Woman Burns Boy to Make Him Beggar in Harsh Tale
A St Louis survivor, Charles Richards, details brutal mistreatment by a caregiver who burned his flesh with lye to force funds from gullible donors. He recalls a Chicago start, a move to St Louis in the 1890s, peddling, and schemes with a man and a ruthless woman. He seeks his origins and parents, hoping to locate his mother and real name.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Charles Richards
St. Louis Avenue
Richards
St. Louis
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Lye
Laura
Grace
Fourth and
Bruce Streets
Thirteenth Street
Nuri
Sane
Indiana
Control Your Fat One Take Off Fat By Night
An old time remedy claims to remove excess fat without exercise or dieting. A teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime of Marmola and Cascara Aromatic with peppermint water is said to melt fat from the double chin and stomach, reducing 12 to 16 ounces daily as the stomach fat gives way first and gradually all fat disappears.
Home and cash destroyed by flames in Bedford
Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed the home of William Cuddy of Oolitic along with furnishings and $1100 in cash hidden in a room. The blaze started from a defective flue.
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Bedford
Ind
William Cuddy
Oolitic
Poisoned Well by Copperhead Snakes Discovered
In Norwalk Connecticut a Cranbury couple faced months of illness from contaminated water. A drought lowered well levels and two four foot copperhead adders were found, with one striking William Gregory as he descended. Both snakes were killed after attempts to bite.
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Lguth Norwalk
Conn
Oct
Herman O. Smythe
Cranbury
Wiliam Gregory
Gregory
Connecticut
Summer girl sues for eight thousand over broken vow
Catherine F. Seale of Germantown sues Harry B. Keenan for $3,000 damages alleging breach of promise of marriage. The pair met at Sea Isle City during a summer outing after a rapid courtship, with a wedding planned for September 1. A capias was allowed for Keenan’s arrest with bail set at 900.
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Catherine F. Seare
Germantown
Harry
Keenan
Sea Isle City
James V. Lynch
Arm Fracture From Runaway Buggy Accident
Cameron fractured his right elbow when a frightened horse bolted, tumbling the buggy and trapping him briefly. He freed himself and reached the city where a physician attended him.
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Cameron
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