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Newspaper

Washington Star

Location

Washington, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1896

Page

7

Mystery of Nancy and the Moonshiner's Hall

A Warren County tale recounts Nancy known as Crazy Nancy, living near Perticat Creek, who aided moonshiners by hiding stills and hoards. Detective Finch investigates, finding a hidden room behind Nancy’s cottage and a barn repurposed for criminal use in a lonely hill country neighborhood.

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Apple Macabre in Hill Tunnel Mob Mash Capers

The scene unfolds with Nancy’s illicit shipments and a staged robbery gone awry. Finch trails a suspected male ally of Nancy into a hidden hillside lair filled with a macabre mobile contraption and hundreds of gallons of apple brandy. A failed pistol shot and a fateful showdown end with Nancy’s capture or disappearance, while authorities later uncover a cavern stash and a scheme to move apples via jugs, hay, and chestnuts to markets in Philadelphia and New York.

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Take Strain Off Your Kidney With Hobbs Pills

An old health advertisement warns of the dangers of overwork, excess alcohol, tobacco, and fast living. It promotes Dr Hobbs Asparagus Kidney Pills as a remedy to ease kidney strain, purify blood, and slow the pace of life. The copy targets men with promises of quicker relief and asks readers to buy the product at drugstores or via mail order.

Ion Swinmier Bright Hobb Hobbs

African-American Gold Mining and Trading Company Proposal

Fragmented OCR reads discuss a plan by an African-American Gold Mining and Trading Company to develop a valley and operate works in South Africa. The text claims large gold reserves, planned dividends, and a capital offer of 2 per share with 85 million in gold, promising opportunities and urging immediate application.

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