11 Aug 1892
Page 1
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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1892
Page
1
An 1803 Provincetown regulation governs whale and shark hunting and oil yields. The article cites Mr. Alwood, a noted physician, detailing a large Greenland shark caught near Provincetown harbor, its length and liver oil estimated at seven barrels worth about 200 dollars.
A garbled article fragment describes a clergyman seeking funds to improve a sanctuary, then a late night intrusion into a gaming house where some clergymen confront moral failings. It shifts to railway notices, train schedules, and freight details for Illinois Central and Newport News line shipments, with scattered advertising text on exports and packing. The text is largely incoherent and mixes religious, transport, and commercial fragments.
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