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Title: One hundred years of medicine and surgery in Missouri; historical and biographical review of the careers of the physicians and surgeons of the state of Missouri, and sketches of some of its notable medical institutions
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, ed
Subjects: Medicine Physicians
Publisher: (St. Louis) St. Louis Star
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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partment of the State University, he waselected to the Chair of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children,which he continued to occupy with distinguished ability till he died inJune. 1849, of Asiatic cholera. The St. Louis Medical Society, an association of the physicians of the ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF city for the advancement of mutual ^%^^^^^professional standard, was formed m 18o(, lh 3 association Association had its inception m the St^L »i s°5ieJs in the eariy partwas formed and had its inaugural meeting in St. bom. m j of November, 1850. fl medical college in the Prior to the Civil War there was tat » other meoaeai c g ^ eity-the •■Humboldt.- Tim institution had >** ™^™ othei. medicaiexist during the decade ot the war Sicethe u.a. •«« ; are iven we very appropriately• gn. plae<fcthe W™M P leader in the localpen of a member of the Old bruartt ot m t d ree m Uy, whose proiessiona career,™; h .to Kerne, i. ^ ^ S itMltAthn;x rt;»«r^ *• -™ ^ remmisci
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J. B. JOHNSON, M. D., ST. LOUIS. MEDICINE AND SURGERY 39 CHAPTER II.—THE OLD GUARD. When I came here in 1340 I found a very agreeable and pleasant as-sociation among the physicians here. There was quite a large numberof practitioners already on the ground, but, of course, many of thosewhom I found here at that early year have since passed away. Therewas Dr. Farrar, Dr. Hardage Lane, Dr. Carr Lane, Dr. Merry, Dr. Lawton,Dr. Simmons, Dr. Campbell and others. All that I have mentioned wereprominent men here at that time. Dr. Carr Lane had been Mayor of thecity. I think he had been Mayor for some years before I came here.Then there was Dr. Simpson. He had also been connected with the ad-ministration of local affairs. There Avas also Dr. McCabe, a most excel-lent man. He was a partner of Lanes. Another Was Dr. WilliamBeaumont. He was formerly in the army. Beaumont made a wonderfuldiscover)^ if it could be called such. A French-Canadian Indian had beenshot in the stomach, and his case fin

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