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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
6
A man travels in search of purer air and a healthier water supply. He finds the place but the water is foul, so he declines to stay. He continues the hunt for waters that suit his health, but discovers conditions worse than expected in winter.
In a perilous voyage, Griswold and a crewman duel moral peril with crime as Charlotte watches a dramatic rescue. A hidden letter and a plan to expose wrongdoing drive the climax at St Louis, ending with Charlotte enforcing justice by securing the arrest.
Charlotte confronts John Cravitt about when he joined the Bele Julie and where he was at 11 o clock that day. Cravitt admits joining between twelve and one o clock the day before yesterday and agrees to be questioned about his whereabouts in New Orleans.
Griswold evades capture after a staged extraction of a bundled treasure aboard the Belle Julie. He uses bribed help to flee, switches disguises across pawnshop, barber, and outfitter trades, and heads to the Marlborough, while a pursuing officer fails to stop him. Charlotte’s presence amid the pursuit deepens the peril in this cliffhanger.
After a carriage chase Griswold rises unharmed and helps return to the Belle Julie. Gavitt frees him with handcuffs and a key then outfits him with a coat and hat before Griswold resumes his wary return to the levee and the hoped treasure.
The piece surveys demon belief from Jesus era through the Reformation, noting that cures, exorcism, and signs of devilish influence shaped views across society. It cites biblical examples and Luther as an example of enduring belief despite reformist changes.
A Philadelphia Telegraph humor item features a colored elevator operator at the post office spoofing fool questions. He recalls a hung jury query about beds for jurors and jokes about the weather bureau sign saying fair, then misinterpreted as a circus.
A school head master uses a barometer for a practical lesson placed seven feet up. A meddlesome student tampered with it during dinner. The glass broke as it fell to the ground, prompting the student to announce the barometer fell seven feet to the amazed master.
A Philadelphia Press reader reports tough flour from Mrs Youngbride causing hard cutting in a pie. The grocer queries the batch and Mrs Youngbride complains the flour was difficult to slice, noting the hardship it caused her husband during baking.
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