Records. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, 1911-1972.

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Records. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, 1911-1972.

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Correspondence, clippings, articles, promotional materials and pamphlets concerning "Pierce's Favorite Prescription". Also included are materials on "Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets," "Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery," Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, and World's Dispensary Medical Association. Also included in the collection is the publication THE PEOPLE'S MEDICAL ADVISER, published by the World Dispensary Association. Among the maladies Dr. Pierce's products claimed to treat were "women's disorders" (menstrual disturbances and menopause), indigestion, and iron deficiency. Other products distributed by Pierce included laxatives and women's health products.

0.6 cubic ft. (15 folders).

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...

Pierce, R. V. 1840-1914.

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Pierce, Valentine Mott

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