Always on the hunt for foot comfort, Mrs. Culp paid 10 cents for treatment on Dr. Pyle’s Foot Oscillator, advertised in Automatic Age Magazine as an electrical device that “stimulates circulation and massages the feet.” Department stores and shoe stores set the devices up and the customer sat down in a chair, took off their shoes, put their feet on the …
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