Records. Hormones-Hosier, Ray (inclusive), 1921-1956.

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Records. Hormones-Hosier, Ray (inclusive), 1921-1956.

Correspondence, advertisements, articles, clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials on Vit-Alexin, a British line of hormone-based patent medicines for high blood pressure and other ailments, 1931-1937; William M. Horner, a quack who was often in trouble with the law for practicing without a license, 1926-1933; Hazen A. Horton, a rejuvenation quack, 1921-1928; and Ray Hosier, a crackpot who wrote to the AMA on health and nutrition matters, 1956.

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