Judge (48:1223), centerfold. Dalrymaple, patient is old man Democratic Party. Remedy bottles all around. Theodore Roosevelt, as "Dr. Roosevelt" holds "Republican Chloroform." Second man has large syringe labelled "Dr. Cortelyou" and a hooked knife labelled in red ink, "P. M. Gen." Very long paragraph on page 2 opens, "Dr. Osler recently opened his mouth and found himself famous. An unconscious humorist, his name instantly became a household word; for it is not exaggerating the fact to say that by the utterance of a few phrases he became more widely known in a few hours than in the many years of unflagging effort devoted to the cause of education. It is now believed by many people that the object of his mission aboard is not to become a fellow at Oxford, but to accept a lucrative position on the staff of Punch...." He could decide when a joke is old and should be chloroformed. Hansen database #434.
Title from text below image., Plate from: New readings of old authors : Shakespeare / designed and drawn on stone by the late Robert Seymour. London : Tilt and Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, [1841]., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Theater.
Harper's Weekly (39:1985), page 8, Gibier's Pasteur Institute. Full page with four photographs in article by Henry Smith Williams, M.D. Hansen database #423.
Puck (67:1739), front cover of complete issue. Cartoon shows how nice it is when boys are put in the stocks so they can't set off firecrackers. No related text on editorial page, but issue has other verse and jokes. Hansen database #846.
The Spirit of the Times (New York), page 15, in complete issue. Rare early report on ether in a popular weekly sports newspaper that covers horse racing, hunting, fishing, cricket, boat racing, other sporting news, literature, stage news, and some general news. Article appears to be credited to the London Athenaeum, but citations at the top are to The Lancet, January 16 and 23, Medical Gazette, January 22, and Medical Times, January 17 and 23. Hansen database #3516
