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Archives Spotlight: Hungry for wealth, ‘starvation healer’ ran deadly Olalla clinic

Archives Spotlight: Hungry for wealth, ‘starvation healer’ ran deadly Olalla clinic

Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard was an infamous fraud and a crook. She was known for her starvation “cure.” Dr. Hazzard purported fasting was the only cure for disease under the theory all illnesses were borne of impaired digestion. Unsurprisingly, a lot of Hazzard’s patients died slow, miserable deaths. These patients also had a weird habit of signing over their estates to Dr. Hazzard shortly before dying. What’s even more surprising? The ill continued to undergo fasting treatment despite her fairly…

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“State Library jewel” contender #3: 1912 Progressive Party

“State Library jewel” contender #3: 1912 Progressive Party

Earlier this week, we began the February edition of our “State Library jewels” blog series. The first two contenders have been the family papers of George Washington Bush and a collection of blueprints by Heinz Ulbrect used in the Bavarian transformation of Leavenworth. Our third contender in this month’s poll is the collection of media clips regarding Robert Tait Hodge, Washington’s 1912 Progressive Party candidate for Governor. The image featured is courtesy of the Washington State Library. Seeing as this…

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