Age of oysters and ethics of farming long gone
The piece blends oyster aging by shell growth with musings on morality, ethics in natural history, and quotes from Pearson's Weekly and Huxley. It weaves observations on oyster lifespans, animal behavior, and ancient governance into a broad imperial age voice.
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Pearson’s Weekly
The Mystery of the Razor Edge and Other Tales
A collection of brief items on razor edge physics and maintenance, a New York park incident, a horse tale, new etiquette in polite households, quotable remarks from Bismarck, a humorous mother and poker tale, and scattered notes on tobacco history and literacy in Constantinople.
Delaunay's Sad Fate and Odd Bankrupt Tale
Delaunay the Paris observatory director is described as kindly and attractive yet doomed by a fear of water. A stormy voyage near Oberbourg in autumn 1874 ends with him and companions drowned, a tale recalling astrological premonitions. The piece also recounts a Shelby county tanyard bargain where risk and loss are allocated to Steele.
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Isle of Saints
J Andrew Gang
Longmin
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Dumas
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Chia
Prince
Lowe
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Paris
Heys
Delantay
Oberbourg
Therm
Delannay
Steele
Adare Stoole
Shelby County
Jono
Jones
Shelby
Adam Steele
Lasington
Ity. Gazette
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