Oil City Man Held Up and Robbed of 55 Dollars
Oil City man employed at a ginbage thrpnee was held up and robbed by two men early April 9. The victim, waking during a holiday, was approached at the alley near a wagon as he tried to mail or retrieve items. A pistol was used in the attack and the assailants fled with 55 dollars and a few small items. The courage and recollection of the victim are limited due to the struggle. Police are investigating the incident and seeking leads.
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Oil City
Bat
Ian
Report of State Hospital January to May 1918
The report notes 1 080 indigent patients cared for during the year, 2257 total patients and 287 deaths. Paroled inmates numbered 267 with most improved, and the hospital accounts show wages and labor at 298507.04 dollars, food cost 7016.29 dollars, and clothing and materials at 36200.87 dollars.
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Waren
Hospital Authorium
Fey
Public Sale of Farm Goods in Thurby April 4 Auction
A public sale on the premises near Thurby offers lots including horses cows heifers hay oats and farm equipment. Items include a gray mare several cattle plows rakes a gasoline engine and household goods. Terms: cash over $10 and balance in 6 months with approved paper. Sale at noon. W A Schiamling and John Hammond, trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyeiil Otter
Clymer
Tom
Partinette Dekel Voneli
Py International
Jinmaeda
New
Portland
Weoiler
Nigchineyeller Rike
Hay Rank
Aram Iil
Fristiaa
W. A. Schiamling
John Uainmond
Dooley Advises Working Girls to Try Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Milwaukee reader Mrs H Dooley shares how Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her recover energy after long shifts. She urges other working girls to use the remedy to end fatigue and improve daily life, detailing her own before and after experience and inviting letters for advice.
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Mrs. Dooley
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia B. Pinkham
H. Dooney
25Th Street
Sykes Comfort Powder praised for soothing healing power
An advertisement extols Sykes Comfort Powder for baby rash chafing and soreness noting extraordinary soothing power felt on first application. It mentions The Comfort Powder Co based in Huston Man ay.
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the Comfort Powder Co
Huston, Man
Inside Baths and Water for Clean Bowels Claims
Article promotes internal sanitation by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning after breakfast. Advises inside baths to cleanse bowels, wash out toxins, and improve general health. Warns of headaches and sickness from indigestible material and bad breath. Recommends a quarter teaspoon of limestone phosphate daily.
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Dow
Bowely
Nyone
Grandma Uses Sage Tea to Darken Hair
A revived old recipe touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy way to darken gray or faded hair. The ad claims the product dyes hair evenly, restores youth, and requires only occasional applications, while noting it is a cosmetic, not a medical remedy.
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Wyeth
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Axminster
R. F. Livermore Co
State Hospital
Saya
B. Porter
Devoe House
Devoe Moor
Devoe Auto and Carriage
Nuresco
Sheeley’s
Frank Wilcox
E. Main St
Payne Bigeye
Titusville
Titusville Trust Co
Titusville, Pa
Studebaker
Detroit
W. H. Merrick
Bell Phone
Om Savings
First National Bank
Warren, Pa
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