Here's the full story as reported in the Kansas City Post on June 17, 1920. (Text extracted from newspaper clipping.)
ANGRY 'CORPSE' CALLS OFF HIS OWN FUNERAL CHICAGO-A local paper printed a paid death notice announcing to the world that Louis L, Sigel had died and would be buried the next day. About 10 o'clock a young man strode into the newspaper office. His face conveyed the impression that he was -well, a wee bit annoyed. "T'm Lewis I. Sigel," he announced. "Who?" "Louis I Sigel, the dead guy. Somebody's played a horrible trick on me. I'm no corpse and I want the world to know it. That notice will hurt my business. I'm a jewelry salesman and none of my customers order through the ouija board. The angels and I still have nix in common, --** and I want the world- All right, world. Consider yourself Informed that the funeral of Louis L Sigel is indefinitely postponed. He's alive.
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Here's the full story as reported in the Kansas City Post on June 17, 1920. (Text extracted from newspaper clipping.)
ANGRY 'CORPSE' CALLS
OFF HIS OWN FUNERAL
CHICAGO-A local paper printed a
paid death notice announcing to the
world that Louis L, Sigel had died
and would be buried the next day.
About 10 o'clock a young man strode
into the newspaper office. His face
conveyed the impression that he was
-well, a wee bit annoyed.
"T'm Lewis I. Sigel," he announced.
"Who?"
"Louis I Sigel, the dead guy.
Somebody's played a horrible trick on
me. I'm no corpse and I want the
world to know it. That notice will
hurt my business. I'm a jewelry
salesman and none of my customers
order through the ouija board. The
angels and I still have nix in common,
--**
and I want the world-
All right, world. Consider yourself
Informed that the funeral of Louis L
Sigel is indefinitely postponed. He's
alive.
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