Records. Fruit-A-Tives-Fugitives (inclusive), 1909-1972.

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Records. Fruit-A-Tives-Fugitives (inclusive), 1909-1972.

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Correspondence, advertisements, articles and clippings, photographs, mug shots, criminal records, and promotional and supplementary materials on Fruit-A-Tives or Fruitatives, a patent medicine for rheumatism, tuberculosis and other diseases, 1909-1924; Fruitola, a patent medicine for gallstones, 1910-1958; Dr. Nathaniel Frutkow, a somewhat quackish physician specializing in pneumonia, 1930-1936; and fugitives (criminals fleeing from justice who might be inclined to seek medical attention, thereby allowing physicians to inform authorities), 1934-1972.

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American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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