Flood Devastation Tightens Grip on Austin and Nearby
In a flood wrecked region the Pennsylvania State Constabulary maintains control while relief teams arrive. Homeless families take shelter in scant rooms as women and children endure crowded conditions. Food arrives but clothing and footwear are scarce as morgues and insurance offices note the tragedy. More bodies are recovered as rescue efforts continue.
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Austin
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
Dixon
Life Insurance Companies
Costello
Ledsne
Tennyson
Penn
State Constabulary
Why Be So Thin This Recipe Adds Weight Fast
An advertisement promotes rapid weight gain by using a home formula. It argues thinness is unhealthy and urges readers to mix essences of pepsin rhubarb cardial cadomene and cadomene compound with water, taking doses before and after meals to gain one to three pounds weekly. It also advises weighing before starting and drinking water between meals.
Sightseers Threaten Food Supplies of Stricken Town
Austin flood relief operations face crowds as sightseers overwhelm the public commissary. Officials restrict entry to those with business, while workers and volunteers organize shelters, bread lines, and cargo handling to aid the homeless and recover bodies.
Flood Survivors Tell Tales of Loss and Hope
In Austin Pennsylvania a Saturday flood left many dead and injured and destroyed homes. Survivors, exhausted and wary, waited as the State police led restoration and recovery efforts. They recounted narrowly escaped moments and friends swept away by the torrent.
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Ber Company
Eins
Au Ee
Ieee
Austin
Penn
Four Women Die in Goodyear Mountain Flood Tragedy
In a Goodyear Mountain flood, Mrs. Margaret Mansuay and three women guests at her Goodyear home perished after fleeing a dam break. Rescuers found bodies near Costello three miles away. neighbors suffered injuries and one survivor escaped from a floating bath.
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Margaret FE. Mansuay
E. A. Mansuay
J. E. Wolcott
W. V. Harvey
Harry W. Sykes
Goodyear Mountain
Mr. Sykes
Dr. Mansuay
Tie
Thomas McManus
Pennsylvania
McManus
Commercial
W. J. Robinson
Main Street
Goodyear Hotel
Walter Starkweather
Starkweather
Cate
Gladys Smith
Cr. F. French
Railroad Avenue
Philadelphia Relief Committee Sends Flood Aid to Austin
At a meeting of the citizens permanent relief committee in Mayor Reyburn's office on October 2, it was decided to dispatch 5000 to Austin for flood victims. The Philadelphia Knights of Columbus contributed 1000 and other organizations and churches provided additional amounts.
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Austin
Dixon
State Health Department
Citizens’ Committee
Philadelphia
Citizens’ Permanent Relief Committee
Reyburn
Philadelphia Knights of Columbus
Red Cross reports Pennsylvania situation in hand
National Director Bicknell reports Pennsylvania authorities have the situation well in hand. Orders to dispatch Lieutenant Colonel D. S. Stanley to Austin to assess survivor needs are suspended pending further word from the President.
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Washington
Bicknell
Red Cross Society
Austin
Pennsylvania
Stanley
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Epidemic Fears Rise as Sanitary Engineers Work Amid Disaster
In Austin Pennsylvania the Sanitary Engineer Corps fights to control disease after a devastating flood. Dr. Samuel G. Dixon directs 800 workers from Emporium Keating Summit Port Allegany and Corning to drain water, locate bodies and prevent outbreaks. Officials report high death toll but caution on exact counts amid wreckage and incomplete registrations.
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Samuel G. Dixon
Emporium
Keating Summitt
Port Allegheny
Corning
F. Herbert Snow
Department of Sanitary Engineering
Costello
Wharton
Keating
Years of Suffering Ended By Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Miss Mabel F. Dawkins of Fort Wayne Indiana describes three years of catarrh and blood disease. After trying many doctors and remedies she took Hood’s Sarsaparilla and recovered fully. She recommends Hood’s to others. Get it today in liquid form or Sarsatabs.
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Mabel F. Dawkins
Lafayette Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hood
Remarkable Deafness Treatment Draws Witnesses and Free Trial
A report highlights a new deafness treatment described as wonderfully efficient with many witnesses testifying to its effects. The article notes a one month free trial and urges consideration by those previously outside the hearing world.
Deaf Man Recovers Hearing After Osmo-Chemic Cure
Ira O Ashford of 157 South Union Street Lawrence Mass says four years of deafness from catarrh left him stone deaf in one ear and nearly deaf in the other. After a year of local treatment he tried Osmo-Chemic Physicians and reports the buzzing vanished and his hearing restored.
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Ira O. Ashford
Union St
Lawrence
Mass
Deaf-Now Hear: Treating Deafness Across Boston Area Names
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians announce successful deafness treatment with a list of patients and addresses including Hulda M. Johnson 94 Pineet Cambridge Frances Bernard 80 St Cecilia Ave Boston Anna M. Bremen 68 St South Boston and others across Roxbury Medford Boston Beverly Cambridge Hingham Waltham Framingham.
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Hulda M. Johnson
Pineet
Cambridge
Frances Bernard
St. Cecilia Ast
Boston
Anna M. Bremen
C. L. Vorkes
Millmont
Roxbury
Fannie Record
Vancouver St
Spring St
Medford
Margaret Kimball
Oliver St
Linden
Nellie Donovan
High St
Beverly
Nellie M. Brown
Aberdeen Ave
Mildred Burgess
Pearl Et
South Framingham
Gertrude Te Baron
Hersey At
Hingham
Marshall Currier
Charles St
Arndale
Ais
Elizabeth Hanrahan
Ballard St
Osmo-Chemic Therapy Restores Health, Woman Says
A resident at 15 Don street reports chronic anemia and fatigue improved after two weeks with Osmo-Chemic treatment. She consulted multiple doctors with no relief, then followed advice from a previously cured patient who urged trying the Osmo-Chemic method. She now feels well and grateful.
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A. Brown
Don St
B. Mestebe
Varicose Veins Cured by New Treatment Says Local Man
Michael Ex. Keefe of 23 Newport Street Dorchester claims six years of bedridden pain ended after a month of treatment with the eeskee baees. He reports no trouble since and recommends the treatment.
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Michael EX. Keefe
Newport St
Dorchester
Osmo-Cemic Physicians Offer One Month Free Treatment
Deaf patients may begin or renew care by October 14 to receive one month of treatment including all medicines at the Osmo-Cemic System of Medicine. Dr. Soannie J. Lunkett advertises ear nose throat specialties with offices at 18 Boylatona, open 10 am to noon and 2 to 6 pm, closed Sundays.
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Boston
Henry R. Keach
Tremont &T
Theatre Wire
Soannie J. Lunkett
Boylatona
Boston Called On For Relief Fuma
An appeal for aid for floa sufferers of Austin Pennsylvania reached Mayor Fitzgerald at City Hall. John F. Stone of the relief committee sent a telegram pleading for immediate financial assistance from Boston. The mayor will verify Pennsylvania relief efforts and may convene a City Hall meeting to organize outside fundraising.
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Austin
Penn
Fitzgerald
John F. Stone
Relief Committee
Boston
Masa
Pennsylvania
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Death notices from Boston area on Oct 1 2 3 4
A compilation of obituaries and funeral notices for John Stephen Ashman Abram Balkan Daniel Bonner Margaret Bradford Catherine Cameron Catherine McCurdy Daniel Collins Michael Convey A Louise Innes George Loudon John W Meas Arthur Means William Myers Patrick McGarry Ellen Reardon Felician Ziegler and more. Services listed with church names street addresses and dates October 1 2 3 4 in Boston and nearby towns with burial and mass details.
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Ashman
Brookline
John Stephenson Ashman
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Bowdoin Square
Boston
Balkan
Abram Balkan
Tredika
Fayston Street
Roxbury
Bonner
Back
Bay
Daniel I
John
James Bonner
Harry Roberts
Hemenway
St. Cecilia Church
Bradford
Newton Centre
Margaret Bradford
Thomas Bradford
William Burny
Langley Road
Cameron
Conneaut
Ohio
Catherine T
Lawrence F. Cameron
Dougal FP
Catherine E. McCurdy
St. Mary's Church
Warren Street
Owen A. Galvin
Salem
Worcester
Mass
Michael
Sarah
Juniper Street
St. Mary's of the Assumption
M. Eh
Civiston
A. O. FH
Hicks
Jamaica Plain
Ree A
Clarence W
M. Hicks
Burnett Street
Burnett Street, Wednesday, Oct. 4, At 2 P.m. Innes
Alice M
Charles FE. Innes
Charles H. Innes
T. Bien Street
Wentmeyer
George Twin Jewe
Torraing Street
Loudon
John I
Jennie B. James W
Evergreen Cemetery
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
Means
Somerville
Arthur F. Means
Meotiante
Austin Street
Myers
Pet
William J
Margaret EB
Carlery
Patrick Oe
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State Board of Charities
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Oston
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Thorndike Street
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North Station
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Med
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Joseph
Katherine Nelson
Cabot Street
St. Francis de Sales
GTAR
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Waterman
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Martin
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Faystte Street
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Purcell
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Morissey
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Revere
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Tate
Meret Sullivan
Seston Treet
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Siorelock
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Olemn
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