Records. Puregrade Health Products-Purifico Company (inclusive), 1907-1965.

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Records. Puregrade Health Products-Purifico Company (inclusive), 1907-1965.

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Correspondence, pamphlets, articles, promotional materials, and clippings concerning Puregrade Health Products, Inc., which sold various herbs for health purposes, 1955-1965; Purgen, a laxative which was considered unsafe, 1907-1913; and the Purifico Company, which claimed that its product, "Purifico", was a cure for cancer, 1911-1933.

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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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