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| 1891 | 1 |
1 story matching capsicum
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:capsiz, capsul, capstan, cap, cum
- The Blind Doctor’s Lethal Prescription
Dr. William Campbell, a blind pioneer and one of Olympia’s oldest residents, was charged with manslaughter after a 14-year-old epileptic girl died under his lobelia-and-capsicum treatment. A justice set bail at $2,000 and sent the case to the January superior court term.