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Dr. Colton will, by request, continue his lectures and exhibitions, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Aug. 14, 15, 16 and 17, at Brinley Hall. During the four eveuings [sic], the following among other brilliant and instructive experiments will be given and explained. The magnetic telegraph, circular rail road, electric engine, suspension of gravitation. Chloroform will be given to a rat, and a surgical operation performed upon him under its influence. ... Each evening will close with an exhibition of the magnificent painting of The court of death! ..
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Dr. Colton will, by request, continue his lectures and exhibitions, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Aug. 14, 15, 16 and 17, at Brinley Hall. [electronic resource] : During the four eveuings [sic], the following among other brilliant and instructive experiments will be given and explained. The magnetic telegraph, circular rail road, electric engine, suspension of gravitation. Chloroform will be given to a rat, and a surgical operation performed upon him under its influence. ... Each evening will close with an exhibition of the magnificent painting of The court of death! ...
Published
Worcester, [Mass.] : Henry J. Howland, printer, 171 Main Street, Worcester., [1848]
Physical Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 46 x 20 cm.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
At head of title: Tickets, 12 1/2 cents.
"Admission, 12 1/2 cents. Sunday school children, with their teachers and parents ... at an admission of six cents each."
The American Antiquarian Society copy is dated in ms.: Aug. 15/48.
Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 40.7 x 16.3 cm.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2005. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (American broadsides and ephemera. First series ; no. 7095).
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Tickets, 12 1/2 cents. Dr. Colton will, by request, continue his lectures.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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June 16, 2008
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Broadsides.
Advertisements - Lectures and lecturing.
Advertisements - Exhibitions.
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