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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1887
Page
6
A writer describes entering old and new New Orleans cemeteries. One site features gnarled oaks and spectral moss beside white marble houses lining a sunlit, park like avenue. Tombs are two to three stories, with flowered dooryards and a curving white road. The other cemetery contrasts with bright moss free grounds and Gothic marble crypts, creating a serene orderly graveyard landscape.
The Rev. John Jasper recalls preaching the Sun do move sermon about 100 times since 1878. He turned down offers to preach abroad for wealth, preferring to stay with his people in Richmond. He notes grand revivals after his 187 page and his rare illnesses, yet remains vigorous and healthy as an old man.
A famed gambler challenged Lord Lorn to a final 14 000 guinea odd or even bet. The punch bowl broke and the count revealed an odd piece. He paid 15 000 guineas, selling his remaining estates to settle, ending in ruin per Chambers Journal.
Washington June 27. The Indian office continues a thirty year tradition of striking medals for chiefs and headmen bearing the Great Father’s image. The Cleveland-era medals, cast in silver and bronze at Philadelphia, are prized heirlooms and symbols of good conduct, with some tribes valuing them as marks of peace and industry.
Special Correspondent recounts sailing past Hole in the Wall near Abaco Island, Bahamas, detailing the amber gulf mud, the legends of pirates and spirits, and a crew’s retold tale of a pirate’s blast that shaped local lore. The piece blends travel prose with sea lore as the narrator approaches the Banks and reflects on memory and myth.
The Pall Mall Gazette denounces Queen Victoria for costs and seclusion. An editorial says the Queen has long been a mysterious figure masking her presence. A recent Buckingham Palace drawing room appearance disappointed thousands awaiting a glimpse. Cody's circus was closed to the public to satisfy the sovereign, with 100 police guarding a Loo crowd.
A Toronto Telegram excerpt jokes that a law forcing citizens to wear white plug bats at mass meetings would avert violence. It also notes a ribbon bonnet that can be worn to a theatre and folded into a pocket without damage.
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