The Great American fraud
Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
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Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 1905 |
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Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
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Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 1905 |
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Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2022-05-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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As the author states in the preface, this book is a part of a series of publications that "contain a full explanation and exposure of patent-medicine methods, and the harm is done to the public by this industry, founded mainly on fraud and poison." The author investigates the ineffective treatments and drugs which were sold on a large scale in his time and uncovers the influences pharma companies had on the press, some of the medical personnel, and the patients to make them sell and buy the advertised medicines. Among other stuff, Hopkins criticized the use of cocaine, morphine, and chloroform. Thanks to the series of whistleblower articles and a titanic work of truthful doctors and journalists, the government was forced to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act which required clear labeling and no "secret formulas" on food and drug labeling. This practice is now applied all over the world.
Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Drugs |
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Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
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Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1905-01-01 |
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ISBN | : 9781404701090 |
Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2017-11-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780331858631 |
Excerpt from The Great American Fraud This is the introductory article to a series which will contain a full explanation and exposure of patent-medicine methods, and the harm done to the public by this industry, founded mainly on fraud and poison. Results of the publicity given to these methods can already be seen in the steps recently taken by the National Government, some State Governments and a few of the more reputable newspapers. The object of the series is to make the situation so familiar and thoroughly understood that there will be a speedy end to the worst aspect of the evil. Gullible America will spend this year some seventy five millions of dollars in the purchase of patent medicines In consideration of this sum it will swallow huge quantities of alcohol, an appalling amount of opiates and narcotics, a wide assortment of varied drugs ranging from powerful and dangerous heart depressants to insidious liver simulants; and, far in excess of all other ingredients, undiluted fraud. For fraud exploited by the skillfulest of advertising bunco men, is the basis of the trade. Should the newspapers, the magazines and the medical journal refuse their pages to this class of advertisements, the patent medicine business in five years would be as scandalously historic as the South Sea Bubble, and the nation would be richer not only in lives and money, but in drunkards and drug fiends saved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2020-06-28 |
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ISBN | : 9781633919136 |
This work is a collection of articles that originally were featured in Collier's Weekly. Samuel Hopkins Adams was a reporter born on January 26, 1871 in Dunkirk, New York. He was an investigative reporter, first working with the New York Sun. He later joined McClure's Magazine, which was famous for their muckraking works by esteemed reporters like Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens. The collection of these articles had a significant impact on society, as it helped lead to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Adams was horrified by the false claims that a lot of medicines were making at the time. His research and writing resonating with a lot of Americans, leading to public outcry and action. Adams was a prolific writer. In addition to investigative journalism, he also wrote biographies, historical works, and fiction, including titillating novels under the pseudonym Warner Fabian, typically featuring stories of young women during the Jazz Age. Many of his writings went on to become adapted for film, including Wandering Fires, Men in Her Life, and The Gorgeous Hussy. This new edition is dedicated to Alon Ben-Meir, able scholar and courageous voice of reason.
Author | : Adams Samuel Hopkins |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2016-06-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781318076017 |
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2017-08-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781375431842 |
Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adam |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2014-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781495212161 |
This is the introductory article to a series which will contain a full explanation and exposure of patent-medicine methods, and the harm done to the public by this industry, founded mainly on fraud and poison. Results of the publicity given to these methods can already be seen in the steps recently taken by the National Government, some State Governments and a few of the more reputable newspapers. The object of the series is to make the situation so familiar and thoroughly understood that there will be a speedy end to the worst aspects of the evil.
Author | : Samuel Hopkins Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
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ISBN | : 9780608341903 |