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Do roaches spread cancer? Tanglefoot Spray

  • 1926-Apr-10

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Color print magazine advertisement for Tanglefoot Fly Spray. The advertisement notably details the parasitic theory of cancer propagated by Dr. Louis Westenra Sambon (1867-1931) to advocate for the use of pesticides like Tanglefoot to exterminate vermin and thus control the spread of disease. This advertisement appeared in the April 10, 1926 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.

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“Do Roaches Spread Cancer? Tanglefoot Spray,” April 10, 1926. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/fn106z052.

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