Juvenile Svengalis

About Juvenile Svengalis

My name is Amy and along with my mom Barb. My mom found an article about her then 12 year old grandfather whom she knew little to nothing about which turns up a bizarre tale of a Juvenile Hypnotist, a Green Parrot and the Vitapathic Institute. Join us as we discover a colorful cast of characters and a possible murder. Welcome to the exotic world of my great grandfather and The Gilded Age of Eau Claire, Wi.

Publisher

Amy Axelson

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2022

Latest episode

6 Jun 2023

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Jun 2023

   Season 2, Episode: 1- Hypnotism in Crime: Psychological Marvels Are Involved In The Strange Case of Mabel Briggs

   Hypnotism in Crime: Psychological Marvels Are Involved In The Strange Case of Mabel Briggs Today we delve into the arrest and charges against Dr. G.W. Picken and the series of events that unfold during the discovery of the charges against him. We hear from Dr. Picken himself.

2. 

   3 Jan 2023

   Episode 8: Bonus Episode-The Florida Column

   Join us as we dive into the world of Port Orange, Florida, a popular place for convalescence, speculative orange grove investments, and untoward activities for members of Eau Claire society and snake story. https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram Northwest Wisconsin Tom Reed The Florida Column

3. 

   29 Dec 2022

   Episode 7 P. 2 The Myron Briggs, Old Abe, Eagle Regiment, Orange City, Florida and Donkeys of The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe Detour

   Part two of our Myron Briggs episode. We continue on our detour with Myron Briggs and find him in Florida where his adventures in Orange City were reported on in a weekly column along with ironically my mother's Great Grandfather David Drummond. Myron finds a second life in Florida and has a brush with the Spanish American War. Margaret Briggs must read of her friends adventures with her ex husband. We go to Water Street and have a great brunch at the Nucleus Cafe. The Eagle Regiment Ole Abe Port Orange The Eau Claire Leader Telegram Fishing in Pensacola with a Captain from Spain General Frank The Revenue Cutter Wisconsin's 8th Infantry Company C 1861-1864 Andersonville Orange City, Florida The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe Dr. Talmage Water Street, Eau Claire, WI The Nucleus Cafe, Eau Claire, WI The Pickle, Eau, Claire, WI The Goat Coffee Shop, Eau Claire, WI https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram Northwest Wisconsin The Eagle Regiment Old Abe

4. 

   15 Dec 2022

   Episode 7: Part I - The Ralph Owen, Myron Briggs, Old Abe, Eagle Regiment, Orange City, Florida and Donkeys of The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe Detour

   We take a bit of a detour and learn about some accounts of Byron Culver from a childhood friend and spend a little bit too much time exploring Myron Briggs who may or may not be related to Mabel Briggs who may or may not have something to do with Byron Culver's hypnotic obsession. A little Eau Claire and the Old Abe Eagle Regiment history finds it's way into our story. Margaret Briggs has an unfortunate experience with donkeys. Ralph Owen Ralph Owen's Eau Claire Ralph Owen's Eau Claire 1920-1960 The Eagle Regiment Ole Abe Eau Claire's Grand Opera House Flint Herman the Great Bancroft Henry Dixie the Famous Mesmerist Wisconsin's 8th Infantry Company C 1861-1864 Seige of Vicksburg, Missouri Orange City, Florida The Aztec Springs of Santa Fe Dr. Talmage https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram Northwest Wisconsin The Eagle Regiment Old Abe

5. 

   25 Oct 2022

   Episode 6: Jodi Kiffmeyer of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

   We get to talk to Jodi Kiffmeyer of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We visit Hillside Cemetery in Marshfield, Wisconsin and sit down with Jodi Kiffmeyer Archivist of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and propose some theories about what may have happened to Mabel Briggs and why she may have taken the bike ride route past Dr. Pickin's Vitapathic Institute. Myron Briggs, of the Eagle Regiment plays a role in the mystery. https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram Northwest Wisconsin Dr. Herbert Flint The Eagle Regiment Old Abe

6. 

   3 Oct 2022

   Episode 5: A Sensational Trial About to Begin in Eau Claire

   Mabel Briggs, a School Girl accuses a Physician and his Son of accomplishing her ruin. We take a look at Dr. Herbert Flint an expert in Hypnotism called to examine Mabel Briggs. My mother and I travel to Eau Claire, WI to get some help from Archivists Jodi Kiffmeyer of the Chippewa Valley Museum and Greg Kocken Associate Professor Head Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist at the W. D. McIntyre Library. https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram Judge Baily Northwest Wisconsin Dr. Herbert Flint W. D. McIntyre Library

7. 

   13 Sept 2022

   Episode 4: Was She Hypnotized?

   In this episode we uncover an article tied to the Juvenile Svengalis article of 1897. Three years earlier, Hypnotism and Eau Claire, Wisconsin swept the nation with the story of Mabel Briggs, Dr. Pickin and a Hypnotic Green Parrot. Could Mabel's relationship with hypnotism be connected to Byron Culver? https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram Judge Baily Northwest Wisconsin

8. 

   29 Aug 2022

   Episode 3: Satanelli

   A Master Hypnotist emerges as the inspiration for the antics of Byron and Lum. Santanelli visited Eau Claire, Wisconsin on September 6th, 1897. Within a month a hypnotic craze had spread throughout the area with the help of my mother's grandfather Byron Wadsworth Culver and his friend Lum. Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram The Chicago Chronicle Judge Baily Northwest Wisconsin Satanelli https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes

9. 

   15 Aug 2022

   Episode 2: Eau Claire, One of the Most Substantial Towns in Northwest, Wisconsin

   Eau Claire is the background for the antics of the young Byron Culver. He is running around town with his school mate Lum Skatvoldt hypnotizing other boys. Ms. Dunphfy is on to them. Professor Hester turns to the school board for help. Is this just school boys having fun, or is there something else going on? Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin The Leader Telegram The Chicago Chronicle Judge Baily Northwest Wisconsin https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes

10. 

    16 Jul 2022

    Episode 1 : Juvenile Svengalis

    A clue to what happened to my mother's grandfather when she uncovers a most unusual article about his childhood. Byron Wadsworth Culver Hypnotism The Gilded Age of Eau, Claire, Wisconsin Draco Malfoy https://www.juvenilesvengalis.com/episodes

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