Tomahawk (1867-1870), 25th May 1867, Edition 1 of 1, Page unpag

THE TOMAHAWK . PROTECTION FROM FIRE . EXTRACT FROM " THE TIMES / 9 JUNE 8 , 1867 . " The ARCHDUCHESS MATILDA has ceased from suffering . The intended Mother of the future Kings of Italy , a lady destined to wear a diadem which has not rested on a female brow for centuries , a scion of that branch of the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine in which public and private worth is most conspicuously hereditary , the daughter of the conqueror of Custozza , and grand-daughter of the hero of Aspern and Essling , a Princess in her nineteenth year , by all accounts endowed with rare gifts of person , mind , and heart , died on Thursday last at 8 o ' clock in the morning—OF A LUCIFER MATCH . She inadvertently trod on one which was lying at her feet on the floor , as she leant out at the window talking to one of her relatives ; HER ! SUMMER DRESS WAS IN A BLAZE BEFORE SHE WAS AWARE OF IT , and before anyone could run to her rescue , she sank to the ground in an agony of pain , from which only DEATH RELEASED HER . " v . ... The above ACCIDENT could not possibly have occurred with BRYANT AND MAYS PATENT SAFETY MATCHES , WHICH LIGHT ONLY ON THE BOX in which they are contained , as they may be trodden upon or exposed to any ordinary degree of heat without becoming ignited . BRYANT and MAY'S PATENT SAFETY MATCHES , which are not poisonous , and light only on the Box , are sold by almost all respectable Grocers , Chemists , Ironmongers , & c , in the United Kingdom . Without the precaution of observing elosely the Address , BRYANT & MAY , and their TRADE MARK— ^ ¦ fBAOE 4 Mf = ~ = |~* 9 | k fyiARJC the Public may be imposed upon with an article that does not afford PROTECTION FROM FIRE . . . __ . - — - - - - i II _ - _ ¦ — !¦ ¦ ~ twm mi ¦¦^^ in inTTnn i

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