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Domestic News
October 13, 1916
The Sisseton Weekly Standard
Sisseton, Roberts County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
In Pittsburgh, a cork leg fell from a speeding automobile near the Pennsylvania railroad depot, causing a woman to faint. The elderly driver, A. J. Limper from Harrisburg, Pa., returned to retrieve it after a jolt knocked it off.
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AUTO JOLTS HIS LEG OFF.
One Woman Faints, but Revives to Learn It Is Cork
Pittsburgh.--Several hundred persons stood aghast when a leg, well stockinged and shod, fell from an automobile that sped by the Pennsylvania railroad depot. A woman fainted and was revived in time to see the auto returning.
"Has any one seen a leg around here?" asked an elderly man, leaning out of the car. "Ah, thanks," he added gratefully as a man who had been bold enough to pick up the leg handed it to him. "A jolt knocked off my cork leg. Thanks again. If you ever lose a leg in my town let me know if I can be of any service to you."
Putting his leg under his arm, the elderly man in the car presented a card, "A. J. Limper, 108 Allison street, Harrisburg, Pa."
One Woman Faints, but Revives to Learn It Is Cork
Pittsburgh.--Several hundred persons stood aghast when a leg, well stockinged and shod, fell from an automobile that sped by the Pennsylvania railroad depot. A woman fainted and was revived in time to see the auto returning.
"Has any one seen a leg around here?" asked an elderly man, leaning out of the car. "Ah, thanks," he added gratefully as a man who had been bold enough to pick up the leg handed it to him. "A jolt knocked off my cork leg. Thanks again. If you ever lose a leg in my town let me know if I can be of any service to you."
Putting his leg under his arm, the elderly man in the car presented a card, "A. J. Limper, 108 Allison street, Harrisburg, Pa."
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Pittsburgh
Cork Leg
Auto Mishap
Fainting Woman
What entities or persons were involved?
A. J. Limper
Where did it happen?
Pittsburgh
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Pittsburgh
Key Persons
A. J. Limper
Outcome
a woman fainted but revived; the cork leg was returned to the owner without injury.
Event Details
A leg fell from a speeding automobile near the Pennsylvania railroad depot, startling onlookers including a woman who fainted. The driver returned, revealed it was his cork leg knocked off by a jolt, and retrieved it after thanking a bystander.