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June 23, 1907
Bismarck Daily Tribune
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
A. H. Crossley, a blacksmith from Bloomsburg, Pa., is crafting his own concrete tombstone to ensure proper marking after death, featuring a traditional memento mori epitaph.
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Blacksmith Cement Tombstone.
A. H. Crossley, a Bloomsburg (Pa.) blacksmith, recently began work upon his tombstone, says a Wilkesbarre (Pa) dispatch. He has resolved to make one so that he may be sure his grave will be marked as he desires when he is dead. He will make it out of concrete and says it will be just as effective and less costly than marble.
The epitaph he has selected is:
Stranger as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I;
And as I now am, so you must be;
Prepare yourself to follow me.
A. H. Crossley, a Bloomsburg (Pa.) blacksmith, recently began work upon his tombstone, says a Wilkesbarre (Pa) dispatch. He has resolved to make one so that he may be sure his grave will be marked as he desires when he is dead. He will make it out of concrete and says it will be just as effective and less costly than marble.
The epitaph he has selected is:
Stranger as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I;
And as I now am, so you must be;
Prepare yourself to follow me.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Fate Providence
What keywords are associated?
Blacksmith Tombstone
Concrete Grave Marker
Memento Mori Epitaph
Bloomsburg Pa
What entities or persons were involved?
A. H. Crossley
Where did it happen?
Bloomsburg (Pa.)
Story Details
Key Persons
A. H. Crossley
Location
Bloomsburg (Pa.)
Story Details
A blacksmith begins making his own concrete tombstone with a selected epitaph to ensure his grave is marked as desired upon death.