Reptile Vision And Senses From Harper's Weekly
The Zoological Park in Washington reports experiments on reptile vision and hearing. Crocodiles see poorly beyond ten times their length, snakes have limited sight, frogs distinguish shapes up to twenty lengths away, and hearing is generally poor among reptiles. The note cites the saying deaf as an adder as a relic of earlier observation.
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Uganda
Mr. Roosevelt
Nile
Beni Hassan
London Times
Wiliams
Upper Nile
My. Williams
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The White Man's Grave in Sierra Leone
A historical account describes Sierra Leone known as The White Man's Grave seen from a steamer deck. It notes the deadly climate, dispatches orders for burials, and details the perilous duties of sepulchre tolls. Snakes abound including constrictors and venomous yellow jack, whose bites are said to kill within minutes.
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Sierra Leone
Bierrs Leone
Gold farms and lingering myths of growth in mined gold
A speculative piece discusses hypothetical gold farms and growing gold from mining timbers and river rocks. It notes percolation of water as essential and predicts future scientific features. A nosebleed on a train from New Hampshire to New Jersey is halted by eucalyptus tincture, urged as a valuable remedy.
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New Hogland
New Jersey
New York
Unsatisfactory Education Calls for Methodical Training
The Philadelphia Inquirer laments that boys from grammar and higher schools show hazy arithmetic skills. It argues precision in figures is essential for business, noting many fail to extend an ordinary bill of fading, a recurring issue business men face.
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Philadelphia Jaquirer
The Ruling Passion in a Bridge Family
A family noted for their devotion to bridge faced a sudden death. A dispute arose over burial wishes, with the mother asking the son John for his view and replying that she would decide, as the family—keen on post mortems of hands—deliberated whether to bury or cremate.
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John
Succeses Magazine
Man Finds Ownership of His Wife's Dresses
In Brompton county court Maryland a dispute over ownership of a wife's dresses was settled with the judge ruling the husband owns the garments. The husband claimed he provided the funds for the dresses though not paid for, the court determined they belong to him.
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Roosevelt
Brompton County Court of Maryland
Land parcels tied to Dilts and Blos in Woat Mahoning township
Fragmented text notes two tracts in Woat Mahoning township. One parcel of three acres conveyed by Peter Dilts to Ann Bloge by deed dated January 6, 877. A second tract of about 80 acres includes porches and life interests, conveyed by Jackson hittaker to Ann Blows by deed dated September.
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John Blose
Woat Mahoning
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Peter Dilts
Vite
Ann Bloge
Jackson Hittaker
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