Records. Jaroma-Jazz Tabs (inclusive), 1909-1974.

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Records. Jaroma-Jazz Tabs (inclusive), 1909-1974.

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Correspondence, advertisements, and articles, regarding Jaroma, an insomnia remedy, 1911; DeForest Clinton Jarvis, a Vermont physician who wrote a popular book on folk medicine, advocating honey and vinegar as cures for myriad complaints, 1936-1974; Atwood's Jaundice Bitters, a "patent" medicine, 1909-1951; and Jazz Tabs, an alleged aphrodisiac, 1924.

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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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American Medical Association. Dept. of Investigation.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration originated as part of the Dept. of Agriculture. In 1940, it was transferred to the Federal Security Agency, where it remained until 1953, when it became part of the newly created Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. When the educational functions of this Department were separated to form the Dept. of Education in 1976, the remaining agencies, including the FDA, became the Dept. of Health and Human Services. From the description of Records. Foo...

Jarvis, D. C.

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DeForest Clinton Jarvis was born on March 15, 1881, in Plattsburgh, New York. Although born out of state, he claimed to be a fifth generation Vermonter through his mother, Abbie Gena Vincent. After receiving his M.D. from the University of Vermont Medical College in 1904, he specialized in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) in his Barre, Vermont practice. In 1908, he married Pearl Maeferd Macomber, born in Iowa but with Vermont roots. Their only child, Sylvia Abbie Jarvis, was bo...