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Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia

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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1944

Page

5

Bronze Horse Blessing Belief Surfaces in Peking Temple

Reported belief among Chinese worshippers holds rubbing a bronze horse statue at a Peking temple can ease personal aches and illnesses. The practice draws devotees seeking relief and cultural resonance from the historic shrine.

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Odd Facts From 19th Century Figures and Birds Nests

A garbled blend recounts Herman Melville’s Typee experience among the Nukahiva cannibals, William Billings as America’s first hymn writer, Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward Howe’s Green Peace Boston home, a Van Buren era White House mistress, and the weaver birds noted for their woven nests.

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Fragmented fragmentary historic quotes and oddities

A garbled mix of quotations about Gladstone and Byron, a remark about Manipur residents abstaining from meat, and a note on new seasat apexes appearing in unreliable text. The readable content is minimal and lacks coherent news events.

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