Newspaper Article Lucky Dip S2 E20
Welcome to another episode of newspaper randomness. We had 4 articles out the hat for this one, which may have been a mistake... Trigger warning for discussion of suicide, though you should be good for the first 3 articles.
To begin we have the heroism of a gent who saved a young lad from drowning. (Jedburgh Gazette, 16th May, 1874.)
Then we have a miser who was willing to cut his nose off to spite his face. (Witness, 9th September, 1840.)
Thirdly we have the astonishing intimation of the death of a gentleman who was apparently 120 yrs old! (Caledonian Mercury, 22nd November, 1731.)
I took the chance of picking a fourth, which led us to the idea that Paris would seemingly see an epidemic of suicide in the summertime... (Kirkintilloch Herald, 14th July, 1897.)
Catch you next time for another Newspaper Article Lucky-Dip!
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