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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1897
Page
2
A review of the Conciergerie and Vincennes as famed prisons, noting brutal methods and notable inmates. Describes the guillotine’s role, executions, and lingering tales of the revolutionary era, including Cabezal, La Voisin, and Robespierre, with vivid anecdotes of punishment and death.
The piece describes Halloween games and tests from old times including apple seed tricks and bobbing for apples. It then traces All Saints Day origins from early Christian practice to its regulation by Pope Gregory IV and its spread in Britain and Rome.
Port Norfolk notes detail rail belt line connections near Fourth Street aiding trestle work and shipper access. The Methodist church nears completion on Partlie Avenue with local builders and residents involved. Port Norfolk Manufacturing reports six carloads of furniture shipped and farmers battle a dry dusty fall with few viable crops other than potatoes and some crops failing.
Georgetown University notes a golf club organized with Mr. Devereaux captain and practice at Washington Golf Club. Biology Prof. Todd leads biology students on river trip obtaining specimens. Geology seniors plan Sunay Caverns field study with Prof. Dontoy. Dramatic Society previews Myrt Pennance for early November. Law school lectures by Prof. Hin Hion B suspended until January. AW Ramsay donates to students for new volumes in the College Journal.
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