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Obituaries & funerals, 1872

5 stories in New England's papers

Literature. the Death of Nero

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 3

THE name of Nero, one of the Roman emperors, has come down to posterity as synonymous with all that is most revolting in vice and cruelty; his fate—after…

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Death of a Remarkable Greenock Woman

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 6

A WOMAN of a somewhat extraordinary character has just died in a lodging-house at Sheffield. Her name was Mrs. Austin, and she was a native of Greenock. It is…

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Indian Funeral Ceremonies

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 7

PRESENTLY came up an omnibus containing the body, which was then brought out upon a plank. As it was borne along, the light from two feeble lanterns fell on the…

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The Death of Juarez

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1872 · page 7

THE President of Mexico, is announced. The deceased, who died from apoplexy, was born in 1802, and commenced his political career in 1833 as a member of the…

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Death of the King of Sweden

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1872 · page 7

HIS Majesty, who had been to the baths at Aix-la-Chapelle for the benefit of his health, was overcome on his way with extreme lassitude, and was just able to…

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