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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1928
Page
6
Alma Petty Gatlin, 20, pleaded not guilty in Wenworth to murder charges for allegedly killing her father, Smith Petty, as he sat at breakfast and burying his body in the cellar. A special venire of 200 men was summoned from Rockingham County as jurors were sought.
At least two people died when a barn exploded after a still blew up at the Zone Long farm between Acra and Cairo on the Mohican trail to lax. The barn site burned, destroying the structure five nearby cottages and four automobiles.
An 1892 bowel remedy attributed to Dr Caldwell Harris Wells and later linked to the reinvented patent medicine era. The ad retells how a mild syrup of pepsin and laxative ingredients promised relief from constipation, bloating, and indigestion, urging readers to buy a bottle and seek further medical guidance. It frames the product as a trusted cure claimed to boost appetite, digestion, and overall health.
A garbled excerpt narrates health complaints from age eighty six and mentions pains in rheumatic joints. The text references kidney discomfort and fatigue tied to a fictional or misrendered scenario, with incomplete phrases suggesting a personal reflection on comfort and rest amid illness.
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