Ohio's Mystery Charity Man

Ohio's Mystery Charity Man

In the middle of the Great Depression, a man placed an offer in an Ohio newspaper, saying: “If you're in trouble, write me.” Many people sent him desperate letters, needing things like shoes, a coat, mercy, food, and to save their families from despair and back came checks, under a pseudonym.

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