Records. Geriatrics-Gershberg, Jacob M. (inclusive), 1909-1971.

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Records. Geriatrics-Gershberg, Jacob M. (inclusive), 1909-1971.

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Correspondence, advertisements, articles and clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials on geriatrics, medical problems of senior citizens, 1957-1971; German-American Staff of Physicians and Surgeons Institute, a quackish clinic claiming to cure a variety of diseases, 1909-1921; Germania Herb Tea, a laxative herb tea promoted as an obesity cure, 1926-1945; and Dr. Jacob M. Gershberg, an erratic physician, who headed the International and Spanish Speaking Association of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists, 1925-1952.

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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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