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An Insane Treatment
A 1967 ABC episode of The Big Valley illustrated the institutional horrors faced by mentally ill persons.
A Hair-Raising Tale
The origins of scalping during warfare seem to originate hundreds, if not thousands of years ago.
An Awful Time for Children
“My poor boy....God has called him home....It is hard, hard to have him die!”
The Misery of Mining in the Old West
For many miners, the report of 34-year-old Dr. Anthony J. Lanza came a "day late and a dollar short."
The Death of Chief Crazy Horse
“He has killed me now,” were the reported words of Crazy Horse, one of the greatest chiefs of the Sioux Nations, just after he was bayoneted at about 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 5, 1877.
Watch Those Splinters!
The old rancher carefully studied the index finger of his left hand where he had sustained a deep splinter four days earlier.
Survival in the Cold Old West
A combination of history and legend tells us that near midnight, on the eve of Christmas day 1866, a man appeared on horseback outside the gently-lit windows of the officers’ quarters at Fort Laramie in Dakota Territory.
The Fastest Killer in the Old West
In August 1873, Dr. J.B. Van Velson, city physician for Yankton, capital of Dakota Territory, reported upon the arrival of some Russian emigrants...
Serpents—Lethal Enemies?
You may fill him with Whisky, then let him swim in it, and it will not make him drunk, so long as the poison of the snake remains in the system.
Hope In a Bottle
"Step right up and git yur bottle of Dr. Jim's Miracle Tonic. It' only 50 cents, folks, and will change your life forever!"