The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
A.P. Fairbanks, the druggist at No. 281 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, is so well known to the people of that district that he requires no formal introduction to them at this late day. Mr. Fairbanks has been in business in Roxbury for the last 12 years and is personally acquainted with all who reside in the neighborhood of his establishment, as well as many others. The store is elegantly fitted and appointed, with oak show cases and a complete stock of goods, consisting of pure and fresh drugs, chemicals, proprietary remedies, toilet requisites, sick-room and hospital supplies, physician’, surgeons’, and druggists’ supplies, delicate perfumes, both imported and domestic, confectionery, plain and fancy, stationery, druggists’ novelties, tonics, liniments, plasters, headache cures, cough remedies, cigars, cigarettes, pipes, etc., in a wale variety. Mr. Fairbanks pays especial attention to the compounding of the prescriptions of physicians, never permitting substitution, only the purest drugs entering the composition of these important medicines for the sick and feeble. The handsome soda water fountain in the store is an object of much interest to visitors. Here a specialty is made of the finest, purest and most delicious beverages served in this section, or, for that matter, in Greater Boston.
Albert P. Fairbanks was born in Fitchburg, this state, and was educated in the schools of his native town. He has been connected with the drug business for more than 40 years, having been employed in various Boston houses. He is a member of the National Association of Retail Druggists and of the Massachusetts State Pharmacists’ Association. He is a popular and highly respected citizen of the community.