Milledgeville Asylum Statistics and Local Political Anecdote
The report from Milledgeville State Lunatic Asylum shows year end totals with 2,002 on hand, 1,912 under treatment, and 2,364 receiving treatment during the year, plus 194 deaths and 158 discharges in the latest year. It includes a political anecdote about Judge Griggs and Mr. Sibley and ends with an ad for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy offered by Dr. W. L. Carmichael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
State Lunatic Asylum
Milledgeville
Griggs
Sibley
Georgia
John
F. L
W. L. Carmichael
Queer Doings in Georgia At Valdosta Fortune Teller Visit
A Gunthin family member from Jasper traveled to Valdosta to consult a fortune teller Mrs Buchman for details on her jailed father and brother. She paid $30 and stayed several hours, reportedly content with the fortune told. The Gunthin confession to a voodoo doctor is recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Claire Gunthin
Jasper
Bachman
Gunthin
Buchman
Thomasville Curfew Trial Seeks to Reform Youth
The town watches its curfew law as youths may endure a temporary restriction on liberty while likely adopting the rule. It aims to curb late night street gatherings and mischief as Soliman I is noted for wearing immense diamond ensembles on state occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Soliman I
Turkey
Evolutionary fate of the little toe debated by anatomists
A comparative anatomist argues the little toe may disappear as evolution progresses, noting horses reduced to a single functional toe and suggesting humans could similarly lose lesser digits while preserving the big toe as the pivotal grasping digit.
Electric Bitters Promised To Restore Health And Strength
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for female complaints and loss of appetite, constipation, headaches, nervousness, sleeplessness, and fainting spells, claiming health and strength guaranteed. It warns against fake mummy wheat and promotes Simmons Liver Regulator as a liver corrector for irregular living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
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Atlanta
Macon
Alue
Beaver
Nice Line
McIntoshes
New York
Broadway
Jackson
Gotham
Hamilton & Brown Company
Viei
Evitt Bros. and
Clark, Colmary & Co
Ladies Fine
Milwaukee
Hathaway, Soule & Harrington
G. Fennell & CO
Jackson, GA
M. V. McKibben
T. J. Dempsey
Mulberry Street
Ed. Tigner
Broad and
Marietta Streets
Grant Building
Atlanta, GA
Mills*& Bailey
At Law
ngStairs
Watkins Building
Peffer
Dy.l. Carmichael
Allen & Co
the State Lunatic Asylum
Scott
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Dgnature
Castoria
LOS
Wresy
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