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the ravalli republican (stevensville, mont.) 1894-1899 — vanished suddenly

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1896-11-04
Location: stevensville, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the ravalli republican (stevensville, mont.) 1894-1899 · 1896-11-04 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1896-11-04 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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... presently p his toothless grin vanished sudden- I ly. H. hitched up closer to the chink i in the wall; his small, beady eyes bulged; his jaw.. dropped, and his c face took on an expression of strain-it ed intensity of interest. A certain I member of the congregation, not so far off as the preacher imagined, f was being scored most mercilessly t by the now preacher. "He run here t tuo see dat 'oman an yander tuo see! dat gal an dar tue see t'other twel i he ain't got no time 'tall tue work for his own wifd.."" BEt. Eph had I htardCnough. His interest in.the I disbcourso- had suddenly cooloed, and ...

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