Typhoid Epidemic Traced to Elmhurst Reservoir
Scranton reports an epidemic linked to Elmhurst reservoir pollution after a September typhoid case in a Dennis family. 653 cases and 25 deaths noted. Miss O Halloran reports shocking conditions among foreign residents near Jackson, Ninth, and Robinson streets as nurses increase to meet demand.
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Scranton
Dennis
Elmhurst
Moulton
Mate Department of Health
Ocean of Health
Miss O'Halloran
Jackson Street
Ninth Avenue
Robinson Street
Whole Town Rejected Her Offer to Marry
Ware Massachusetts January 2. A Chicago mail order romance ends in a failed proxy courtship for a woman labeled Packer 79. John McGarry, a local grocer, sought eligible men to marry the Sears parcel girl. A photograph and note contained a Western girl judged by looks and seeking a nice Eastward husband.
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Ware
Mass
Chicago
Packer
Sears, Roebuck & Co
John McGarry
Consignee
Electricians Indorsed by Building Trades Council
The building trades council endorsed the electricians demand at their regular meeting held January 2. E R Torrey, Secretary. Card party by St Joseph branch L C, B A Thursday evening January 3 at G T hall, admission 25 cents.
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Building Trades Council
E. R. Torrey
St. Joseph Branch L. C
B. A
G. T. Hall
Daughter of Rich Man Weds Poor Army Clerk
In Portland Missouri on January 2 Helen Sterling, daughter of a wealthy man, married Edward W. Carter a paymaster’s clerk in the U S Army. The father fainted upon learning of the match and vowed to disinherit her. Helen, a schoolgirl, met Carter at Fort Preble last summer and in stores until discovery.
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Portland
Quincy Sterling
Helen
Edward W. Carter
United States Army
Man Fatally Hurd Self Proving Strength
Sharon Pennsylvania January 2 John Polinsky died from an internal rupture after showing off his strength to companions He boasted he could lift a keg overhead and collapsed while holding it A doctor was summoned and Polinsky was declared near death The ad at end promotes Orten Bros piano organ dealer 219 N Main St Butte
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Sharon
John Polinsky
Polinsky
Orten Bros
N. Main Street
Butte
This Turkey Too Large for Any Buyer in West Chester
A 45 pound turkey raffled on Christmas Eve in West Chester has changed hands ten times since December 24 and remains unsold. The current owner says the bird is an elephant on his hands and cannot be used or sold. It faces a planned eleventh raffle as the city wonders about its fate.
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West Chester
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Montana
Tomy
New’s
Arise
Ie Sma
Peine
Namfarte
Yaevvyv
Oxford
Stein- Bloch Smart Clothes
Princet’n Clothes
Men of Fashion
Fosselman
N. Main
E. Park
Electricians
William Ross
Turkey
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