31 May 1884
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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1884
Page
1
The piece blends an elephant keeper story with a tale from Bede on a royal wedding shipwreck and oil prayers, notes on snake hunts in Staten Island, and an Arkansas Valley irrigation ditch plan. It also recalls a Nuremberg burial with hair preservation and an English hanging anecdote.
A mysterious red liquid shower occurred near a fence in New Hope township. Witness SA Holleman reports drops scattered over a 50 by 70 foot area with varying sizes. Tests by Dr. Robinson and Professor Veublen suggested the substance resembled blood and showed bacterial activity after two days.
Jumbles of odd facts and quick items report a Goldsboro man collecting a peck of nickels as a lost bet penalty. A Georgia wife sues for divorce over access to her husband’s safe combination. A Stratford woman dreams of her spouse kissing a neighbor’s wife and strikes him. Patent Office notes a life saving coffin design. Japan counts age from January 1. An insurance firm declines houses with spherical water containers, blamed for fires. A Libson Ohio beauty offers a prize marriage in a raffle. Missouri Professor stalks rattlesnake on an apple tree. Indiana man cites his wife’s daily prayers for his death in a divorce petition.
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