Will Lawson and the Lottery Ticket Murder Trial
A mother’s lottery ticket triggers a murder arrest for her son Will Lawson after a Christmas visit. The tale follows the ticket’s rise from a city store to a New York money prize, the falsehoods used to protect relatives, and a desperate pursuit of truth leading to a city shop and a courtroom ordeal.
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Will Lawson
Samantha Leisher
Lawson
Will
Mrs. Lawson
Santa Claus
Christmas Story of Santa and a Stolen Ticket
The tale follows a makeshift Santa who dazzles children then uncovers a misdeed tying a lottery ticket to a murder. Will Lawson, accused due to a bought prize ticket, faces jail until clues from clothing tags reveal the truth. Lawyer Clapp pushes for disclosure to avert the gallows.
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Will
Will Lawson
Santa Claus
New York
Ant
Clapp
St. Nicholas
Jimmie
Man credits Foley's Honey and Tar for child’s救
Winchester Indiana resident C. W. Lynch reports his boy survived a membranous croup attack after taking Foley's Honey and Tar. He praises the medicine and urges refusal of substitutes. D. Q. Storie.
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C. W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
D. Q. Storie
Bargains Offered On Several Iowa Farms And Lots
A list of farms near Chariton Derby Russell Belinda and a Chariton lot sale. Prices range from 45 to 65 per acre for farms with good land and improvements. A two lot package with a new cottage and barn is listed at 1000 dollars with terms 800 down and rest at 6 percent. Contact J D Threlkeld at the county courthouse office for details.
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Iowa
Lucas County
Wisconsin
Smyth Block
Chariton
Derby
Russell
Belinda
J.D. Threlkeld
Court House
Better Than a Plaster Pain Balm Advertisement
A dampened flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm offers relief for lame backs and side or chest pain. The advertisement claims Pain Balm is superior for deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains. Sold by D. Q. Storie, Druggist.
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D. Q. Storie
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Jimmie Brown
Thompson
Smooth Shop
Mence & Plymate
Whisenend & Culbertson
Frank Pearson
First National Bank
J. J. Smyth’s Store
Gus Becker
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Wassau
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga Park
Dixie Flyer
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Nihville
Ernest C. Woodward
T.P.A
Bank of Commerce
W. L. Danley
C.P.A
Nashville, Tenn
San Francisco
Orient
Santa Fe
Chicago
California Limited
San Joaquin Valley
California
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Des Moines
J. D. Threlkeld
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