Irish Sailor Describes Coppered Roofs and a White Blackbird Sight
An Irish sailor in a city claimed copper-bottomed top roofs covered with sheet lead. He also noted a white blackbird perched on a wooden milestone eating a green blackberry. A little boy showed a fondness for water, and his mother warned Freddy away from the wharves. If he drowned, they would never know what became of him, prompting the quip that the papers would reveal it.
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Kearney
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Superintendent of Health
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