Dorothea Dix and the Rise of American Asylums
Dorothea Dix, a Worcester Massachusetts native, led a reform crusade against inhumane treatment of the mentally ill. She witnessed conditions in East Cambridge jail and toured Massachusetts jails and almshouses, shaping a movement that expanded state‑funded asylums from four facilities to over 240,000 patients nationwide.
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New England
Dorothea Lyne Dix
Worcester
Mass
House of Correction
East
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Dickens
Amber in Medicine Through the Ages
Amber appears in ancient Greek finds at Mycenae and in Homeric tales. It has medicated use since Hippocrates, used as powder with poached eggs and as vola tile salt from oil distillation. Modern authorities note amber oil treats hiccough typhoid fever and acts in remedies for painful spasm delirium tremens and whooping cough embrocation.
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Mycenae
Phoenicia
Hippocrates
Our troubles fade when new ones arrive, proving old fears overblown
A New York Herald reflection notes that once a fresh worry appears, people forget the prior trouble completely. The piece suggests most old troubles were not worth serious concern, as new problems replace them in memory and importance.
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New York Herald
Tan lac aids Kansas farmer in gaining weight and health
W. Boring of Kansas reports a twenty pound gain and improved general health after taking Tan lac, stating he feels much better than in years. The brief note highlights personal health benefits claimed by the farmer.
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W. Boring
Kansas
Tanlac
Tanlac Restores Health For Overland Park Farmer
H W Boring of Overland Park Kansas says Tanlac relieved two years of dyspepsia poor appetite and back pain. He reports improved digestion and weight gain after starting Tanlac with catarrh cleared his head nerves steadied and sleep restored. He plans to keep Tanlac on hand.
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Tanlac
H. W. Boring
Overland Park
Kansas
Taniac
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Moorefield & Casto
Beckley, W. Va
Pack
J. B. T. Cummings, M. D
Hinton Hospital
Hinton
West Virginia
David A. Jayne
Certified Public Accountant
Masonic Temple
Charleston, W. Va
Beckley Drug CO
Rexall Store
W. T. Biffe
Harvey’s New Building
Bell
Lucky Tiger
Lucky Tiger CO
Kansas City
Pemberton
Pemberton Garage
G. H. Isenberg, Prop
W. Va
LA Cornelia
Ruffner Bros
Vetterlein Bros., Inc
Mabscott
Philadelphia, Pa
A. H. Phillips
Florist
Temple St
Hinton, W. Va
Edison
Beckley
Callaway & Reynolds
Rose & Turner
Raleigh County
H. P
Raleigh Hardware CO
Mabscott, W. Va
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