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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Population Increase




     A young lady, unmarried, living in one of the upper wards of the city, has been ill for about three quarters of a year.  Several physicians have been called in to minister to her sufferings.  First they treated her for consumption, and then for heart disease, but to no effect.  One day last week she was suddenly taken very ill, and the physicians were sent for in haste.  They succeeded in a few hours in discovering what was really the matter, and treated her accordingly.  Yesterday she was in the enjoyment of her former good health, and the population is increased by one.

 – New Albany Daily Ledger 09 June1870, p. 2 col. 1