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  2. Body snatching - Wikipedia

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    Body snatchers were careful to put any clothing, jewelry, and personal belongings back into the coffin before refilling the hole, and trying to smooth out the gravesite as much as possible to look undisturbed. What distinguished body snatching from grave-robbing was the practice of returning belongings to the gravesite before moving on.

  3. Viewing (funeral) - Wikipedia

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    Viewing (funeral) In death customs, a viewing (sometimes referred to as reviewal, calling hours, funeral visitation in the United States and Canada) is the time that family and friends come to see the deceased before the funeral, once the body has been prepared by a funeral home. [1] It is generally recommended (although not necessary) that a ...

  4. Are You Being Served? - Wikipedia

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    The theme song, written by the show's co-writer David Croft and composer Ronnie Hazlehurst, consists of an imaginary lift girl, voiced by Stephanie Gathercole, also Mr Rumbold's first secretary, (r.n. Reeve), (1944-2011), announcing each floor over the musique concrète sounds of a cash register (which effectively serves as the only percussion instrument) and a simple musical accompaniment.

  5. List of defunct department stores of the United States

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    The following is a list of the affected stores, including some local and regional stores that earlier had been absorbed into chains that became part of Federated, May, or Macy's. Abraham & Straus ( Macy's in 1995) D. M. Read (Macy's in 1990) Bamberger's (Macy's in 1986) The Bon Marché (Macy's in 2005)

  6. Louisiana State Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    Coffins for deceased prisoners are manufactured by inmates on the prison grounds. Previously, deceased prisoners were buried in cardboard boxes. After one body fell through the bottom of a box, Warden Burl Cain changed a policy, allowing for the manufacture of proper coffins for the deceased.

  7. 6 Old-School Companies That Are Suddenly Trendy Again

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    From Marvel to New Balance, take a look at these six old-school companies that have suddenly become cool again. Wilder Shaw / Cheapism. 1. Polaroid. Founded: 1937. Poloroid’s gone through some ...

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  9. List of The Doctor Blake Mysteries episodes - Wikipedia

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    A key from his pocket is to a locker at the train station. The locker contains a suitcase with clothing, a flier for a local rooming house and a page from a book of poetry. The rooming house landlady says he stayed there two nights under the name John Smith and had a fight with another resident over a book of poetry.