from 1895 (021.37.01c). On front cover is note "Rorabeck Gerard Street 1894, Toronto." Appears to be a book used studying to become a pharmacist.Creator
A.C. Rorabeck