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•omerset's centennial has come gone. Unique in its history was the suc¬ cess of John Till whose applications of inagic plaster and salve brought thou¬ sands to his door for relief. In one season ^^Doctor" Till was enriched by $80,000. An incredible narrative, it is recommended to those who enjoy "get- rich-quick" adventures.
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The ''Piaster Doctor' of Somerset
by James Taylor Dunn
Throughout the fafl of 1905, people around Somerset talked of little else but the "miracle cure" of Meline Cloutier, the wife of a farmer living near this Wisconsin village. Mrs. Cloutier had suffered from an infected cheek which many villagers considered ser¬ ious enough to threaten her life. It was sug¬ gested that a woodsman who lived not far from Turtle Lake and practiced medicine on
Since this is the first complete account to be written about John Till, the author has had to gather his ma¬ terial solely from contemporary newspaper accounts and personal reminiscences. Thanks go to the follow¬ ing for their assistance: the plaster doctor's son, John W. Till; Mrs. Octave Cloutier and her daughter, Mrs. Dan Shirley; Aurel Cloutier, Mrs. William H. Shay, A. G. Vanasse de Verte Feuille, Alfred J. LaGran- deur, Mrs. Hope Garlick Mineau, Mrs. Grace Thomas, John Van Meter, and Willis H. Miller. An article lo¬ cated since the above was written, but containing no new information, can be found in the St. Paul-pub¬ lished Monitor Magazine, 1:62-68 (November, 1911). The title is "John Till, Healer," by S. A. Phillips.
the side could save the suffering woman. Her husband. Octave Cloutier, was told that this man used a healing oil which had performed miracles. In the hope that the "Quick Healer" might relieve his wife, Cloutier traveled to the northern Wisconsin village of Turtle Lake and returned home accompanied by a man whose name was soon destined to become a household word throughout the St. Croix Val¬ ley. The amazing career of John Till, the "Plaster Doctor of Somerset," was launched when he successfully treated Mrs. Cloutier with his secret plaster salve.
Tifl was born on August 11, 1870, in the poor mountain village of Einsiedel, Austria (now Mnisek nod Hnilcom in Russian-held Czechoslovakia). His shoemaker father had a large family, and could not afford doctor's fees when young John broke both legs and crushed seven ribs in a hay wagon accident. Instead, he was taken to a healing blacksmith {Kur- schmied) who treated him as best he could
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Object Description
| Title | Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 39, number 4, summer, 1956 |
| Article Title | Wisconsin magazine of history: Volume 39, number 4, summer, 1956 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Series | Wisconsin Magazine of History ; v. 39, no. 4 |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2007 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol39no040000 |
| Description | This issue includes articles on the Wisconsin National Guard, Civil War news correspondent Sylvanus Cadwallader, and the wonder healer John Till. |
| Volume | 039 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year | 1955-1956 |
Description
| Title | 245 |
| Page Number | 245 |
| Article Title | The 'plaster doctor' of Somerset |
| Author | Dunn, James Taylor |
| Page type | Article home; Image |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2007 |
| ISSN | 1943-7366 |
| Identifier-Digital | vol39no040019 |
| Description | The "Plaster Doctor" of Somerset: This piece is a short biography of John Till (1870-1947), more commonly known as the "Plaster Doctor of Somerset." The author describes Till's early interest in folk cures before he came to America in 1898. He settled at the Turtle Lake lumber camp, where he healed a woman's ailment with plaster salve and soon after became known as the "Wonder Healer." Till set up a medical practice with the Cloiter family, and people came from all over the Northwest seeking his 'magical' services to cure their ailments. The author describes the components of the healing plaster salve, the procedure for its application, and various details of Till's practice. He also discusses the difficulties Till faced during his practice, including regular lawsuits and damage claims, his falling out with the Cloiters, unsuccessful attempts at getting reestablished in other parts of the state, and his final arrest and deportation back to Europe. The author concludes by trying to explain Till's mysterious popularity as the "Plaster Doctor." (6 pages) |
| Volume | 039 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year | 1955-1956 |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; |
| County | Saint Croix County; |
| Community | Somerset |
| Decade | 1900-1909; 1910-1919; 1920-1929; |
| Personal Name | Till, John, 1870-1947 |
| Subject | Medicine; Quackery; |
| Full Text | m *S^^^W! j.*ari'^>«r-«J<' •omerset's centennial has come gone. Unique in its history was the suc¬ cess of John Till whose applications of inagic plaster and salve brought thou¬ sands to his door for relief. In one season ^^Doctor" Till was enriched by $80,000. An incredible narrative, it is recommended to those who enjoy "get- rich-quick" adventures. 4 The ''Piaster Doctor' of Somerset by James Taylor Dunn Throughout the fafl of 1905, people around Somerset talked of little else but the "miracle cure" of Meline Cloutier, the wife of a farmer living near this Wisconsin village. Mrs. Cloutier had suffered from an infected cheek which many villagers considered ser¬ ious enough to threaten her life. It was sug¬ gested that a woodsman who lived not far from Turtle Lake and practiced medicine on Since this is the first complete account to be written about John Till, the author has had to gather his ma¬ terial solely from contemporary newspaper accounts and personal reminiscences. Thanks go to the follow¬ ing for their assistance: the plaster doctor's son, John W. Till; Mrs. Octave Cloutier and her daughter, Mrs. Dan Shirley; Aurel Cloutier, Mrs. William H. Shay, A. G. Vanasse de Verte Feuille, Alfred J. LaGran- deur, Mrs. Hope Garlick Mineau, Mrs. Grace Thomas, John Van Meter, and Willis H. Miller. An article lo¬ cated since the above was written, but containing no new information, can be found in the St. Paul-pub¬ lished Monitor Magazine, 1:62-68 (November, 1911). The title is "John Till, Healer" by S. A. Phillips. the side could save the suffering woman. Her husband. Octave Cloutier, was told that this man used a healing oil which had performed miracles. In the hope that the "Quick Healer" might relieve his wife, Cloutier traveled to the northern Wisconsin village of Turtle Lake and returned home accompanied by a man whose name was soon destined to become a household word throughout the St. Croix Val¬ ley. The amazing career of John Till, the "Plaster Doctor of Somerset" was launched when he successfully treated Mrs. Cloutier with his secret plaster salve. Tifl was born on August 11, 1870, in the poor mountain village of Einsiedel, Austria (now Mnisek nod Hnilcom in Russian-held Czechoslovakia). His shoemaker father had a large family, and could not afford doctor's fees when young John broke both legs and crushed seven ribs in a hay wagon accident. Instead, he was taken to a healing blacksmith {Kur- schmied) who treated him as best he could 245 |