Curious insect of August ephemera lives brief life
Naturalists observe a butterfly that is born, reproduces, and dies within a single night along the Marne Seine and Rhine. The insect spends three years as a worm, then rapidly transforms, flies for five hours, and dies after laying eggs. Several species emerge in three days, some lasting to the fifth day due to maladies.
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Marne
Seine
Rhine
Shammerdam
A Study in Eyes and Early Editorial Labor
The article catalogs notable eye descriptions from historical figures and notes Louis XIII’s awkward orthography and editor Richelieu’s corrections in Gazette de France. It shifts to a Basque country vignette on child cowherds guiding oxen from early morning until chores are done.
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France
Louis XIII
National Library
Gazette de France
Lucas
Richelieu
Corbie
Revue de Paris
The Huns in History From China to Europe
The first mention places them in China around 210 B C as conquerors who later fled Celestials and swept across Asia to reach the region of Hungary by 876 A D. They menaced much of Europe before being defeated in central France and pushed back to the Danube.
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China
Asia
Hungary
France
Danube
Deaf and Dumb Man Takes Painful Nail Hit
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote notes a man hammering a board on his front steps when he smacks his thumb. He says nothing at the moment, and the remark confirms he is deaf and mute.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
White's Cream Vermifuge Promoted For Babies In Need
An old advertisement warns against unproven remedies and urges using White's Cream Vermifuge for fretful babies. It touts mild action and appetite gains, citing a Tampa testimonial of a sickly infant improving after one bottle. It then shifts to a Department Store layout description by N. C. Fowler Jr.
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J. C. Smith
Tampa
Fla
Gaillard and Pail Lard Debate House of Folly
Henry IV and a village sage share a dining chair with a wordplay test. The king asks the peasant Gaillard to explain the difference between gallard and pail lard, noting only a table separates the two. The witty reply underlines the king’s love of language.
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Henry IV
France
Sire
Gaillard
Paillard
Overcoat Crafted by Anderson Draws Compliments
Praises flow for a tailor's work by Anderson with a masterful design. The article highlights paddocks surtouts and garb as graceful, noting the critic will be pleased with the woolens and the even pricing.
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Anderson
Jamaican Woman Praises Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs Michael Hart wife of the Cart Service superintendent in Kingston Jamaica has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for years for coughs croup and whooping cough and finds it very beneficial She would not be without a bottle in her home Sold by Evans Drug Co.
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Michael Hart
Cart Service
Kingston
Jamaica
West Indies Islands
Evans Drug Co
Herald circulation reach and reader base noted
The merchant asks who reads the Herald and learns that more than half the families in Arde read papers, with the Herald having a county wide Aberdeen and Chehalis circulation.
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Aberdeen
Chehalis County
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