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I i. DROHL VICTIM MARK’S RAPID DECLINEsWell Known Wrestler Penniless in Germany; Left Here in State of 'Wealth.’The case of another mark million-|lt; -i .i • .■ 1,1 i* ' ' ? 1 f'fi, iaire,-* heart-wrenching in its appeal to a‘d in thl* country come* right tothe heartatone of Middletown, Thevictim of circumstance* is Dr. Carl K Drohl, well known wrestler, of Sullivan county, who left this country with hi* savings to live in comparative luxury arid ease in some Rhineland castle.But when the German presses began to turn out more marks than the combined currencies of the world, those savings begun to dwindle to nothing. The estate of a king alld inconspicuously into the cellar of paup-erdom.Mo in a neatly inscribed picture postal card, written in hi* domicile at Maxplatz, 12, Bamberg, Bayern, Ger-many, Dr Drohl sent out his pleafor succor to Dr. A. C, Alvarez, whomaintains a suite of offices in the Tlmefc-i’ross building.The deplorable condition of the Ger. mans ss graphically told. But let the contents of Jhu point card, tell the i story:“Often 1 wanted to write to you but never could find your address: butJust now I found your card. Must let you know' that time* here ar* something awful and many people are. starving. No work, no money and no food nor clothes,As soon as I have a chance tole.sve h'Te, I will do so. My millions I had are very nearly finished Practice is nothing here Have been in Erlangen Unlvertytat three months Pi esse write to me and if you can spare it send me a few Middletownpapers, also Cturo-News. Home day I will pay you back If you have lots of dollars thlt;n please do not forget afriend in the hour of need ’’On Ihe reverse side of the card theplea is resumed “If you can affordto spare and send a few dollars, pie**« do so, a* times are awful hard here. 1 Mend it by irgistered letter A footnote reads, Forget me not.'*( A glance at the franking of thepost onrd reveal* the east* method wti-( ployed by the German government , in raising the postage, Two 500 mark Deutsches reirh stamps have beenprinted over. Thev wne raised to 250 ’ Tausend marks each. To think it I costs a Kaiser’s ramson these day* to , send a post card—500.000 marks! In. normal times of Empire this wouldhave amounted in the equivalent ofl American currency to $115,000.
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Middletown Orange County Times Press
Middletown, New York, US
Tue, Oct 16, 1923
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