Absinthe: The World’s Wickedest Drink and Its History
A cautionary feature on absinthe, its wormwood core, and the drug’s alleged harms from 19th century use. Traces its spread in Paris and soldiers during the Algerian war, notes celebrated victims, chemical makes, and myths about benefits while warning of brain damage and epileptic effects.
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France
Poe
Alfred de Musset
Byron
George Sand
Guy de Maupassant
New Orleans
Hago
Columbus
Germany
Tropics
New York
Gould the rail king outwits reporters in Colorado
The Colorado visit shows Gould dodging journalists until Fred Skiff of the Denver Tribune disguises as a conductor to reach him. Skiff records Gould's plans for a vast railroad enterprise, while other reporters fail and leave Gould unimpressed. Gould credits temperate living and recalls whisky as a bad surveyor from his early mapping days.
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Mr. Gould
Colorado
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Usher
Gould
Kansas
Asher
Wee Toliuwwow
Indiana
Kate Pield
Washington
Ten as Medicine Tea Aids or Harms Heart Disease
Tea acts as a sedative in some heart disease forms and can be injurious in others. Strong green tea relieves severe nervous headaches when taken plain, but it should be used sparingly. avoidance is preferable. New York Youu
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