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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1889
Page
3
A garbled 19th century style narrative unfolds with a widow and two children in a distant farmhouse near a river. A mysterious tramp visits the home prompting tense exchanges and a window for escape. The moment ends with an uneasy departure as dawn approaches.
In a tense scene a masked gang plots to silence witnesses by chloroform and murder. A struggle ensues as George Chalmers and companions fight off attackers, revealing the dead burglar and living thief are two trusted neighbors.
The article notes that infection susceptibility from Coad changes with place and sea conditions, with higher exposure to unsoiled Coad in some areas and among certain races. It explains raw food quantities and transport hazards in summer and autumn, and the stress on infection sources, alongside a note about a horse with eight feet and a price offer for sale.
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