Seeing the love his daughter had for the doll warmed his soul. Unfortunately, the two playmates would soon be separated by death, and a father would lose his muse.
Saying ‘goodbye’
The Gruelle family became outspoken adversaries of vaccine use in public schools. At the time, children and parents had no choice but to accept the series of shots, given to them during school hours, to prevent the small pox illness. Gruelle’s association with “Physical Culture” Magazine gave him the platform necessary to voice his opinion of vaccination, which was stern and unapologetic, to say the least.
Soon after his daughter’s 13th birthday, she was given the series of vaccines in school. She became ill from the shots that proved to be fatal. Alan R Yurko, CPPCC, Sc. of the Idaho Observer said, “Marcella’s death was not an immediate reaction. She died a very slow and subtle death. In the months after her unconsented inoculation, she became lethargic and lost her appetite. Marcella became feverish, fatigued and hypotonic [loss of muscle control] as her body and nervous system fought hard against the poisons forced into her bloodstream. At the end, she was as limp as a ragdoll.”
Her death sparked an outrage within the family and community. Gruelle was asked to comment on his feelings regarding her death in “Physical Culture” Magazine and he drew his famous cartoon of a monster holding a scale.
Under the satire, Gruelle printed, “Having recently lost our only daughter through vaccination (in public school, without our consent), you may realize how terribly HUMOROUS the subject of vaccination appears to Mrs. Gruelle and myself. Of the seven physicians called in on the case, six pronounced it in emphatic terms MALPRACICE. The seventh did not commit himself, being the head of the school board and a firm advocate of vaccination.”
Moving forward
In 1922, Gruella honored his daughter by marketing the doll with Marshall Field, and publishing “Raggedy Ann Stories” with P.F. Volland Company. Although her hair changed to a bright red, the doll kept its charm and whimsical design. He eventually added a brother to her story, named Raggedy Andy, which became a beloved storyline. He dedicated his life to making others smile.
Do you have evidence of the medical files for a 13 year old from 100 years ago?
Folks, she provided the link that states an autopsy found that the child died of an ongoing heart problem. It's in her comment that begins "In the 1800s..."
I guess she didn't read it, and is now butthurt that everybody knows she didn't read it.
So you don't have evidence just the leadstories article.
You are the one questioning the veracity of the claims. Leadstories is not a reliable source for your evidence. I used it as an example of a stalinesque rewriting of the historical notes from 100 years ago, which you conveniently ignore.
The leadstories team have no way of knowing. They obviously made it up. There's no citation to their article, so you are spreading misinformation. Hall, Walsh and Green noted their opinions but still no medical records. Hall 'said' medical records showed but provided no evidence.
you don't have evidence just the leadstories article
The leadstories team have no way of knowing
Folks, if the leadstories article isn't worth anything then I guess - in her comment above, the one that starts with "In the 1800s" - she shouldn't have provided it as evidence of damage from a vaccine.
Do you have evidence of the medical files for a 13 year old from 100 years ago? How did you get permission?
Or was that made up?
It was her father that blamed the vaccines and started a massive movement to educate people of the dangers, not me: -------https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/loris/looking-back-the-untold-story-of-raggedy-ann/article_57036736-5310-11e4-9a53-0017a43b2370.html --------excerpt He began drawing Raggedy Ann with a storyline, and in 1915, a patent and trademark was granted to market the doll. He watched Marcella play with her doll for hours, which became the inspiration for “The Tales of Raggedy Ann.”
Seeing the love his daughter had for the doll warmed his soul. Unfortunately, the two playmates would soon be separated by death, and a father would lose his muse.
Saying ‘goodbye’
The Gruelle family became outspoken adversaries of vaccine use in public schools. At the time, children and parents had no choice but to accept the series of shots, given to them during school hours, to prevent the small pox illness. Gruelle’s association with “Physical Culture” Magazine gave him the platform necessary to voice his opinion of vaccination, which was stern and unapologetic, to say the least.
Soon after his daughter’s 13th birthday, she was given the series of vaccines in school. She became ill from the shots that proved to be fatal. Alan R Yurko, CPPCC, Sc. of the Idaho Observer said, “Marcella’s death was not an immediate reaction. She died a very slow and subtle death. In the months after her unconsented inoculation, she became lethargic and lost her appetite. Marcella became feverish, fatigued and hypotonic [loss of muscle control] as her body and nervous system fought hard against the poisons forced into her bloodstream. At the end, she was as limp as a ragdoll.”
Her death sparked an outrage within the family and community. Gruelle was asked to comment on his feelings regarding her death in “Physical Culture” Magazine and he drew his famous cartoon of a monster holding a scale.
Under the satire, Gruelle printed, “Having recently lost our only daughter through vaccination (in public school, without our consent), you may realize how terribly HUMOROUS the subject of vaccination appears to Mrs. Gruelle and myself. Of the seven physicians called in on the case, six pronounced it in emphatic terms MALPRACICE. The seventh did not commit himself, being the head of the school board and a firm advocate of vaccination.”
Moving forward
In 1922, Gruella honored his daughter by marketing the doll with Marshall Field, and publishing “Raggedy Ann Stories” with P.F. Volland Company. Although her hair changed to a bright red, the doll kept its charm and whimsical design. He eventually added a brother to her story, named Raggedy Andy, which became a beloved storyline. He dedicated his life to making others smile.
Interesting that the vaccines were implicated in the death of a future progeny of the yurko family charged with "shaken baby syndrome":
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237283160_Analysis_of_causes_that_led_to_the_bleedings_in_the_subdural_spaces_and_other_tissues_in_baby_Alan_Ream_Yurko's_case
Folks, she provided the link that states an autopsy found that the child died of an ongoing heart problem. It's in her comment that begins "In the 1800s..."
I guess she didn't read it, and is now butthurt that everybody knows she didn't read it.
So you don't have evidence just the leadstories article.
You are the one questioning the veracity of the claims. Leadstories is not a reliable source for your evidence. I used it as an example of a stalinesque rewriting of the historical notes from 100 years ago, which you conveniently ignore.
The leadstories team have no way of knowing. They obviously made it up. There's no citation to their article, so you are spreading misinformation. Hall, Walsh and Green noted their opinions but still no medical records. Hall 'said' medical records showed but provided no evidence.
Folks, if the leadstories article isn't worth anything then I guess - in her comment above, the one that starts with "In the 1800s" - she shouldn't have provided it as evidence of damage from a vaccine.