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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1871

4 stories in New England's papers

Before the Deluge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 3

HOW came the bones of elephants, tigers, and such animals as can only exist in tropical regions, to be found at the verge of the pole, at Spitzbergen and Nova…

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Sunshine, Storm, and Calm. in Three Chapters. Chapter I.—sunshine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 4

FRANCIS RUSSELL was a manly young fellow who, from his education, intelligence, and good conduct had been raised to the post of chief mate in the line vessel…

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Sunshine, Storm, and Calm. in Three Chapters. Chapter Ii.—storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1871 · page 3

MRS. MILFORD, nee Isabella de Guzman, was a Spanish lady, of an ancient but reduced family. Her father, Don Fernando de Guzman, was ambitious, but poor…

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Sunshine, Storm, and Calm. in Three Chapters. Chapter Iii.—calm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 3

SOME ten months had elapsed, and it was a gusty day in March. The new-born Spring feebly contended against the departing Winter, which, 10th to leave, was…

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