Slow Loris Described In Detail In Odd Animal Note
The piece details the slow paced loris Nycticebus tardigradus, an Asiatic mammal near monkeys. It reports its minute movements, nocturnal predation, limb structure, and a curious rete mirabile blood network, with comparisons to chameleon and lizard behavior. The text also recaps a parliament question on Welsh language judges and Tibetan burial customs described by Edward Candler.
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Java
Sumiee
Borneo
Philippine Islands
Hindustan
Wales
Sone
Abraham
Ynysymaengwyn
Edward Candler
Lassa
4 Doctor's Dilemma
A letter in R H Stoddard papers edited by Ripley Hitchcock shows an ignorant country practitioner describing a patient with ulcerated windpipe and swallowed food, illustrating the poor medical education level in the early nineteenth century. The misspelled, humorous plea ends with a question about what to do.
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R. H. Stoddard
Ripley Hitchcock
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dock
M. E. Whureh
Notice to Unknown Defendants in Iowa Case
In Taylor County Iowa Amos McMaster seeks to quiet title on land once mortgaged in 1876 by Robert Reid and Amanda Reid. The notice names unknown heirs and claimants and warns default if not answered by September 11 1905. Published in Bedford Free Press six weeks. Also agricultural eggs for hatching and a medical ad for B B Arnica Salve.
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Taylor County
Iowa
Robert Reid
Annie Reid
John Helmer
Amanda Helmer
District Court
Amos McMaster
Robert, Reid
Amanda Reid
Annie
Isabella
William Edward Reid
Bedford
Town
Thomas
Bedford Free Press
H. M. Towwrr
3D Judicial District of
Special Notice for Legal Notices to Publish
Friends of the Free Press are urged to instruct the clerk sheriff or attorney handling the matter to send the notice to the Free Press office for publication otherwise it may not be published. This call emphasizes timely submission of administrator proof of will and other legal notices.
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Friends of the
Free Press
Free Press Office
Health advice and product ads from early 20th century paper
An assortment of ads and notices including a health quack pitch for King’s New Life Pills promising relief for bowel trouble, a real estate/business openings promotion along a railroad line, and medical tonics Foley’s Honey and Tar advertised for asthma, hoarseness, and bronchial coughs. Names include A. L. Bibbins drug store and H. Rhoads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Bibbins’ Drug Store
Fashon
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Edwin B. Magill
Chicago - Great Western Railway
Omaha
Neb
Foley
H. Rhoads
Land Agents Offer Great Western Homeseeker Tickets
The Chicago Great Western railroad advertises limited round trip rates for home seekers on May 2 and 16 and June 6 to 20 to destinations north northwest south southwest and east. May 9 28 30 and June 13 27 feature additional homeseeker tickets to Minnesota the Dakotas and Canadian northwest. Inquiries to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul MN.
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Chicago Great Western Railroad
Minnesota
Dakotas
Canadian Northwest
Great Western
J P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
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Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Pearson Hobson
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Iyenaga
W. Hinton White
G. A. Gearhart
Clarey
Frank Bristol
Roberston
Moving Pictures
Roltaire
Great Magician
Round Table
Seton Indian Tribes
The
Bedford Maile Works
M. Miller
Ridgeway Lumber Co
District Court of
J. W. Hopson
Bedford, Towa
Harry Colson
Masonville
H.N. Collins
Sixth St
Black, ST. Joseph, MO
H. B. Rhoads
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