A Cunning Gambit on a Cut Rate Savannah Ticket
Yack Corlears, ruined by a failed bet to New York, encounters a forged Savannah to New York ticket. A red faced man sells him the fare, a conductor challenges the ticket, and Corlears is set adrift. A stranger offers a $500 swap of identities for escape, which he declines. He continues toward New York and faces pursuit and exposure as the Winderton banker case looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Sutherland Clarke
Yack Corlears
Cut Rate
Savannah
New York
Bort
Ife
Ile
Corlears
Vic
Texas
Savannahs
Iack
Corlenrs
Torlears
Trewever
Columbia
Chester
Grand Central Station
Blankville
Charlotte
William Brand
Winderton Bank
Tie
Winderton
Ancient Egyptian burials reveal flesh removed from skeletons
Deshasheh tombs near Cairo yield complete skeletons with flesh dissected before burial. Coffins of sycamore show remarkable preservation after 5,000 years, suggesting possible cannibalism or ceremonial flesh removal by ancient Egyptians per Flinders Petrie’s excavations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Flinders Petrie
Deshasheh
Cairo
Chambers’ Journal
Proof and conceit in rival declarations cited by papers
In a trio of clipped quotes the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Chicago News and other outlets relay a heated exchange over proof of wealth and financial support. Accusations center on borrowed money and claimed lineage, with figures unnamed but the dialogue revealing suspicion and social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Miracle Cure Promises Cure for Consumption in Cammack
Marion Stuart of Muncie reports Mrs. Rena J. Stout of Cammack who weighed 90 pounds and was told to die by a Yorktown doctor recovered after using Dr. King’s New Discovery. It allegedly cured thousands, claiming to heal throat chest and lung diseases. Available 50 cents and 1.00 with free trials at E T Scott’s drug store.
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Rena J. Stout
Cammack
Ind
Marion Stuart
Muncie
Yorktown
Dr. King
E. T. Scott
Summer Outings by Nickle Plate Road
The Nickle Plate Road offers a booklet titled Summer Outings. It features lake views of Lake Erie scenery and Lake Chautauqua shorelines. Request the booklet by sending a mail application to B I. Rorser, General Passenger Agent in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Nickle Plate Road
Lake Erie
Lake Chatauqua
I. Rorser
Cleveland
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Miles
Chicago News
F. A. Lepell
Undertaker
West Mech
H. B. Herrold
Chicago
Burgey & Mila
Fiestaurant
Soutm Clark Street
Marton Cb
Livera Acon Whieres
Lanie
Union
Nottingham
Iceland
Simpson & Son
Dee
Duis UY
Seiang Kay
Paras Par Lee
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