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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
8
Unclear fragments describe a shooting involving Bodles and a Mrs Soffel and state detectives captured a suspect after a December incident. The text mentions recuperation, a battle, and a person named Patil Ri, but details are garbled.
John and Rae Ward Biddle and Mrs Lucy Soffel were captured seven miles from Butler after a bloody 20 minute gun battle. About 200 shots fired. Biddle wounded in multiple places, Mrs Soffel injured but not fatally. The fugitives held at Butler jail and hospital. detectives from New York were involved.
A chaotic sequence unfolds as detectives chase a staged ambush between Chestnut and Prospect. The plan entailed a violent confrontation with several armed suspects, a dramatic late afternoon meeting, and a fatal outcome as officers close in near Drag Peet.
A Kentucky man from Magalupton describes a three year old girl suffering a severe crowing cough. He cites a doctor unable to help and credits Foley's Boneyard Tar with quick relief and saving her life. Bea Steele refuses substitutes.
Mr Wheeler Gat ait of Rhewmation is noted. A winter illness was treated with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, yielding steady improvement after use. For sale by druggists. wholesale agents listed. More than 40 inquiries have been filed against scoiderts by the Say A ping Club in the coastal area. water prestige, plow and graves figures cited.
An unreadable OCR style text fragment mentions various names and places in a jittery sequence. It references Ghent and Weblo and various odd phrases that hint at a larger narrative but offer no clear event or outcome.
The fragmentary OCR reads like a jumble of names and phrases including Nervous Eshans, Lest of Appetite, Podgerton, and Life Sharners. It hints at a fictional or coded piece with references to tokens, memories, and peculiar characters, but lacks coherent narrative or clear events.
A jumble of social notes lists visitors and callers from Murkirk and Wheeling, with names such as Crecapy, Snctitield, Conner Holt, Wadley, Griffin, Sule, Dougherty, Richards, Hoover, Barker, Glover, and Minor. The items mention travel, family visits, church events, and arrangements for future homes, with scattered references to local businesses and church activities.
A garbled obituary notice reports the death of a local resident likely named, with references to surviving family members including a son and daughter, and a funeral arrangement at a Germain area residence. The fragmentary text mentions multiple names and locations in Morgan county and a Hose of Dr SUM as part of the service details.
A garbled excerpt discusses painkiller effects on joints and mobility, mentioning names like Patokiler and Perry Davie in unclear context. The text hints at relief or freedom from pain but remains incoherent with many misspellings and missing details.
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