[ London Times ]


This newspaper, most correctly known simply as The Times, began publication in 1785 and continues to this day.


The Christmas Day, 1826 edition of The Times carried the following "found Newf" notice, with coat color information.


SINGULAR INCIDENT. — A valuable Newfoundland dog, belonging to Mr. John Rose, of Olton-end, in the parish of Solihull, was missing from the house of its owner, the week before last, and continued absent for seven days. On the morning of the eighth day, one of Mr. Rose's servants, whilst walking round his master's grounds, passed by a rabbit-burrow, from which proceeded a sound similar to the whimpering of a dog, and by which he recognized the voice of one so long missing. Having used various endeavors to get the animal out, without sucess, he commenced digging up the earth, and after two hours' labour, succeeded in penetrating to the prison of the poor dog, eight feet deep, and releasing him from durance-vile, after being in close and solitary confinement seven days and eight nights, without obtaining any food. The animal was much reduced, and unable to stand, but proper aliment being administerd, it has ever since gradually recovered from the effects of its long abstinence. The dog, it is supposed, eager in the pursuit of the rabbits, endeavoured to force himself into the burrow, but being more bulky than the usual race of quadrupeds which inhabit those subterranean abodes, had torn up the earth in order to effect an entrance, which choked up the passage, and thereby prevented it from making egress, when wearied with its sport. — Birmingham paper







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