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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1879
Page
1
Local notices detail railway times, stations and connections at Cleveland, Ashtabula, and Erie. Advertisements list manufacturers, attorneys, physicians, jewelers, dentists, and engraving services with contact cues and nearby towns.
The article surveys alligator behavior in Florida waters and the impact of hunting for jewelry and museum specimens. It notes declines in tusks and teeth trade, explains how hides and teeth are used, and mentions conservation attitudes and the market for exotic animal parts.
The Tribune reports Dr. Schliemann resumed exhumations in October at four Achaean cities near Homeric Troy. He visited London in December to add to his collection, planned digs from March to June, and sought the key to Shepherds’ Tombs speculated to hold relics of Achilles. He notes six tumuli have yielded no results but remains confident future finds will illuminate ancient Koum-Kaule and the city of Achilles.
In a remote Alpine ascent a party led by Mrs Wainwright from England and including her brother-in-law and two guides faces disaster when a fog shrouds Piz Palu and a crevasse collapse traps Christian Grass and others. After swift rescue efforts, help from Hans Grass and the Wainwrights enables two climbers to be saved.
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