Pig-Footed Bandicoot: A Maybe-Creature of Australia
A whimsical note on the pig-footed bandicoot, a small rabbit-sized marsupial once seen in New South Wales. Its status is indeterminate. last confirmed sighting dates to around 1910 with tales of later Aboriginal sightings and tail-less Chaeropus ecaudatus. The creature inhabits Australia and New Guinea, feeding on vegetation and insects, and is famed for its vestigial forefeet and rear-open pouch.
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Australia
Mitchell
Darling
Murray Rivers
New South Wales
Alides
WP. Crowcraft
Taronga
Mopeds Eye U S Market As Identity Crisis Eases
New York based sources report mopeds gaining attention in the United States with importers issuing identity cards for buyers. The plan aims to clarify what qualifies as a moped under varying state laws while highlighting potential benefits and regulatory hurdles.
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Fred Ferguson
New York
UPI
Edward A. Pollitz
Europe
Pollitz
United States
Finn
Motobecade America, Ltd
Pallite
Pallitz
Polite
Wey
Federal Department of Transports Huty
New Jersey
Mushrooms and a Hunter King Tale in Postville
A light hearted editor note on mushroom hunting in Postville. A narrator meets the quarrelsome king of hunters who spins tall tales of bounties while guiding a staged mock kidnapping to a yard full of mushrooms worth about ten dollars per pound. The tale blends humor with faux danger and ends with the narrator returning home with a doorstep full of mushrooms.
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Postville
King of the Hunters
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Lewis Carroll
John Barbour
Wrilyr
Jan & Bill Bigger
Naso
7Th Ave
Marion Cockians
Tulper
U.S
Nevada
California
Teas
Hawaii
France
Pothia
Investrot
St Tropez
Wendy
Department of “Transportation
Maxine DeGarmo
Buzz Sawyer
Donald
Buzz
Sawyer
Poul Tor
Sewyar Fen
Truce T. Ordona
M.D
UniBank and Trust Building
2Nd Street
Coralville
Iowa
Judith K
de Pauw
Nancy Evans
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