Records. Agmel-Agriculture, Dept. of (inclusive), 1910-1968.

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Records. Agmel-Agriculture, Dept. of (inclusive), 1910-1968.

Correspondence, clippings, articles, and promotional materials concerning Agmel (a patent medicine for diabetes, urinary ailments, etc), 1912-1957; Antonio Agpaoa (a Philippine psychic and faith healer), 1966-68; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1910-1946. The Agriculture Dept. materials also include transcripts of House subcommittee hearings on expenditures in the Department (1911) and official Service and Regulatory Announcements on insecticides (1910-1946).

0.4 cubic ft. (10 folders).

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