Healthcare Back in the Day

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| Tue Aug. 17, 2010 4:34 PM PDT

Recently I've been inventorying a bunch of old Golden Age comics that I inherited from my father, and last night I happened to run across an ad for Tootsie Rolls from a 1941 issue of Feature Comics. So for your amusement, ladies and gentlemen, I present "Healthcare in the 40s." Enjoy.

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