Remarkable Work of Bartonville Asylum Leaders
Dr Geo A Zeller outlines rapid growth and reforms at Bartonville asylum from 1904 to 1906 expanding capacity from 762 to 1720 inmates. He details women replacing men in wards, abolition of restraint, color therapy, therapeutic lighting, and occupational programs to improve care, dignity, and safety for mentally ill residents.
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Bartonville
Geo. A. Zeller
Zeller
Illinois
Leon
Rupe
Matilda
James
Fourteen Mile
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Promion
Oct 18 Birthday in Lacon for 96-year-old Zillah McMurtrie
Mrs Zillah McMurtrie celebrated her 96th birthday at her son L C McMurtrie’s home with church friends and neighbors. She has long been active in the Lacon community and church, while a longtime local resident, the oldest woman in Lacon. A separate obituary notes the death of Thomas Nevin, a longtime Lacon resident, at his son’s home in Toluca.
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L. C. McMurtries
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Laconh. Church
Lacon
Thomas Nevin
Toluca
Thompson
St. Louis
W. R. Hancock
Ed Sterrett
James Robertson
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Ville
Kansas City
Mallory
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