With her black bag in hand, Dr. Sofie Herzog broke all barriers as a female frontier physician in Texas. The gunshot victim occupying a room...
The Doctor Was a Woman
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Dueling Doctors of Hangtown
"Doc" Hullings was the first doctor to open a medical practice in the rapidly growing mining camp known as Hangtown. Truth be known, the doctor had...
Medicine Shows And Curing Ailments Come and witness the magical powers of .... medicine shows?
In the years before the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, medicine show’s and wild curing ailments were popular. The contents of these miracle drugs...
New Doctor In Town Doctor Edward Waters first visitor was self-styled “Doctor” Hulling, also the town drunk...
Doctor Edward Waters arrived in the California Mother Lode town of Placerville and hung out his shingle. His first visitor was self-styled “Doctor”...