Gem From Mouth of A Corpse

1916

Dentist Removes $100 Diamond From Dead Man's Tooth.

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania. — Just before the funeral of Caramel Bave, a jewelry salesman, his $100 diamond which he had set between his two upper front teeth some years ago was removed by a dentist. His family had not thought of disturbing the gem in his mouth until it was suggested that grave robbers might attempt to recover it.

—The Saturday Blade, Chicago, Sept. 16, 1916, p. 4.