31 Aug 1865
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Newspaper
Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1865
Page
1
A traveler recalls a stark Gibraltar cemetery with a lone English lady buried long ago, tended with flowers by an old caretaker. Later in Yorkshire a dinner-table debate about whether anyone could be buried alive, and later revived, unsettles the narrator with reflections on burial practices and medical limits.
A hostess recounts a tale of Mary Livingston who dreamt of being buried alive and later died in Gibraltar after cholera. Her husband later proved she had regained consciousness in the tomb, with a white marble cross marking her grave. The narrator notes names are altered and believes the event may be true.
A humorous verse outlines a week of cautious steps from Sunday rest to Saturday socializing with advice to pace actions. A child quips Grandpa has gone to heaven without his spectacles, adding a comic aside to the dated reflections.
A long piece details the Van Amburgh collection the oldest complete menagerie in the United States valued at about 150000 dollars with two hundred animals and a traveling staff of ninety four plus sugar horses. It notes daily travel costs and renewal cycles while highlighting risks and costs of keeping exotic beasts and the life insurance limits. It also recounts human interest stories of lost children and a Covington family’s grief and eventual shelter.
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