Records. Pulvane Laboratories-Pure Drugs (inclusive), 1904-1964.

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Records. Pulvane Laboratories-Pure Drugs (inclusive), 1904-1964.

Correspondence, pamphlets, articles, promotional materials, and clippings concerning Pulvane, a treatment for respiratory diseases including hay fever, asthma, and tuberculosis, 1922-1931; Purdue Frederick Company, which made Hyperol, "a utero-ovarian corrective and tonic", and Gray's Compound, a cure-all for stress-related health problems, 1904-1964; and pure drug laws, 1910-1929.

3 folders.

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