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| Advertisement | Keeley Institute (1909) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | Keeley Institute |
| Publication Source | Seattle city directory, p. 1679 |
| Publisher | Polk's Seattle Directory Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | 1909
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| Advertisement Text | The purpose of the "The Keeley Cure" as devised and put into practice by Dr. Leslie Keeley, of Dwight, Ill., is the treatment and cure of the liquor, drug and tobacco addictions, and nerve exhaustion...Alcoholism and the drug addictions constitute a disease which "The Keeley Cure" will absolutely and completely eradicate from the system, leaving the patient in a normal condition, entirely free from any craving or necessity for stimulants. |
| Contextual Notes | In 1879, Dr. Leslie Keeley, a Civil War surgeon, announced a cure for alcoholism, opium habits and other addictions. He opened over 200 sanatoriums in the United States and Europe. During their month-long stays, patients received regular injections of gold chloride and engaged in group therapy.
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| Category | Health resorts, sanatoriums
and spas
Psychology and mental health
Quackery |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Sanatoriums--Washington (State)--Seattle; Alcoholism; Drug abuse |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Alcoholism--Treatment; Drug abuse--Treatment |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0183 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. F899.S43 S42 1909 |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
