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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1887
Page
5
Readable bits describe Lake Gioers a week in Potatovil as a tyrant figure ruling locals with fear and mock wisdom. The village kids mock him yet listen. tales of his stern rule and the town’s reactions weave through the scene with colorful characters and folklore flavor.
Kentucky entries lead all states with 75 poems in a contest run by Brother Waydown Bebes. Professor Gray wins the first prize of 15 dollars in gold and a silver mouth organ, as judges read the winning verses to a lively crowd amid laughter and celebration.
A detective explains cryptography in old newspaper style, detailing Greek square ciphers, two‑figure letter representations, and a penny dreadful note with invisible ink tricks. It covers how a caller to a detective shows encoded messages and the methods used to hide words in plain English letters.
The passage recounts a tale where a thread given by a fairy leads to wealth for a man in bed who gains an estate and a large bag of gold. The man’s generosity to the poor is noted, and the tale includes praise for the good fairy while the gang fears a grim reaper figure visiting them in sleep. B. F. Huss.
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