Records. Flaxolyn Incorporated-Flours and Foods (inclusive), 1913-1963.

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Records. Flaxolyn Incorporated-Flours and Foods (inclusive), 1913-1963.

Correspondence, advertisements, articles and clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials concerning Flaxolyn, a patent medicine promoted as a "cure" for stomach, liver, and kidney diseases, 1918-1957; Florazona, a bath powder promoted as an obesity cure, 1919-1929; Florence Formula, a patent medicine for asthma, hay fever, and similar ailments, 1919-1938; Florida League for Humane Progress, an antivaccination and antivivisection group, 1955-1963; and flours and foods, concerning the nutritional merits of various flours and products made from them (white bread, bran, etc.), 1913-1935.

6 folders.

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