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3 stories matching switchboard

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  1. The Patent War Over the Electric Bath Robe

    A public spat between a Spokane physician and an local 'professor' reveals the cutthroat market for pseudo-scientific wellness devices.

    Jun 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountySnake Oil

  2. The Electric Robe Wars: A Spokane Doctor’s Threat and a Walla Walla Professor’s Defense

    In the early days of electrical therapy, two men clashed over patents and health claims in the pages of the Evening Statesman.

    May 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountySnake Oil

  3. The Electric Robe Wars: A Spokane Doctor’s Patent Battle in Walla Walla

    Two physicians engage in a public spat over who invented the 'electric bath robe,' turning a local newspaper's letters page into a courtroom for medical innovation.

    May 30, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountySnake Oil

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