July 27, 2026
Tag: Quack Medicine
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The Healing Hands of Mahlon Locke
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Dr. Mahlon Locke built a reputation for treating rheumatism in the 1920s and 1930s. Denounced as a “faith healer” but admired as a “foot twister” and “hoof doctor,” he treated thousands of sufferers at his clinic in Williamsburg, Ontario.
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April 20, 2023 2 Comments
It may have been impossible to draw a parallel between the two men featured in this article, but postcards of them and about their successful lives make interesting connections. We think they could have been BFFs. Cars and songs – a perfect pop-culture duo.