Woman's Body Ossifying Baffles Doctors in Ohio
Mrs. Levi Shroyer, 27, seeks help for a rare affliction that slowly ossifies her body from jaw to hips. Doctors fear involvement of the heart as the condition worsens. She began losing mobility in 1916 after an operation and has undergone chiropractic treatment leading to periods of coma and a near five minute heart stoppage.
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Nowling Green
Ohio
Levi Shroyer
Maperts
Shrover
Shrover In 1916, Shortly After An Operation. Mrs. Shrover
Kosher Butchers Accused in Chicken Sand Scam
Market inspectors estimate Hebrew housewives were defrauded of 172060 dollars weekly by stuffing chicken crops with sand and gravel. A ring of kosher butchers faces gross profiteering charges in New York.
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New York
Blames Army Smokes for Most of Deaths
Rev C C C Rarick of the Methodist temperance board says 85 percent of army deaths were from pneumonia and that smoking aided the disease. He asserts the church helped thousands by making cigarette fiends of soldiers.
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Atlantic City
C C. C. Rarick
Board of Temperance
Methodist Conference
Man Suffers Fatal Fall at Beach Settee Incident
In Weymouth England on March 15 William Alfred Sid slept and rolled off a settee, then fell on his face and suffocated. The incident is reported as a deadly accident with no foul play indicated.
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Weymouth
England
Marehy
William Alfred Siddons
Cocoanut Oil Makes a Splendid Shampoo
An old home care tip promotes Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a gentle, green-clean option for hair. It warns against harsh alkali in many shampoos that dry the scalp and brittle hair and claims the cocoanut oil product creates rich lather, rinses clean, and leaves hair manageable and bright. It notes the shampoo is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
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Montha
Willing to Shake for His Fine Prompted Call to Judge
A tourist phoned a judge in Oklahoma City on March 18 offering to recover a fine through a craps game. The voice claimed extra money and sought a chance to pay it back. The judge did not respond and the chief of police attempted to trace the call.
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Oklahoma City
Thieves Break Safe In Cincinnati Bond Theft
Thieves forced entry to an office in Cincinnati and stole a Liberty bond by breaking the safe combination. They left a dollar wrapped in tissue with a note explaining the money was donated for a floral piece for a deceased employee.
Man Defends Breach of Promise Saying Divorced Status
In San Francisco court J A Riddle blames Pearl Sands for a breach of promise charge. He argues she should have known he just divorced and could not marry yet, calling that a reason for the alleged promise breach.
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San Francisco
J. A. Riddle
Pearl Sands
The Last Drink Puts Judge Before Judge
In San Francisco on March 19 federal agents saw a single drink in W A Judge’s flask. The scene prompted Judge to tell the matter to another judge about the federal encounter and the beverage.
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Ban Francisco
W. A
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
Advertises Diamond Dyes claiming perfect results on wool silk linen cotton and blends. The package includes a Direction Book showing how to dye any color and a Color Card for matching fabrics.
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Costa
To Ladies Who are Stout
Fat is fatal to health and beauty. Reduce weight sensibly and easily, improve health and figure. Avoid heart trouble and nervousness. Be a girl again and walk sprightly. Korein capsules promise weight loss 10 to 60 pounds under guarantee with simple directions and optional candy.
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