The Menace, an Exposition of Quackery Nostrum Exploitation and Reminiscences of a Country Doctor (open access)

The Menace, an Exposition of Quackery Nostrum Exploitation and Reminiscences of a Country Doctor

This book serves to expose fraudulent doctors, practitioners and other professionals who treat individuals without the proper licenses. It includes detailed descriptions of malpractice, letters from a fake professor, newspaper advertisements for fake treatments and cures, as well as other miscellaneous prosecutions in Bexar County, Texas.
Date: 1914
Creator: Dixon, Chas. D. (Charles D.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1914 St. Philip's Industrial School Graduating Class]

Photograph of the 1914 graduating class of St. Philip's Industrial School at La Villita. Four rows of girls are visible, with all except two wearing mortarboards. Buildings are visible on the sides and in the background. The girls are wearing dresses or jackets and skirts.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History