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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 22

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0791, Page 22

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    burn the village. During the night a man tied a piece of raw meat on a pole and left it exposed, and in the morning the Cholera was gone. During the years following there was much smallpox and many people died. The people suffered much from the hunger. Ship loads of Indian meal were sent by Queen Victoria and she was called the famine queen.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
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    English