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July 14, 1879
The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Mysterious illness strikes 35 girls in Lorillard's Jersey City tobacco factory, with symptoms including fainting, convulsions, hysteria, and colics. Linked possibly to yellow fever-tainted tobacco from New Orleans or excessive ice water; baffles doctors.
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A Singular Disease in Lorillard's Tobacco Factory.
New York, July 13.—A singular disease has manifested itself in Lorillard's tobacco factory in Jersey City during the past week which the Sun says has baffled the best medical talent in the city. The symptoms are fainting frequently followed by convulsions, hysteria and colics. On Saturday thirty five girls were taken sick in one department. The Sun says the girls taken sick have been working on some tobacco stored in New Orleans during the prevalence of yellow fever last summer, but the woman who nursed the girls attributed their illness to excessive use of ice water.
New York, July 13.—A singular disease has manifested itself in Lorillard's tobacco factory in Jersey City during the past week which the Sun says has baffled the best medical talent in the city. The symptoms are fainting frequently followed by convulsions, hysteria and colics. On Saturday thirty five girls were taken sick in one department. The Sun says the girls taken sick have been working on some tobacco stored in New Orleans during the prevalence of yellow fever last summer, but the woman who nursed the girls attributed their illness to excessive use of ice water.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Singular Disease
Tobacco Factory
Yellow Fever Tobacco
Ice Water
Factory Illness
Convulsions
Hysteria
Where did it happen?
Lorillard's Tobacco Factory In Jersey City
Story Details
Location
Lorillard's Tobacco Factory In Jersey City
Event Date
July 13
Story Details
A singular disease baffles doctors, causing fainting, convulsions, hysteria, and colics among girls working on tobacco stored in New Orleans during yellow fever; one woman attributes it to excessive ice water use; 35 girls sick in one department on Saturday.