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“THE BOOtiERJIWANThe Serious Experiences of a Child Wednesday Afternoon.*The little thr^e y*aar old son of Mr*. and Mrs. Thomas Quinlan, residingor* Main, suffered a neivuus collapse due to fright Wednesday afternoon. Mrs*. Quinlan was preparing supper when the MrHe fellow rushed to ,;er crying-out. ‘-The boomer man is after mo mamma,” and fell fainting to the door. All efforts to revive him were* in vain and the frantic mother carrying the child rushed to the street for aid. Neighbors quickly ran to her assistance and al ter considerable effort the child recovered consciousaew* The childish fean* of the *'booir«r man” had been aroused all day hy the sight oi‘ a man with a false-face on the streets and it finally resulted In a nervous collapse.Little children all over the woiTcf are suffering from their belief In tbe reality of a -‘booger man.” The agony the suffer is sometimes terrible ancl joiren icsults fatally. Parents shoufc*I take i?ery means to eradicate tt$fe Idea from the childish. brain, It jfe a subject that is given the least attention and needs the most, as almost every child gets this deiuston in room* way. '
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Coshocton Age

Coshocton, Ohio, US

Fri, Oct 10, 1902

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Erik S.

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