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Show -. IS AVARDED DAMAGES. San Jose, Cal., Sept. 30 Miss Car- . r!elx-wls of PaloOilto was awarded Vl,7t'2 damages and costs by a Jury' n Hie superior court yesterday from le Mercury Publishing company. Tho "brourv published in 1900 a slate-float slate-float that .Miss Lewis was afflicted Tnth leprosy. The paper claimed irh.lege. the story having been told reporter by the county health olTl-r,-r- Ml.-s Lewis sued for S20,0on. She P.ovoj that her sister. Miss Helena was the one afflicted and that 'T own ailment was a serious skin "'tan,., hut rot leprosy. |