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The Terrifying Truth About Victorian Medicine

2025-10-23 18:00:00 2025-10-23 19:00:00 America/Chicago The Terrifying Truth About Victorian Medicine Village of Minooka Board Room -

Thursday, October 23
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-23 18:00:00 2025-10-23 19:00:00 America/Chicago The Terrifying Truth About Victorian Medicine Village of Minooka Board Room -

Learn about the astounding and horrifying ways of Victorian Medicine.

Ah, Victorian life. Graceful. Elegant. Chivalric. Deadly. While you may pine away, dreaming of life in days gone by, there’s something you should know first…

Tricia brings to the forefront some astounding—and truly horrifying—information about the “science” of Victorian medicine. Learn how to stop a cough with boiled mercury and laudanum, or how to lessen a child’s fever by wrapping them in ice blankets and loading them with heroin. Please be advised: this lecture presents graphic images and gruesome situations.

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Minooka Branch

info@trpld.org
Phone: (815) 467-1600
Fax: (815) 467-1632
Branch manager
Debbie Griggs

Hours
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Mon, Oct 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Oct 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 25 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 26 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

The former Minooka Masonic Hall re-opened as the Minooka Branch of the Three Rivers Public Library District in 1992.

The library contains collections for adults, children, and teens; access to public computers, fax, and scanning; and a public meeting room.

Upcoming events

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Thu, Oct 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Thu, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Sat, Oct 25, 9:15am - 9:45am
Meeting Room - Minooka Branch

Tue, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Thu, Oct 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Thu, Oct 30, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Thu, Oct 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Mon, Nov 03, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
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Mon, Nov 03, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
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Mon, Nov 03, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Tue, Nov 04, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue, Nov 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Thu, Nov 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
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