This newspaper article from 1909 looks at the use of pure oxygen by athletes as a form of stimulus. It also discusses the use of strychnine, showing that doping in sports was an issue of concern in the early 20th century.
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National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past
Reference:
Manawatu Standard, 24 September 1909, p. 2
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