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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1905
Page
4
A sketch from Leslie's Monthly extols the turtle as nearly invincible. It endures weeks without food or air and survives harrowing injuries, with anecdotes of missing limbs and even a decapitated head living for days.
Harper's Magazine highlights how spiders become ballooned travelers, riding steady breezes from sheltering spots to high domes like St Peter's Rome. Accounts from Darwin's Beagle voyage, South American coasts, and sea captains describe webs and spiders drifting 100s of miles, suspended by threads and wind.
The article notes multiple incidents where bees were deployed as defensive weapons. It cites Lucullus during Mithridates wars at Themiscyra, where swarms attacked besiegers and lifted the siege, and English defense in Chester where Saxon forces dropped town beehives to break Danish and Norwegian siege attempts.
The London Standard notes a fading superstition that a woman should blame herself if an unwanted suitor proposes, while parents should signal disinterest to avoid gossip. The piece argues such prudence is now out of fashion.
A boastful husband claims ten years of uninterrupted marriage while a skeptical speaker notes a surprising family setup. The exchange reveals a riddle of relationships centered on the wife and her mother. A witty twist underscores the household's unusual kinship.
The exchange notes a favorable ruling for a young lawyer with plans to appeal. An older partner says the other side will appeal and fees will continue. The quip contrasts honesty with worldly policy and notes Whately’s maxim.
In the Gulf of Mexico sixty five miles from Key West Garden Key Loggerhead key and Bird key lie as remote outposts with birds nesting on bushes and at trees. The noddies arrive in May and pair nests on simple platforms while the sooty terns soon follow. The noddy is gentle and confiding, permitting close approach before fleeing briefly to a neighboring bush.
A column offers maxims on sympathy for friends wronged and keeping secret sorrows. It notes new parents learn much as they become guardians of secrets. It warns listening to advice is beneficial while refusing may create enemies and jokes on wallpaper with wife choosing and husband resisting.
The piece describes Japanese and Korean showmen teaching animals tricks with trained bears dogs monkeys and educated birds and even trick fish. A standout act features a dozen drilled tortoises guided by songs and a drum marching in lines forming a three to four pile display.
Mrs Wise objects to buying cigars for her husband while Mrs McBride defends careful selection. They discuss choosing a box labeled Finest made as the best option, noting risk and necessity of care in selection.
A Chicago Post exchange questions whether honoring certain ancestors is affordable. The dialog contrasts whether some lineages deserve recognition while noting class and generational gaps in trade status. The debate emphasizes economic and social implications of ancestral acknowledgment.
A brief dialogue features Mean and Miss Magley debating retirement before midnight and beauty sleep. Miss Pepprey urges more effort while Mean expresses no pity for conceited people who carry their comfort with them.
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