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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

06 May 1875

Page 8

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Athens Messenger

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Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1875

Page

8

Cannibalism and a Coburg murder case told in antiquity style

The article surveys cannibalism across civilizations from India and Egypt to Greece and Rome, then recounts a Coburg murder case where a barber and his wife killed and ate their grandchildren. It details 19th century German judicial procedure and the grim discovery of five child bones in a cellar.

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Athens India Egypt Phenicia Moses Jephta Polipheon & Company Scotia America Australia Africa Europe Asia Coburg Prince Albert Thuringia Germany Agaib Great Britain Bath and Wells Wells Penelope Nicholas London Horsely Sussex Severn Thames Holland City of Java
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Universal belief in a higher Power guides man’s immortality idea

An early 18th century discussion reviews Dr Carpenter on mankind’s instinct to believe in an unseen existence. It notes universal religious notions across races, the immortal soul, and the mind’s aspiration toward a spiritual realm with higher beings and divine creation. Also included are short items on storms, teaching demographics, and social quirks.

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Dr. Carpenter
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