Habits of Insects and Nature's Scheme in Evolution
A long excerpt discusses ant vision and behavior, describing countless eyes and complex foraging paths on cliff habitats. It notes ants using natural caves and rock crevices as entrances and roads, plus observed play behaviors and recreation hours. The piece links insect adaptation to landforms, and contrasts color changes in seals and other animals as protective camouflages.
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BA Adutst
Lena
New York Press
Moundul Sind
Paul Griswold Holmes
Holmes
Welle J. Koch
Labrador
Newfoundland
Gulf Stream
Habius
Bultula
Prairies
Gas Buoy Drift Tale Confounds Atlantic Drift Records
A government report recounts a gas buoy from Levis near Quebec that drifted from spring 1811 to Australia two years later. It traveled 18 000 miles via North Atlantic currents, unseen for most of its voyage, then washed ashore near New South Wales. The 15 foot buoy zigzagged toward Cape Horn before final grounding, as popular science notes.
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Government of
Canadas
Levis
Oppossite Quebec
St Lawrence
Fee
New South Wales
North Atlantic
Cape Horn
Unclear fragment hints at school child mischief
An unclear excerpt describes a boy named Gontte and a girl next door with a teacher, mentioning a well prepared lesson and a wool lesson followed by taking her to a show. The text is fragmented and contains dialect spellings and possible OCR errors, making full meaning uncertain.
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Gontte
Verey
Princess Mary Delayed Debut Until Eighteen Says Queen
London reports that Princess Mary, age sixteen in April, will not make her formal world debut until she is eighteen. Queen Mary plans careful grooming, noting the princess’s youth and reserve, with anecdotes of royal garden parties and childlike missteps at Buckingham Palace.
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Mary
London
England
Eigiteen
Echo
Princesa Diary
Queen Victoria
Sand
Fan
Whiel
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham
Norfolk
Prince of Wales
Bullet Proof Wolf Killed on Laramie Plains
George Koons killed Old Whitey a large gray wolf blamed for stock losses totaling about 50 000 over five years on the Mertz ranch. The cunning predator dodged poisoned bait and traps, outrunning Russian staghounds until his death. Koons earns a reward exceeding 100 for the capture of Old Whitey.
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Wheatland
Wyo
George Koons
Mertz
Laramie Plains
Old Whitey
Wyoming
Koons
Cid Whitey
Reveals His Double Life In Divorce Case
Ada M. Clingen won a divorce from John J. Clingen a silk salesman. He kept two households one with his wife and children on Clermont Avenue and another with a younger partner and two children at Cedarhurst. The Cedarhurst woman’s name was not disclosed.
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New York
Ada M. Clingen
John J. Clingen
Clingen
Wen
Justice Tompkins
Supreme Court
White Plains
Clarémont Avenue
Cedarhurat
S.t
Cedarhurst
White
College Men Praised for Military Enthusiasm at Gattysburg
Maj Gen Leonard Wood lauds Western college men for strong soldiering potential after return from Gattysburg maneuver camp. 175 students in camp train with regular soldiers receiving lectures from War College officers. Positive reports may boost future college participation at the encampment and similar camps at Monterey.
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Westhington
Leonard Wood
Gattysburg
Garrison
Atudenta
War College
Legre
War Department
Monterey
New York Film Law Signed by Mayor
New York Mayor Gaynor signed the moving picture ordinance, effective Aug. 8, after aldermen backed the measure. It tightens construction and fireproofing rules for theaters and allows a 20 percent seating increase beyond 360, with galleries permitted, if buildings meet a twenty-foot lot requirement. The ordinance followed months of aldermanic opposition and mayoral urging, and delays in theater projects due to prior restrictions.
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New York
Gaynor
Board of Aldermen
Banish Meat Course Into Hearty Hot Weather Menus
In hot weather the meat course wears on the cook. Try three meatless meals weekly with cheese nuts fish and other substitutes. Early-day preparation and reheating aid meals. soups can be meatless using milk and vegetables. The menu features vegetable soup julienne finnan haddock and walnut salad with a rich egg sauce on buttered toast.
Bluefish Salad Preparation Steps
A two pound bluefish is simmered with carrot onion thyme bay leaf clove white wine vinegar and water until boiling for five minutes. The pan rests off heat until cold. bones and skin are removed then the fish is cut into one inch slices and served in a bowl.
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Oslo
Tub Concealed Bath Setup for Small Spaces
A brief feature notes a hidden tub design for compact living and summer camps. It describes a tub installed under a door with plumbing fixtures concealed beneath and a tran door covering the tub when unused, with the rim pressed against the board edges and soft boards shaping curves.
English Ginger Apples Recipe Notes
A dated recipe instructs peeling coring and slicing eight pounds of apples, soaking in water with four ounces of ginger and four pounds of sugar, plus coffee cup of water. After draining, add four more pounds sugar, boil until transparent in about forty-five minutes to forty-five minutes, then finish in a kettle.
Gooseberry Toast Variation for Children
A cookbook note suggests using buttered dry toast with gooseberries layered or poured over stewed gooseberries to create a quick toast treat. Describes it as an alternative to pie for children and a convenient, acceptable variation.
When Cooking Greens Improves Water Removal Trick
A reader explains that draining greens is easier by placing a piece of dry bread in the bottom of the dish. The bread absorbs the moisture, helping greens stay drier and tastier after cooking.
Sewing Hint: Thread Pool Soaks Overnight
A sewing tip notes that if a pool of thread is soaked in water overnight and allowed to dry before use, the seams stitched with it will never pucker.
Removing Wrinkles From Clothes Instructions
Readable text suggests a method to remove creases from garments. It advises running hot water to fill the room with steam for an hour, then drying the fabric in open air and pressing from the wrong side with a warm iron. The source text is fragmented and contains unclear references.
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Lustfurmer
When Baking Pies With Soda On Top Crust
A simple tip to prevent berry pies from bursting during baking. Add a pinch of soda before placing the upper crust. This quick step helps the pie set without overflow and yields a neater finish.
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Panama Canal
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Engand
Wood
NEW York Film Law
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