Alcohol, is it a medicine?

by W. F. Pechuman

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Published 1891 by Pechuman & Morrison in Detroit, Mich .
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Edition Notes

Statement	by W.F. Pechuman.
Classifications
LC Classifications	Microfilm 84/5781 (R)
The Physical Object
Format	Microform
Pagination	32 p.
Number of Pages	32
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL2916993M
LC Control Number	84149288

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