Records. Parker's Hair Balsam-Parrish, Edward (inclusive), 1904-1983.

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Records. Parker's Hair Balsam-Parrish, Edward (inclusive), 1904-1983.

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Correspondence, clippings, articles, advertisements, packaging samples, and promotional materials concerning Parker's Hair Balsam, a dangerous lead-based hair-color "restorer," 1904-1945; Parkinson's disease treatment and research, 1949-1983; Parmint, touted as a cure for catarrh and catarrhal deafness, 1912-1935; and Edward Parrish, promoter of a mail-order weight-loss product (Cal-Par) and editor of faddish health magazines, 1932-1957.

8 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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