"This little lady has been seeing spots before her eyes, has occasional dizzy spells and is constipated. Prescriptions 66 and 74, which she can procure at the Acme drugstore at $5 and $7, will bring her relief."
Such messages from station KFKB, Milford, Kan., offer many a farmer in the southwest relaxation after a hard day in the fields. Daily thousands listen to Dr. John Richard Brinkley, goat gland rejuvenation exponent, diagnose and prescribe for letter-writing patients over the radio. Occasionally static interferes, wags say, and causes...
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