Past Pages for Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016

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Past Pages for Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016





















150 Years AgoBitten by rattlesnake: A man was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake at Fish Creek, 50 miles north of Austin. The man was sensible and took out whisky. He drank it copiously, then cut out with his knife the wounded and poisoned flesh. There was no further injury. Twenty-seven rattlesnakes have been killed on his ranch this season. (Reese River Reveille)130 Years AgoAdvertisements: “Acme Vapor Baths with electric treatment. People with Rheumatism, lumbago, neuralgia, vertigo, paralysis, lead-poisons blood are especially recommended to these baths. Single bath ... $1, six tickets ... $5. Mrs. M. L Buckingham, Turk  …
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