The American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 67

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Excerpt from The American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 67: Published by Authority of the Philadelphia College of PharmacyIn the meantime the business on Market Street became prosperous, and in January, 1826, Samuel F. Troth, a younger brother of Henry, purchased the interests of Henry's brother-in-law, and thus the brothers became associated in business. As an illustration of his energy and enterprise, in 1835 he built the first five-story store on Market Street, this was regarded at the time as a very advanced step, but Mr. George W. Carpenter, at the northeast corner of Eighth and Market Streets, not to be outdone by a business rival, added two stories to his four-story building, and thus secured the lead in elevation. This incident furnishes a glimpse of the competition amongst druggists more than half a century ago.Henry Troth's activity was not limited, however, to the demands made upon him by the college and drug business, he had a great fondness for literature, and in 1813 he became associated with Joseph Cooperthwaite, Benjamin M. Hollinshead, Joseph A. Needles, Peter Thompson, Edward Haydock, Samuel Stackhouse, Warwick P. Miller, Thomas Yardley, Watson Jenks, and James Hutchinson, who organized the Philadelphia Literary Association. This became one of the leading societies of its kind, embracing within its membership many of the prominent citizens of Philadelphia, and was an active organization for over thirty years.Henry Troth was a member of the Orthodox branch of the Society of Friends, and philanthropy and the cause of the oppressed had in him an able champion, for we find him interested in a number of organizations, and for thirteen years he was treasurer of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery. In addition to this, he served as one of the managers of the Colonization Society, the Children's Asylum, the Almshouse, and the Provident Society.Through the active period of his life he was one of the Guardians of the Poor, of Philadelphia, a Trustee of Girard College, and one of the Board of Managers of the House of Refuge, from the first year of its organization. The education of the young was always a prominent interest with him, he was one of the organizers of the Apprentices' Library, which still continues its useful work in the community. In the higher field of intellectual activity he was known as a valuable member in the Executive Board of the Philadelphia Museum and Franklin Institute.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.