Paternal Frog Bears Nine Tadpoles on Back
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune report notes a Marburg Germany scientist observing Arthroleptis seychellensis boettgeg, a frog species with nine tadpoles attached to the male's back by a gummy substance. The eggs hatch on land and the young ride until capable of self feeding, a rare reversal of typical frog parenting.
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August Brauer
Marburg
Germany
Venezuela
Trinidad
Papa
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Floating Needle Magnetic Suspended Trick
A small magnet and a sewing needle are used in a suspended float experiment. The needle is magnetized by repeated strokes, then threaded and hung to hover above the magnet. The observed forces include attraction and repulsion of the magnet poles and the thread’s support. The setup can be made clearer with a paper cover over the magnet. Also notes Golden Days and a Spain item about Roy Klose.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Teacher Willie and the Masqued Line Controversy
A fragment notes a figure named Willie in a dispute over a phrase likened to a racial insult. The brief hints at tension involving a teacher, a term deemed offensive, and a public reaction within a school or local community.
Chameleon Shape Shifts Explained by Color and Form
A Brooklyn Eagle report clarifies chameleons change not just color but form. They resemble a mouse or a crouching lion, inflate to resemble leaves, and can sway to present an edge for concealment. Color shifts occur with excitement, not simply matching surroundings.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Homemade Compass From a Mainspring and Magnet
Instructions describe making a balancing steel needle compass using a mainspring fragment, hammering, filing, and bending, then magnetizing with a magnet. A second passage recounts a Borneo hunter chased by baboons, protected by comrades driving them off with a volley.
The Cossacks A Martial Frontier Of Czarist Russia
A historical overview traces the Cossacks from their origins on the Dnieper to the Zaporogian and Don bands. It notes the religious oath, celibacy, nomadic life, and strict discipline, their raids against Tartars and Poles, shifts in allegiance, and eventual integration into czarist military use as loyal cavalry.
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Dnieper
Russia
Ukraine
Poland
Turkey
Peter the Great
Crimea
Black Sea
Don Cossacks
Ivan the Terrible
Moscow
Diaz
It is Always Nice to Have the Ladies for Our Friends
A promotional note exalts well dressed men, claiming wives and sisters favor neatly made clothes. It urges readers to have their outfits custom made by the advertiser, promising crease quality at no extra cost and easy results.
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Ewell
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Monarch
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Gemith & CO
Chrisman *& CO
Djewelers
Opticians
J.T. Chrisman
Anniston Steam Laundry
Noble Sts
Wilson & Rose
Prop’s
Jixie Hardware Co
Prof Darkner
Prom Montgomery
eAfa
Ray
Anniston Armory
L. G. Jones
Jones
Clark’s School of Embalming
South
Wilmer Street
Wilmer Hotel
Histon College
Adred
Battle
Inniston, Ala
Roa
Papa Frog
Lena
Carriea
His
Spain
Generolw
Roy Klose
Wille
Willie
Laumdress
Willie Wiseguy
Chinaman
Brooklyn Life
Almont
Hunter
Borneo
THE
Kuala
J.N. Boyer
Security Bank
Lincoln
Liver
Lincoln Mediecine ,O
Columbus
Ohio
Columnus
Iffa
M. Miller
Stick Ney's Pharmacy
Joi, Whel
Sam Sweatman
West Tenth Street
Dilmore
J.T. Ross
Tenth &T
Anniston Locomotive and
Machine Works
Anniston, Ala
Birmingham
Ala
Southern
Alabama
Great Southern Railway
Alsa
Southern Railway
Alabama Great Southern Railway
Colzaber
Miss
Tallapoosa
Selma
Anniston
Livingston
Fort Payne
Souttern Railway
H. B. Switt
MN Mirdoch
Parkernburg
W. Way
Kennett
Julius Williams
Postoffice
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