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December 14, 1891
The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
What is this article about?
In New York, two well-dressed young men prank passersby by solemnly claiming a displayed artificial leg in a glass case on South Broadway will move in five minutes, causing a crowd to wait half an hour before realizing the deception.
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Down on South Broadway, standing beside a stairway which leads upstairs to the office of an electro-medical company, says the New York World, there stands a little glass case in which is displayed the life-size figure of a human leg from the thigh down.
The other day two very well-dressed young men were standing in front of the case. Two or three other people were looking over their shoulders to see what it was that made the noise.
Finally one young man said to the other, very solemnly: "In five minutes that leg will begin to move."
His companion looked at him very wisely, pursed his lips and nodded his head. Then they both walked away.
The other people stood in front of the case for half an hour waiting for the leg to move.
Suddenly a thought seemed to strike one of them. Then the same thought occurred to another member of the group, and so, one by one, they silently moved away.
The other day two very well-dressed young men were standing in front of the case. Two or three other people were looking over their shoulders to see what it was that made the noise.
Finally one young man said to the other, very solemnly: "In five minutes that leg will begin to move."
His companion looked at him very wisely, pursed his lips and nodded his head. Then they both walked away.
The other people stood in front of the case for half an hour waiting for the leg to move.
Suddenly a thought seemed to strike one of them. Then the same thought occurred to another member of the group, and so, one by one, they silently moved away.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Prank
Artificial Leg
Public Deception
Crowd Trick
Where did it happen?
South Broadway, New York
Story Details
Location
South Broadway, New York
Event Date
The Other Day
Story Details
Two young men trick onlookers into believing a displayed artificial leg will move, leading the crowd to wait futilely before dispersing.