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the independent-reporter (skowhegan, me.) 1909-1955 — vanished suddenly

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1916-05-04
Location: skowhegan, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the independent-reporter (skowhegan, me.) 1909-1955 · 1916-05-04 · page 11
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1916-05-04 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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... weeks" sleigh-1 ing in March vanished suddenly, leav ing six weeks of mud in April; at j least the longest season of impass able roads since the R. F. D. was es tablished. We shall w elcome the regular trips of Uncle Sam's service| after the spell of back-to-the-primi tive custom. 1 PIKER Frank Caswell had the misfortune to lose one of his work horses Friday morning. Mrs. Fred Hatch, who has been suf-1 ferlng from a bad throat, submitted Friday to an operation for the re moval of tonsils. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chamberlain have gone to Jackman where tie has work in the mill for the summer. I They expect to start in ...

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