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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
6
Minnie Harker confronts a romantic triangle at O Kelleys. The memory fades as she discovers an affair and threatens to ruin the lover’s finances. He defends himself as she vents fury with kitchenware hurled at him, injuring him while guests dodge the chaos.
Dr. L. Frank Derby Pierce of West Roxbury Massachusetts describes how African monkeys and gray squirrels fill each other s teeth using blue clay containing creosote. He claims the animals use this clay to treat toothaches and kill the nerve. He plans to lecture Chicago dentists on the topic after years spent in Africa.
General order by J Franklin Bell directs machine gun companies and mountain batteries to wear the bolo and sheath. The bolo will hang from the left waist and replace the rifle for field service, with the revolver also issued as part of the equipment.
A plan proposes to ban shooting of manlike apes in German colonies and create a protected reserve in the Kameruns. The reserve would include a geological tropical station with gardens to protect and rear anthropoid apes and other forest dwellers.
A naturalist warns that a birdless earth would drive humanity to extinction within nine years as insects would devour crops and habitats. He argues sprays and poisons cannot prevent insect outbreaks, stressing the ecological role of birds.
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