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Gainesville Dig « Russell Guerin
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distress. She went to work, however, in innovative ways, creating such reader attractions as a scandal column.
The bottom line improved. Eliza had begun the start of a long period of being the publisher of a major newspaper. A glance at today’s mast head on the editorial page shows that her tenure lasted from 1867 to 1898, with her estate succeeding her for another 18 years. Later, her son was publisher from 1918 to 1952.
We did not find anything spectacular in the dig. There were, however, numerous artifacts of the era, including rusted, square nails, broken glass, and some pieces of transfer ware. From earlier days there were a few flakes from the manufacture of projectile points by prehistoric Indians, as well as the tooth or claw from a large animal, perhaps a big cat or a bear.
But there were also a couple of pieces of porcelain dolls, an arm from one and a head from another. To me, this was exciting, as I wondered whether they had been played with by little Eliza as a child. After doing the research on her career a few years ago and having read some of the poems of Pearl Rivers, I want to believe it was so.
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