Wasp Life Exposed in Shared Nests and Clever Hunts
A detailed study contrasts social and solitary wasps, describing nest building with paper and wood pulp, color recognition, antennal care, and complex problem solving. It notes honey production, scavenging, and the use of insects as food, plus remarkable hunting tactics and intelligence illustrated by caterpillar foraging and nest defense.
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Baby’s Own Tablets Promise Safe Gentle Relief
Mothers praise Baby’s Own Tablets as a reliable remedy for common childhood ailments such as constipation worms and colds. Marketed with a government analyst guarantee that they contain no opiate or harmful drug and sold for 23 cents a box by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
A Safe Pill for Suffering Women
The secluded life of women leads to stomach and liver derangements causing pains and lassitude. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills correct digestive irregularities and restore health and vigor. They are safe for delicate women, offering mild soothing action.
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Parmelee
Wasps and their industrious nest building and hunting
The article describes mud sealing mason wasps that care for young by feeding on spiders, a miniature mud pot with trapped prey, and various wood and earth borers. It notes a large digging wasp that hunts by following a spider’s scent and an unusually intelligent wasp that expands its nest after estimating its prey.
The Merry Muse and The Gem Hunter's Song Fragments
A collection of verse fragments notes women in Gloucester marrying a man named Foucester and a reflection on youth and aging. It includes a moral about hope and a quirky poem about gem hunters targeting pests with vigilant aim.
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Skeeter
Peevish sickly children aided by Worm Exterminate
Local ad promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminate claiming relief for pale restless children and restored health by eradicating intestinal worms with a simple remedy touted as effective and speedy.
Swat the Fly and the Germ Fiend in a Summer Vigil
A poem laments public health efforts failing to curb disease and notes the public dies despite sanitation. It recalls efforts against the germ menace and the social mood, while a patent remedy Parmelee's Vegetable Pills is advertised as a cure for indigestion and mental focus.
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