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Dr. S. Andral Kilmer (1840–1924) developed the Swamp Root formula and began selling it around 1878. Three years later, Dr. Kilmer's brother Jonas (1843–1912) arrived from New York City to help run the fast-growing business. In 1892, Jonas bought out his brother and brought in his son Willis to direct
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The Kilmer brothers' Swamp Root formula was regarded as fraud and
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in 1939. Both
Exterminator and Sun Briar were elected to the
411:. Binghamton, New York. AP. July 13, 1940. pp. 1,
555:"The Life & Times of Willis Sharpe Kilmer Part 2"
531:"The Life & Times of Willis Sharpe Kilmer Part 1"
651:"Sun Briar, Exterminator & Suntica's Headstone"
457:"The USS Remlik and the Medal of Honor by Dan Gill"
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485:. Westsidebinghamton.org. Archived from
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435:"The Kilmers of Binghamton New York"
122:Jonas M. Kilmer, Julia Sharpe Kilmer
509:"Renovation of the Kilmer Building"
692:Nickell, Joe (December 14, 2016).
362:"Cornell Alumni News, May 2, 1929"
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688:. Collier Books. pp. 113–120
682:The Natural History of Swamp Root
579:"Funeral of Willis Sharpe Kilmer"
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385:. (1959).
349:References
319:Seabiscuit
187:Swamp Root
177:. Born in
75:, New York
73:Binghamton
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46:1869-10-18
315:Sun Briar
279:pneumonia
231:disease.
165:Biography
135:Signature
127:Relatives
119:Parent(s)
89:Education
365:Archived
337:See also
331:Affirmed
272:(SP-157)
256:Virginia
221:quackery
179:Brooklyn
84:American
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250:in the
270:Remlik
264:Remlik
225:kidney
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