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Pneumonia deaths outnumbered theater tragedy victims
Readable excerpts warn that over 3,040 Chicago residents died of pneumonia in the same year as a deadly theater fire that killed nearly six hundred. Advertisements tout Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Foley's Honey and Tar for colds, flu, and pneumonia prevention, alongside poultry and farm cures and household tonics.
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Chicago
Chamberlain
Laura
W. D. Wilcox
Logan
New York
W. N. MccKeehen
Foley
Mes
Cardier
Minnington
Girk
Cameron
W.N. McKeehen