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Charles Walgreen: The Leading Pharmacists

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Charles Walgreen was born in 1873 in Galesburg, Illinois. After losing the tip of his finger in a shoe factory, he went to work at the age of 16 in a drugstore. This experience was far from successful; he left after only a year and a half on the job. In 1893, Walgreen moved to Chicago. At that time there were more than 1,500 drugstores in the city proper. He worked for several of the leading pharmacists in Chicago, and by 1901, was able to put a down payment on his own pharmacy. By 1913, Walgreen had 4 stores on the south side of Chicago. He started serving food and ice cream at his pharmacies, and by the 1920’s was known not only for his pharmacies, but for his old fashioned chocolate malted milk. The 1930’s saw an increase to
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