Malicious act alleged in fatal farm accident
Eugene Peterson, a noted farrier and cherryman, died after a corn fodder cutting machine injured him at his farm. A pitchfork slipped from his hands and struck his jaw as he fed the machine, shattering bones and throwing him from the wheel. He was carried to a Philadelphia hospital, with the incident provoking local inquiry.
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Eugene Peterson
Jared
Petervon
Philadelphia
Wirndatown
Reading Letters Boost Pinkham Medicine Sales in 1920s
Refers readers to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. Includes testimonials from Mrs Farp Berne and Miss Inexe Fuoziicuen praising relief from operations and improved health after using the product. Also contains informal humor and an advice vignette about romance and alcohol, with marginal notes about a confidential letter policy.
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Pinkhamboratory
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Lyale
K. Pinkham
L Asso
Miss Inexe Fuoziicuen
Manhattan St. North Side
Bellevue
Bass
Cwellam
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It urges readers with back pain and urinary symptoms to try the product and offers a sample bottle by sending cents to Binghamton New York. It emphasizes high demand and includes testimonials and a mail request for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Singhamton
N. C
Juan
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Betfort
European War A Year Ago This Week
A dated chronicle from January 1918 recaps World War I events a year prior. It notes French cuts to German railways near Altkireh, Turkish moves toward Egypt, and German repulses around Erzerum and Dunkirk. Reports cover Russian reinforcements, Berlin braced for tankers, and various offensives across Europe, including action near Perthes Solassus and the Aisne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altkireh
Egypt
Erzerum
Iron Uman
Dunkirk
Batt A Hilmi
Egyptians
Budan
Englan
New Tech Inventions Spur Power Railways and Safety Gear
Reports describe Bwaden’s northern railroad raising train capacity by forty percent and speed by sixty percent with electric power. An explosion proof telephone is claimed in England, while a carborundum infused metal cylinder assists potato peeling. Other notes mention an all alloy automobile body, ore transport sacks from woven paper, and a German tablet packaging machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bwaden
England
Honnlight
Eines
Mort Vegatable
Chile
Indulgent Mothers and Imitation Money Echoes
Fragmented OCR text presents a garbled early 20th century discussion on indulgent mothers and child upbringing, counterfeit money critique, and a wider note on imitations. It references La Creole, hair dye, and a price line of 1.00, with scattered names like Henry Peck and Mrs Polk appearing amid the nonsensical flow.
Fragments on beauty products and a rural humor exchange
A garbled ad style passage promotes various beauty preparations promising purity and soothing effects, mentioning a postal order, Boston, and Cutlevrn. It then shifts to a Virginia preacher anecdote and a dialogue about moral judgment and old crowds, with a tone of rustic reminiscence and comic mistrust.
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Dept. Ly
Boston
Ady
Local Reader Ads Add to Public Notice List
A fragmented OCR fragment shows a reader requesting placement of an advertisement beside a national miner section. The exchange promises placement next to a mining feature with emphasis on reader payments and compliance.
Dangerous Patent Medicines Flood with Quack Claims
A fragmented page admonishes calomel and other tonics as dangerous mercury based cures. It mocks fake liver remedies and touts dubious tonics like Hodson's Liver Tone and Fletcher's Cantoria while warning readers about deceptive ads and misused medical language.
Powder mill blast roars near shop injuring worker
Fragmentary OCR describes a powder mill explosion near a work site. A worker is hurt while others recall shifting jobs and tensions at the plant. Names and precise places are unreadable. The event appears tied to a workplace accident with a hazardous industrial setting.
De Beerks Victory Amid Confused Race Relations
A garbled account notes a veteran observer praising De Beerkes while describing tense race relations in the city. The text references Polish origins, political undertones, and distant figures, hinting at discussions of influence, loyalty, and cultural exchange amid shifting allegiances.
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Parthes
Berlin
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Russia
Perthas
Solassus
Alsace
Nida
Bukowina
Errrum
Noury Bey
Itiah
Tenth
Kure Durgan
Solasona
Aisne
Kaiser
Vregny
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Ated Miana
Tabriz
Tower Tigra
Dover Forte
Dardanelles
Solssone
East Prusal
Tined
Rus
San
Aburg
Itith
Swakopmund
Af Neon Ried Crone
Saloniki
Virginia
Maryland
Helatin
Postscripts
Kakoy
Muse
Wulouwe
Wayne Eee
Mra
Polk
Henry Peck
Winston Wee
Hesitagy
Winatin
Pehaw
Evebern
Alem
Harmitees
Hoteon
Dodson
Enlomat
Hodeon
Lindwon
Fletcher
Cantoria
Panadia
Lord Byron
Greece
Lord Hyron
Greeca
Phil Tlene
Stalin
Ae Geod Lowe
Judy
de Beerkes
Polanti
Paria
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