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Notable Headlines From A Faltering Era Of Oddities
A miscellany of brief items spans retired lecturer John L. Stoddard to long-lived Georgia ancestors and grand ducal moves. Notable quirks include a Kentucky racer, Venezuela’s ex-president Guzman Blanco’s wealth, and Canadian voyageurs. The column touches on Barnum, a witty Chicago exchange, and Brooklyn theater ushers.
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John L. Stoddard
Od Foreign Lands
Dr. Hills
Manchester
Barbourville
Grand Duke Michael
Russia
England
Great Britain
Samuel Andrew Gibbons
Georgia
Kruger
Mra. Kruger
Jim Stevenson
Lexington
Venezuela