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Bloodless Surgeon, 1904

December 31, 2022

I’ve not quite finished yet with stories and pictures of William Rae, the Bloodless Surgeon. These illustrations were from the Illustrated Police News of July 1904 and show men, women and children being cured of their ailments at William Rae’s home on Station Road, Blantyre. The former miner, nicknamed the “bloodless surgeon” hosted many hundreds […]

William Rae – Bloodless Surgeon b1841 – d1907

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February 2, 2020

Blantyre People

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William Rae was a ‘bonesetter’ who lived in Blantyre for a time and quietly practised and treated the local people in relative obscurity. In 1904, the popular press became aware of his work, and after they printed stories of his skills and cures, Rae was flocked by patients from the surrounding regions hoping for miracles. […]

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