Eau Claire Hypnotism Trial Captures Mabel Briggs Case
Eyewitness accounts from Eau Claire Wisconsin detail hypnotism and Mesmerism allegations in the trial of Dr. G W Pickin and his son Asigal for abducting and controlling Mabel Briggs. The defense argues skepticism toward hypnotic influence while prosecutors stress the girl’s testimony and the pair’s manipulation.
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AU Claire
Wis
Mabel Briggs
G. W. Pickin
Asigal
Miss Briggs
Mesmer
Vitapathic Institute
Dr. Pickin
Eau Claire
Swell
Asigal Pickin
Pickin
Alma Leonard
Briges
Mabel
Young Pickin
Wisconsin Central Station
Chippewa Falls
Dr. Pick
Lickin
Asigz1 Pickin
West Side
Dr. Pickini
Shere
Erass
Dickin
Dr. Flint
Chicago
Dr. Parker
Flashes of Fun in a Lively Dialogue Sketch
A quirky dialogue scene features Ella Lizzie and others trading wry banter about mourning, figures, Virginia reel, whale satire, and cultural quirks. The characters joke on money debt, kissing cousins, painting leaks, tall Americans, British speech, silver questions, and cathedral guidance.
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Ella
Lizzie
Taddells
Fox Dick
Tagg
Ambitious Domestic Seeks Kitchen Girl in Witty Exchange
In a Washington Star excerpt, a man discusses hiring a kitchen girl while quizzing the potential candidate about household routines and expectations. The scene contrasts a wealthy, demanding employer with a practical, blunt response from a wary householder.
Death of Nellie Goehler in Marseilles at 16
Nellie Goehler a violinist died in Marseilles France on December il from typhoid fever at age sixteen. She was a native of this country and had gone to France to pursue musical studies. She was considered the youngest professional violinist in the state of Indians.
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Nellie Goehler
Mellie Goehler
Marseilles
France
Bent on Fire Insurance, Sugar from Cottonseed, and Iron Will
The article surveys varied topics from government aims to steer fire insurance to a state role, to a German chemist extracting sugar from cottonseed meal. It notes a Brooklyn master mechanic cutting binder twine costs by one third, a French train accident halting wheels, Minnesota’s claim of ample pure water, Italian circus laws with $500 fines, rapid growth of West Beach Massachusetts, and Russian linen washing using petroleum in a German hospital.
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Brooklyn
Minnesota
Minneapolis
West Beach
Lake Worth
Russia
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Ad in 19th Century Notice
An advertising blurb touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women, claiming it improves digestion blood quality sleep and overall health. It mentions a 168 page book Woman and Her Diseases available for 10 cents postage from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
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Anna Unison
Elm Creek
Buffalo Co
Neb
Dr. Pierce
Mrs. Ulrich
Worrld
Association
Main Street
Buffalo, N. Y
No Honest Dealer Exposes Coffee Fraud
Cleveland Press reports a grocer denouncing a dishonest dealer who mixed stones and burnt peanuts into coffee. He warns such fraud harms customers and damages the grinding mill equipment.
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Zedna Masel Briggs
Pr. Pickin
Ch. G. W. Pickin
Henry
Elizabeth
New York
Intelligence Office
Fam
Ily
Jay
Westfield
Vanderbilt
Ktean
Mr. Maxwell
Silas
Washington Star
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
New York Tribune
the Weekly Bee
NEW York Weekly Tribune
United States
Omaha Weekly Gee
Tin Omama Weekly Bee
Omaha Weekly Bee
Omatla
Windsor
ROUSE
Wr Ewa
Lincoln
Nebraska
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