Names and reporters in German journalistic code
A World’s Work memoir recounts Wolf von Schierbrand’s Berlin correspondency in 1904. He recalls violating German ethics by naming Caprivi in a cable and the backlash from German papers that branded him as one who "names names" forever after.
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Baby oysters cling to odd objects on the deep floor
Naturalist Charles Frederick Stansbury notes oyster larvae attach to abandoned items on the sea bed and later settle on ancestral shells. Young oysters grow with their "hill" pointing upward while their shells host algae, coraline, sea lettuce, and other marine flora. The dogwinkle and periwinkle attach eggs to oyster shells, giving them a sea flower appearance.
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Soldier’s Last March and insomnia remedies
Souvenir quotes about taps and meaning from veterans writing in Scribner’s. A New York Press excerpt offers insomnia tips for an overworked woman: deep breathing, backward walking on tiptoe, and imagining a gray cloud bearing her to sleep with warm milk before bed.
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Climbers and Their Leaves Twist to Reach Light
The article explains how twining plants like vetches and hops use modified leaves and tendrils to climb. Young tendrils rotate continuously and wrap around supports, while the associated leaf and shoot rotate, creating a complex motion that anchors the plant to surrounding vegetation.
Coffins Open in Greek Funerals Once a Custom
An American tourist notes Greek funerals feature open coffins carried through streets. The practice began when Turkish rulers learned revolutionaries bore arms in coffins and decreed open coffins. After Greece gained freedom the habit persisted as a local custom.
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Death of General Lombard in New Orleans
General E H Lombard former major general commanding the Louisiana division of United Confederate Veterans has died in New Orleans at sixty two. He was a Pointe Coupee native and served with the Pointe Coupe artillery during the Civil War and later was a longtime land agent for Citizens Bank.
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No Cause For Complaint in Honest Government Exchange
A brief exchange cited from the Washington Star features Farmer Corn tessell defending government honesty after questioning hints of dishonesty. He asserts decades of buying postage stamps from the government with no cheating.
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