1848-1877

Agriculture / Dairy Industry / Industry / Education / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / Manufacturing & Trade / Babcock Butterfat Tester / Region 4 - Center / Region 6 - South West / Region 7 - South Center / Region 8 - South East

Becoming the Dairy State

The Decline of WheatFrom 1840 to 1880, Wisconsin produced about one-sixth of the nation’s wheat. But soil depletion, insect infestations, plant disease and competition from other states lowered Wisconsin yields and eroded profits. By 1880, wheat supremacy had passed westward to Minnesota…

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December 1, 2013

Appleton / Health & Medicine / Object Histories / 1848-1877 / Outagamie County / Science & Medicine / Region 5 - Center East / Cupping Kit

OBJECT HISTORY: Cupping Kit

Cupping therapy is a medical treatment in which local suction is created on the skin in an effort to increase blood flow to promote healing or restore humoral health balance. It was practiced as early as the Hippocratics and persisted in high medical popularity until the late nineteenth century. This particular kit belonged to Dr. James T. Reeve a physician…

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November 15, 2013

Broad History / Health & Medicine / Pre-1787 / 1787-1848 / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / Science & Medicine / Cupping Kit

What is Cupping?

Until the late nineteenth century, cupping was widely used for the treatment of inflammation and deep-seated pain believed to be due to an imbalance of the humors. A physician or barber surgeon would begin cupping by selecting the appropriate cup based on the amount…

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November 15, 2013

Military History / Appleton / Health & Medicine / Education / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / Outagamie County / Politics & Government / Science & Medicine / Region 5 - Center East / Cupping Kit

Dr. James T. Reeve

The owner of this particular cupping kit was Dr. James T. Reeve. Dr. Reeve was born near Goshen, New York, on April 26, 1834. Despite losing his father at age five and his mother five days before graduating medical school, J.T Reeve received his…

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November 15, 2013

Health & Medicine / Pre-1787 / 1787-1848 / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / Science & Medicine / Cupping Kit

Humoral Medicine and Cupping

Humoral medicine began in Ancient Greece and continued in popularity until the late nineteenth century. Humoral theory was based on the belief that the body was composed of four humors/temperaments (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood) and was influenced by the…

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November 15, 2013

Art, Sport & Entertainment / Milwaukee County / Milwaukee / Music, Theatre & Cinema / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / 1877-1900 / Region 8 - South East / Recital Poster

Milwaukee’s Music Scene in the Late Nineteenth Century

The Wisconsin music industry experienced a dramatic growth in the second half of the nineteenth century, as Milwaukee became a national leader in musical performances and a manufacturing center for the production of musical instruments. The city was home to a vibrant…

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October 15, 2013