Haunted bicycle ride spooks Buffalo clerk and friends
George Springwell, a Lombard street clerk, claims a secondhand bicycle bought in New York and used in Buffalo is haunted. He says after 12 50 every night the cyclometer records exactly three miles more, while he experiences chilling visions and a ghostly rider pushing the wheel across town.
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George Springwell
Springwell
Lombard Street
Buffalo
New York
Falls
Tonawanda
Zeiler
Kenmore
Delaware Avenue
Park Road
Counterfeit Silver Dollars Hidden in Plain Sight
A government secret service man reveals that half of silver dollars are minted outside official mints and pass as legitimate coins. He explains that molded counterfeit coins are detectable, while freshly struck government dollars from silver sheets are easier to spot due to clean cuts.
Willing to Humor Her Bright Lamp Night Remedy
A comic exchange shows a doctor suggesting simple chemical gas to induce sleep through a lamp, while a woman admits she cannot sleep without the lamp, and the doctor jokes about safer methods. The dialogue mocks medical melodrama with a grim pun on blood poisoning.
His Ignorance. Farewell at the Ferry for Europe Visit
The scene shows Young Mr Style ready to depart for Europe with friends gathered at the ferry to bid him farewell. Mrs De Jemes offers a warm Bon voyage while another whispers a final blessing as he steps toward the voyage.
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Mr. Style
Europe
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Ealers IN
Finware
Patton
Monuments
Stewart Iron Works CO
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St. Louis
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South Georgia
Bainbridge
R.’s
Hoost
Wilmington
N.C
Bainer
Virgin Gui
J. Bryan
Marger
Bainbridge Naval Stores CO
Southern Dental College
Tentalies Dental Education
Dental College
Atlanta. GA
S. W. Foster
Atlanta, Georgia
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Rayo Lamp
Standard OL Company (Incorporated
Huckleberry
Lee Roy Myers Company, Makers
C Thomas
Clark Street
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Mallory Bros. Machinery Co
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Marlette
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