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The ex-Emperor Napoleon is still suffering from severe rheumatic pains. 573,004 persons visited the Zoological Gardens, London, in 1870. On the 31st December there were 2118 animals in the menagerie. Numerous bodies of women, dressed in semi-masculine attire, have been found on the battle fields before Paris, A Deputy Magis crate of Ghazepore has, it is said, cleverly imitated Solomon in the famous judgment between the rival mothers. Two men, it appears, came before him, each urging that lie was the husband of a certain woman, and the magistrate pretended to settle the dispute by ruling that each should keep the woman for a fortnight alternately. One claimant agreed at once, the other indignantly protested against it. The woman was at once made over to the latter.

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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 934, 25 July 1871, Page 2

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Untitled Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 934, 25 July 1871, Page 2

Untitled Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 934, 25 July 1871, Page 2