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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1874
Page
3
The autopsy of the Siamese twins drew wide public interest but produced no practical scientific conclusions. Surgeons’ report is described as barren of useful deductions, failing to alter views on human life despite extensive post-mortem examination and immense coverage.
A novel dining table in a Russian imperial palace rises and falls through the floor on signal. The circular table sits on a weighted platform and unveils a fresh set of dishes. Each plate rests on a weighted disk with a cloth cut into circular openings for plate swapping on request, reducing the need for servants.
The correspondent describes Parson Brownlow of Tennessee as a tall pale man seated at the extreme left of the President's desk in the Senate. He never speaks or moves, and attendants escort him from twelve to five. His quivering, palsied figure amid the chamber is rendered ghostly by hours of quiet confinement.
A pelican once housed at Dublin Zoo for forty two years died recently at an estimated age over fifty. Maintained with live eels and whisky punch, the bird reportedly relished the drinks and had grown used to Dublin life before passing away as cold weather approached.
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