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In this episode of Radio(active) Waves, we revisit the collections' storage and do a deep dive on a man named H. Russell Burner. This charlatan became known within the medical community of Southern California during the first decade of the 20th Century for peddling his "Radium, Milk, and Rest Cure". This "cure" was available for purchase at any of the locations of Burner's chain of sanitoriums. Join us to learn more about this fascinating and unscrupulous man.
By National Museum of Nuclear Science & History5
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In this episode of Radio(active) Waves, we revisit the collections' storage and do a deep dive on a man named H. Russell Burner. This charlatan became known within the medical community of Southern California during the first decade of the 20th Century for peddling his "Radium, Milk, and Rest Cure". This "cure" was available for purchase at any of the locations of Burner's chain of sanitoriums. Join us to learn more about this fascinating and unscrupulous man.