American Medical Association Propaganda Department.Medical Quackery, Facts , Cures Treatments--14 pamphlets, 1916-1924. American Medical Association, Propaganda Department of the Journal of the AMA. $175
The following 14 publications, printed by the Propaganda Department of the Journal of the American Medical Association, detailing a public interest in ferreting out charlatans, hacks, fakes, cure-alls, phony cures and treatments, and schemers of all shapes and descriptions. All are 8" x5", in their original wrappers. All are from the Library of Congress, with their 6mm perforated "LC" on the cover and a rubber stamp surplus stamp on the front cover as well. All are in VG save one which is missing its rear wrapper.
Published by the Propaganda Department of he Journal of the American Medical Association
- Medical Mail-Order Concerns, 1924,
- Cancer Cures and Treatments, (1920), 36pp
- Deafness Cures, 1916, 3rd ed. 48pp.
- Some Quasi-Medical Institutions, 192387pp.
- At the Bar of Public Opinion, 1917, 28pp.
- Mineral Waters, (1920?), 34pp.
- Medical Institutes, (1920?), 85pp.
- Convictions under the Food and Drugs Act, 1917, 4th ed, 96pp.
- Epilepsy Cures, 1916, 2nd ed, 34pp.
- Nostrums for Kidney Diseases and Diabetes, 1923, 51pp.
- Miscellaneous “Specialists”, (1920?), 69pp.
- Testimonials, “A Fake's Protest is a Testimonial”,(1920?), 16pp.
- Some Quasi-Medical Institutions, 1916, 58pp (lacking rear wrapper, Good copy only)
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