Records. Pharmacopeia-Phenalgin (inclusive), 1898-1967.

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Records. Pharmacopeia-Phenalgin (inclusive), 1898-1967.

Correspondence, clippings, advertisements, pamphlets, packaging samples, and articles concerning the U.S. Pharmacopeia and revisions to it, 1909-1930; the pharynx (throat) and remedies for throat ailments, 1908-1967; Phenadul Chemical Co., purveyors of "cures" for cancer, "female troubles," and other ills, 1910-1914; and Phenalgin, a dangerous analgesic marketed by Etna Chemical Company, 1898-1920.

9 folders.

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