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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1903

Page

31

The Lakerimmers Chase B J Across The Mississippi

Ten boys on a voyage pursue B J along the Mississippi River in a crabbed cruise, camping on islands, facing misfortune landings and cold mornings. They chase the Hiram Q Mudd raft boat, only to gain ground slowly as the old steamer lumbers ahead.

Hiram Q. Mudd Tug Punk Mudd B. 3 Akerimmers Lakerimmers B. J Lakerim Mississippi

Narrow sluiceway tests Lakerimmers and quicksand peril

The Lakerimmers push through a shallow sluice to reach the Mississippi. Tug is trapped by quicksand but rescued after a brutal struggle as the engine and paddlewheel of the Hiram Q. Mudd appear on the prairie. The scene ends with J. B. exhausted aboard.

Punk Reddy Heady Mississippi Hiram Q. Mudd J. B

The Queer Case of Zeke Higgins Shrinks Town Boy

Zeke Higgins suddenly shrinks after his collar grows too large and his body turns to a living skeleton. Doctors and townsfolk scramble for answers as he dwindles to a two year old size, then smaller, wearing outgrown clothes and baffling medical experts. The strange case ends with a cautious walk in the yard as crowds gather.

Higgins Kea Tom Stringer Zeke Shim

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The Cruise E.la Hrimmers Rupert Hughes Lakérim Athletic Club the Dozen Steamboat Jumbo T . Lakerimmers South Africa Quiz Pretty Bobbles Zeke Higgins Part NO Tom Our Boys H. B. Nason
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