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the republican journal (belfast, me.) 1829-current — vanished suddenly

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1918-05-23
Location: belfast, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the republican journal (belfast, me.) 1829-current · 1918-05-23 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1918-05-23 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “vanished suddenly”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... his ver bose career, he vanished suddenly into a iilence so profound that not even an echo las broken it. Whether somebody gave him soothing svrup or administered knock jut drops we do not know', but we hope .here is plenty of the same remedy, what ;ver it was, in the administration medi cine chest. If the public diagnosis of Vlr. Creel’s affliction is correct he ought o have the same treatment which quieted Vlr. Tumulty. Canning Clubs’ Conservation Program. Already members-of the canning clubs ire beginning the work for 1918, and the .eason promises to be the biggest in the listory of club work. Some of the records ast year seem almost unbeatable but ...

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