Dr. John Stoddard

STODDARD

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 2/17/2013 at 18:16:46

Iowa News, DuBuque, W. T. June 3, 1837

DOCTOR JOHN STODDARD

Returns his sincere thanks to the citizens of DuBuque, for the liberal share of public patronage which he has received and takes this opportunity of informing them that he intends a permanent residence in DuBuque and hopes from skill and attention to merit a continuance of the patronage he has already received

To prevent misunderstandings and silence false reports, he herewith presents a list of his charges for medicine and professional services., by which he has heretofore been, and will hereafter, be governed.

Visits in town by day, 1 dollar; by night, 2 dollars; ex officio services, 1 dollar per hour; obstetrical services and attendance from 10 dollars to 50, as case may be. Consultations with other physicians fee 10 dollars, adding mileage when in the county, in all cases in the day, 1 dollar, in the night 2 dollars.

The fees in surgical cases will be regulated according to the importance of the case. Medicines, Emetics and Cathartics simple, 25 cents, compound one dollar, Febrifuge pulverized simple 12 1/2 cents, compound 25 cents to 1 dollar; Tonics pulverized, 25 cents per dose; Tincture from 50 cents to 75 cents per oz; Epispatic from 50 cents to 1 dollar; all other medicines in proportion.

Those laboring under Chronic diseases of the Liver, Dyspepsia, Scroffula, King's evil, White Swelling, Rheumatisms and particularly female laboring under uterine diseases may possibly derive benefit by consultation and advising with Dr. John Stoddard.
DuBuque, May 11, 1836