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The headstone is typically arranged after the burial. The choice of materials (typically a long-lasting kind of stone, such as marble or granite) and the style and wording of the inscription is negotiated between the monumental mason and the family members. Because of the emotional significance of the headstone to the family members, monumental ...
Headstone engravers faced their own "year 2000 problem" when still-living people, as many as 500,000 in the United States alone, pre-purchased headstones with pre-carved death years beginning with 19–. [8] Bas-relief carvings of a religious nature or of a profile of the deceased can be seen on some headstones, especially up to the 19th century.
The Tombstone Epitaph said Goodfellow had "both skill and nerve, both of which were brought into requisition on Contention Hill" when he personally rescued unconscious miners in late May 1886. [24] While Goodfellow lived in Tombstone, he was a founder in 1880 of the plush Tombstone Club located on the second floor of the Ritchie Building.
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For men who died in battle, the erection of ornate tombstones was a final attempt at Romanization. [114] Reliefs on auxiliary tombstones often depict men on horseback, denoting the courage and heroism of the auxiliary's cavalrymen. [115] Though expensive, tombstones were likely within the means of the common soldier. [113]
[65] [100] [101] After he had returned home, he was no longer able to urinate, except eventually in very small quantities and with excruciating pain. [ 65 ] [ 102 ] Though initially ascribed to a kidney stone, and later still to potential mercury poisoning , modern analyses indicate Brahe's death resulted from a fatal case of uremia caused by ...