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Appendicitis Epidemic Prompts Surgeon Critique
Anthon Herald reports four to five thousand dollars has left the community since January for appendicitis operations. Costs include doctor fees, hospital expenses, and trimming, with rough estimates of twenty cases. The surgeon is criticized for high charges and risky, reportedly reckless practices, urging regulation and penalties for ignorance and misrepresentation. Jesse B. Hammond campaigns to remove ineffectual county attorneys and sheriffs over cigaret laws enforcement. Save your 1910 calendar, Tribune subscriptions offered.
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Anthon Herald
Jesse B. Hammond
Des Moines
Iowa