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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1891
Page
3
A New York Tribune item recounts an elderly visitor duped by a bogus detective in a scam on the Bowery. He recovers eighty dollars only to be robbed again as the guide vanishes, exposing an organized gang’s double cross and the line between honor and petty crime.
A St. Louis passenger, noted for lavender pants and flashy attire, harassed a modest girl on a Cairo line excursion. An old man, father to the girl, grabbed the masher by the neck, dragged him across the platform, stunning him with a kick and a forceful shove. The crowd roared as the attacker was hurled from the platform and limped away at Union Depot, never seen again until the streetcar line.
A historical account describes a death by burning in which the condemned stood in a shallow pit fixed by earth, was choked with a cord and cloth, then a wick was inserted in the mouth as the rope was tightened, causing suffocation and the fire.
An advertisement claims Dr Haines Golden Specific cures drunkenness by adding to tea or coffee without the drinker’s knowledge. It asserts thousands cured, guarantees no harm, and invites readers to request circulars from Golden Specific Co of Cincinnati.
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