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Show and the last his wife heard from him he was improving rapidly. Mrs. Collins Col-lins became hysterical and neighbors who heard her cries went to console her. It was noticed by one of them that the card was unsigned and that the postmark showed it had been mailed in Harrison instead of Sacau-cus. Sacau-cus. When neighbors were consoling Mrs. Collins, another took the card to the police station, and the sergeant on duty telephoned to the hospital inquiring in-quiring as to Collins' condition. Word came back that he was out for a walk. The police will try to learn who played play-ed the alleged "practical joke" on Mrs. Collins. CRUEL JOKE SHOCKS WOMAN Post Card Received From Unknown Writer Informs Her of Husband's Hus-band's Death. Newark, N. J. Mrs. Joseph Collins of 37 Cleveland avenue, Harrison, received re-ceived a postal card .stating that her husband had died in the tuberculosis hospital in Laurel Hill, Secaucus, and that unless his body was claimed at once it would be buried there. Collins Col-lins is an inmate of the institution, |