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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
5
The editor shares curious notes on Handel's father a barber and surgeon who opposed his son’s music. It also mentions the guemal a small South American deer with a single forked antler and tusks in both sexes. Handel grew almost blind yet played organ during oratorios including The Messiah eight days before death.
A fragmented clipping references Noah, a dog, a mouse and a debate about the poor houses. The readable portions hint at a local inquiry or column noting concerns about welfare or aid facilities. No clear dates or decisive facts emerge from the legible text.
The excerpt notes Moors as a mixed race forming a key population element in northern Africa with Morocco. It mentions a prewar average income for American general practitioners at just over $60 weekly. Queen Elizabeth of Romania, Sarees Carmen Sylva, died in 1916. The Mahavela Ganga river in Ceylon runs 134 miles. Nebraska’s sandhill region, once deemed useless, is now fertile and supports cattle. The North Dakota Bad Lands were named by Indians for their difficult travel.
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