Bloody Battle in Watch Tower Ends in Severe Vio lence
Two railroad workers Mike Smith and Dominick Giganti fought in a narrow glassed room atop a tower over a long standing feud. The clash used iron bars and a hydrant key with blood staining the scene as police arrived and rescued the injured men.
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Chicago
Mike Smith
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Erie and
Kingsbury Streets
Dominick Giganti
Mike
Dominick
Otto J. Stolzenberg
Joseph Haggerty
Local Families Brace for Aftermath of Fire
Smith and his wife with four children suffer losses as their home burns. Giganti, a widower with four children, also faced severe damage leaving both families in need of aid and shelter.
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Smith
Giganti
Plans for Burial Before She Takes Life
Easton Pa Miss Anna Innes 67 planned her burial in advance before taking her own life. She laid out clothing for burial, stuffed paper in window and door frames, and wrote letters to her nieces. She then attached a gas tube to her mouth with a linen holder she made.
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Easton
Anna Innes
Politeness Is Painful in Cleveland Shootout
In Cleveland Solomon Grassgreen, described as unpolite, was riding in his car when a police officer dropped off a streetcar. Grassgreen paused to pick up a dropped revolver for the officer and it fired injuring his right hand.
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Cleveland, CO
Solomon Grassgreen
Grassgreen
Van Used To Haul Off Loot From Smith Home
Burglars used a moving van to remove furniture tapestries linens silver and rugs while the A F Smith family was away at the theater. The house was found nearly emptied upon their return. Police investigated the burglary.
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Chicago
A. F. Smith
Smiths
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Ad
An old advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic cures intestinal worms in children. It asserts healthy color and digestion improve with two to three weeks of regular use and promises overall strengthening. Priced at 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Pierce and Son's Cigar Selection Promises Your Favorites
We present the type of cigars and cigarettes you prefer, featuring a curated range from Pierce and Son's. Enjoy trusted blends and classic brands chosen to satisfy discerning tastes for smoke and style.
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Pierce
Hogwallow News Atlas Peck Opinion Highlights Health Need
Atlas Peck argues that a person must be in splendid health to continuously take medicine and pills. The note mentions Little Fidity Flinders as part of the context.
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Atlas Peck
Little Fidity Flinders
Tickville News Gossip and Odd Local Happenings
In Tickville a colorful array of small events unfolds. Slim Pickens awaits a new shirt front for tonight’s party while a bootlegger joins a church and a pool hall worker heads to the railroad town. A combined magic show, a melodrama, and a front row marshal promise cautious entertainment at local venues as odd signs and curious incidents pepper the week.
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Slim Pickens
Tickville
Tickville Opera House
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted Nationwide
An advertisement claims catarrh is a local disease only cured by internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is said to work through the blood to mucous surfaces, produced by a physician recommended formula. Endorsed by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo with testimonials and drugstore availability.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Horse Doctor Notes Livestock Always Quiet When There Is Aill
A brief remark from a horse doctor about tending livestock. He says animals rarely complain unless there is something wrong, illustrating his point with a recorded observation. Includes reference to Mrs. Jefferson and a late night visit.
Lemon Lotion: Cheap Skin Whitener and Beautifier
A vintage beauty tip promotes a lemon lotion using juice from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. The mixture is strained, stored, and used daily to whiten and soften skin on the face neck arms and hands, reducing freckles sallowness and tan.
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Doghill
Depuy
Tomorro
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Sexton
Wild Onion
New York
Sidney Hocks
Poke Eazley
Rexall
United Drug Company
Lord Baltimore
Cascade Linen
Rexall Store
Whitewright
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