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Proved To Be A Mare's Nest

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
September
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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Chicago, Sept.. 13. - The supposed cipher schema oi the railways by which with the usa of a stand hill craue wateriinad in tèe paper they were enabled to gir a man a flattering clearaucs and yet show that he was on the "blacklUt," is a mare's nest without an egg iu it. The craue is tha trade-nmrk oí tilt) paper compaay aad has been for nearly 100 years. Tha different positions in which tua paper folded and cut accounted for tbe several positions in which the bird was found, and also lor tha fact that every ooce in a irbile an applicaot would receive a letter with the head of the crane cut off. to was supposed that the headless crane meant that the holder of the letter was ou the black Hst.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News