Records. Stannoxyl-State Medical Boards (inclusive), 1912-1975.

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Records. Stannoxyl-State Medical Boards (inclusive), 1912-1975.

Correspondence, advertisements, articles and clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials concerning Stannoxyl, a patent medicine for tapeworm and boils, 1927-1939; staplepuncture, the insertion of small metal staples in the ears at acupuncture points to cure overeating and various addictions, 1974-1975; Stark's Headache Powders, 1912-1939; and state medical examining and licensing boards, 1963-1974.

5 folders.

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