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Mistook Toe for Burglar in East New York Home
Gustave Canfield of 149 Nicholas Avenue woke to a burglar’s face and fired. He shot off his right great toe, mistaking his foot for the intruder. Ambulance Surgeon Duff treated the wound. An advertisement for Duffys Dead Shot touts cures for fever chills and malaria.
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Gustave Canfield
Nicholas Avenue
East
New York
Canfield
Canfield House
Gustave
Duff
Bradford Street Hospital
C. Dantzler
Georgetown
S. C
Duffys