Penny Engineer Near Lost Arm In Locomotive Oil Incident
John Hayes of Renave, a passenger engineer on the Pennsylvanian system, narrowly escaped losing his arm while oiling a locomotive. The accident happened near the Presbyterian church as a moving engine struck a standing one, trapping Hayes’ arm between the driving wheel and the rod light. He delayed hospital care, rode 100 miles home, and later doctors diagnosed a fractured, severely swollen arm with extensive damage requiring treatment.
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Penny
Kany
NHR
Hayes
Thompson
Renoye
Fa Phyatclin
Painful Corns Removed By New Painless Remedy
Putnam's Corn Extractor promises quick relief from painful corns. The ad boasts a neat clean removal by drawing out the corn from the core and claims it is 50 quick and sure as a bottle. Druggists and Thos. Downey endorse the product.
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Putnam's
Putnam's Extractor
Drugelats
Downey Adv
Vinol touted as aid for aging weak bodies and nerves
An advertisement extols Vinol as a tonic to rebuild wasting tissues, strengthen nerves, and improve circulation in the elderly. It cites Mrs. Mary Tay of Columbus and claims Vinol restores vigor, with seller Habt & Son of Corry Pa providing the remedy and a salve for healing skin sores.
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Starr Granite & Marbleworks
Corry
Vino
Mary Tay
Columbus
Oabit & Son
Local Pharmacy Ad Lists Tobacco and Household Goods Prices
An OCR fragment shows a busy price list from a small town market or drugstore offering tobacco products, sodas, jams, canned fruits, household goods, cleaning items, lard, butter, sugar, flour, soaps, and medicines. Numerous brand names and prices are listed, including six packs for 25 cents, plug tobacco packs, cleaning brushes, wash tubs, clothes baskets, Crisco, biscuits, peaches, oranges, and various patent medicines.
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Viento
Groyler
Fae Press
Crisco
California
Thomas
Pierce
Bowman
C.J. Wood
False Oath Charges Dropped in Pa Court
In Keely Pa April 9 witnesses failed to appear in Alderman Hayes court against I S Movreary, Millcreeke township school director. The case against Movreary was dismissed. Hopkins and McCreary clashed over witness turnout and campaign expenses. The court postponed proceedings for a week. no clear motive or relation between parties noted.
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Keely
Hopking
Alderman Hayes
Movreary
Millcreeke Township
Mooreury
McCrary
Allerman Heyes
Meo Hoplite
Hopling
McCreary
Mrr. Hopkins
Widerman
Lafor Tomie
Famous French Hair Restorer Claim Advertises Youth
An old advertisement touts a French hair cream claimed to remove gray and baldness with a bottle priced at 10 cents. The piece also notes a separate legal petition in Armstrong County to revoke a Vernon Hotel license over alleged liquor sales to a husband after notice by his wife.
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Irene Klingensmith
Kittanning
King
Armatrang County
Lcense
Ross V. Flick
Vernon Hotel
Scense
Tuttle shake Peto and the feared city rumor
A Rochester New York area tale describes a local figure known as Tuttle shake Peto facing notoriety. A waterfront saloon and cafe owner hosts a planned complete snake hunt with a camera crew recording every detail for a public record.
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Veter
Tuttle
Peto
Rochester
S.Y
M Lm
Cammera
Oll
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Ove
Kane
Pillsbury’s
the Ladies Furnishing
Poptina
Tameo
Family Theatre Today
Pan
Helen Gardner
Corry Hospital
Dusa
Rama
Howard Watches
Columbia
Clary & Stone
Torus
Jon
D. Nast
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