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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1885
Page
4
A Philadelphia hair importer recounts matching a French countess sample with a widow’s hair weighing four ounces sold for 300 dollars. The hair funded bread for the starving mother and child. The husband later returns, their reunion described, and the tale spreads, inspiring charity.
In a collage of excerpts from periodicals, anecdotes detail a near fatal railroad brakeman rescue, bees as storm indicators, public whipping in Virginia, odd habits from legal settings, and notes on Sabbath observance in the South with Thanksgiving on the 26th inst.
The article recounts a narrator meeting P T Barnum on a seaside journey. Barnum speaks of his "fatal disease" old age, outlines disciplined routines, and notes his wealth and will. It also describes his impact on Bridgeport with land, parks, and real estate, plus assorted anecdotes and items from the era.
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