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Ancient seas and modern gossip in one note
The excerpt surveys ocean depths near continents with shallow coastal shelves and very deep basins toward Ireland and off Spain, then shifts to a Chicago Tribune purchase by Joseph Medill. It mixes quirky anecdotes about rats, a Decatur calf tale, dog funeral, and varied quotes on wine, education, manners, and fashion from a Jewish paper.
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Haltic Sea
Germany
Sweeden
Adriatic
Venice
Trieste
France
Ireland
Europe
Mediterranean
Straits of Gibraltar
Spain
Sardinia
Chicago Tribune
Joseph Medill
Medill
Tribune
Decatur