Finds Wandering Wife After 80 Days' Search

1920

Sight of Husband Restores Woman's Lost Memory.

SAN FRANCISCO, California. — William C. Brown, a grocer, prepared to return to his home here from Los Angeles, following the accidental end of an eighty-day search for his wife and their 2-year-old child, Helen June.

After having hunted thru three States — California, Utah and Nevada — Brown, on the last day allotted for his inquiry, paused to buy a newspaper in a Los Angeles street. Had he not done so, his search would have been futile.

The moment's pause kept him in front of a department store entrance till a woman and a little girl came thru the entrance in the crowd. They were the missing pair.

Not until she faced her husband did Mrs. Brown gain consciousness of where she was or what she had done during the last twelve weeks. She left home while in a state of aberration due to illness. The sight of her husband restored her faculties and she fell weeping on his shoulder.

—The Saturday Blade, Chicago, Aug. 7, 1920, p. 5.

Memory Lost After Fall on Ice

1903

As the-result of falling on the icy sidewalk, Samuel A. Chapman, of Boston, a student at Annandale College, is suffering from a peculiar malady.

On the evening of January 20 Chapman, in company with two other students, called on friends near the college. On their return Chapman slipped on the icy path and, falling backward, struck the base of his spine. He suffered no immediate effects, and being helped up by his companions, walked on to the college. Next day he was unconscious, remaining so for two days. Upon regaining consciousness his memory was a blank. In about two weeks he made some progress, looking to the improvement of his memory. He is nineteen years old.


Cats' Eyes

Cats and other beasts of prey reflect fifty times us much light from their eyes as human beings.

Aphasia Victim Responds

1920

Serum Injected Into Spine of San Quentin Convict Causes Memory to Return.

SAN QUENTIN, Cal., Feb. 24.— "Robert Lockwood" serving a term for grand larceny at the prison here, has responded to treatment for aphasia and has recovered his memory, lost in 1917, Dr. Leo L. Stanley announced today.

"Lockwood's" real name is Fred Bruley. He formerly lived in Plattsburg, N. Y., and he has a wife and family in that state. His father's name is Peter Bruley. He now remembers boarding a train for Chicago, but can recall no details of what occurred after that.

Dr. Stanley injected serum into his spine and the memory returned soon after. Bruley's steady attitude of not trying to excuse his crimes convinced Dr. Stanley he was not trying to feign aphasia.

—The Evening State Journal and Lincoln Daily News, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 24, 1920, page 1.