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Two unrelated fillers of the day: a joking item about an over-named puppy in Vermont, and news of an archaeological find at Olympia.
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Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 18, 1876 · Page 1
1 min readA long-haired classical young man up in Granby has christened a pup which he has recently acquired, 'Publicus Cornelius Fidelius Tip.' The name is exactly four inches longer than the dog.—Oswego Palladium.
A statue of Praxiteles has been discovered among the ruins of Olympia. Recently a torso of Jupiter was found there bearing the name of Paeonius of Mende, Thrace. There has also been discovered the Goddess of Victory, without head or arms, spoken of by Pausanias, [...] years before [...].
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