Dr. George Appleby was everything a small-town doctor should be: polite, gentle, and caring. But under the surface seethed hidden secret that would burst forth one dark day in 1900.
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‘Dr. Appleby’s Crime.’ The Evening Times-Republican, 1/10/1900
‘Insane Doctor’s Crime.’ The Des Moines Register, 1/10/1900
Doctor’s Awful Act. The Davenport Democrat, 1/10/1900
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‘Mrs. G.W. Appleby at Bristow Passes Away.’ The Greene Recorder, 4/10/1929
‘Mrs. Appleby Dies at Bristow Today.’ The Courier, 4/6/1929
‘Widespread Dope Ring Broken by Doctor’s Arrest.’ The Courier, 1/31/1930
‘’Dope’ Doctor Is One Who Killed Babe At Hampton.’ The Courier, 2/1/1930
‘Physician Free on Bonds Pending Trial on Narcotic Charge.’ The Mason City Globe-Gazette, 2/1/1930
Bristow Doctor is Held to Jury. Des Moines Register, 2/1/1930
‘Two Girls Born.’ The Mason City Globe-Gazette, 3/14/1930
’10 Indicted by Federal Jury.’ The Mason City Globe-Gazette, 6/12/1930
‘Submits to Operation.’ The Mason City Globe-Gazette, 9/1/1930
‘Dr. G.W. Appleby.’ The Courier, 1/22/1943