30 Jun 1875
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1875
Page
1
TON W GRAY proprietor of Prorumion House advertises fine accommodations near the Delaware waterway. It highlights pleasant rooms, meals, and excursions by boat or rail. John Mealey adds two new carom billiard tables at the Wilmington address, open daily for public use.
A London Times correspondent recounts the curious fortunes of Oliver Cromwell’s head from death in 1658 to its final keeping by Horace Wilkinson of Sevenoaks. The embalmmed head, once displayed, traveled through collectors, fell into family custody, and remains with Wilkinson. The account notes the head’s peculiar preservation, the axe-mark, hair growth, and facial features observed by artist Flaxman, with the tale closing on its current guardianship.
A first person narrator recalls a past moment when temptation struck as a youth in a tailoring shop. He contemplates an accidental crime nearly committed, compares a chancy horse bet to a life of industry versus infamy, and ends with reflections on virtue and luck. The article also notes the wheat crop and Texas yield projections.
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