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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1892
Page
5
Thimblerig Bennett, a Southland gambler famed for betting on almost anything, staged a long-running con across the frontier. In Arkansas and Indian Territory he tried a rock bet in Washington and fled a near capture as onlookers uncovered his tricks.
The narrative follows Bennet and a boy who outsmart a crowd in a dusty town tale. After Bennet’s reckless bets draw laughter and a near ruination of the crowd, he pays the boy and departs, remarking on the lad’s timing as he heads toward Washington Thimblerig, with a note that the tale might have spread further if not for distance. The excerpt shifts to a bank statement in New York and a Mrs Winslow’s soothing remedy advertisement, illustrating varied 19th century newspaper content.
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