Will Manning the Saranac Lake Camper Photographer
Will Manning grows up in the Saranac Lake region learning hunting trapping and photography. He saves for a camera by selling berries and uses a home made canoe to explore Ampersand Mountain and Bluff Rock Island. He captures a panther track and an unseen mother panther with cub on a deer hunt providing a vivid if tense wildlife moment.
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Stony Creek
Ampersand
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Ampersand Pond
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Stick to the thing you know in business and safety
The message urges a disciplined focus on familiar work, careful toll and planning, and not being swayed by distant opportunities. It emphasizes the certainty of current duties, the risks of distractions, and the value of pursuing surer nearby options.
Panther Hunt on Ampersand Mountain Ends in Discovery
Will searches for a panther’s lair over four days at Ampersand Mountain. He finds a Tear-Drop pond outlet with blood tracks and a panther’s claw marks, then plans to photograph the cub as the deer carcass is concealed on a rock by beaver meadow.
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White Lily Pond
Will
Ampersand Mountain
Ampersand
Panther Encounter and Cameral Quest on Moose River
Will Finch of Northewood near Saranac Lake recalls a perilous trek to secure his camera afterpanther sightings. He shoots at a pursuing cat, salvages his canoe, and returns to Eagle Island camp with the camera and plans for new wildlife work on beech ridges for bears.
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Moose River
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Come Panuiva
Women in Medicine Across the Globe Rise Against Prejudice
The United States reports 1,219 women studying medicine versus 25,538 men, with progress and prejudice fading in parts of England and India. The piece chronicles milestones from the London School of Medicine for Women to Indian hospitals run by women, noting key figures like Dr. Ethel Vernon, Dr. Alice Cathorn, and Dr. Emily Dunning while citing reforms across Britain, Europe, and North America.
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Berlin Sewage Farms Turn Waste into Useful Food
The Berlin sewage system sends liquid waste to two distant farms, Branden burg and Mallowe, where sewage is spread over fields by gravity and absorbed by earth. Vegetables and fruit trees take up nutrients, purifying the water which is then returned to Berlin’s domestic supply. Engineers suggest rotating use for rest and efficiency.
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Maelstrom Diameter Noted Four Geographical Miles
A historical note recalls the famous Maelstrom as four miles wide. In North India sheep carry about twenty pounds each as beasts of burden. Pompeii house remains reveal a kitchen with a kettle ready on the grate, left by a Pompeiian housewife over 1,800 years ago.
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Pig match with hounds sparks Jordan rabbit hunter claim
Lewis D. Hollenbach of Jordan Pennsylvania says his pig can follow a scent like any state hound and offers to match it against any hound in the state. He asserts the pig’s scent tracking is equal to live dogs in hunting.
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Botanical clock flower shines on Tehuantepec isthmus
A striking plant found on the isthmus of Tehuantepec acts as a botanical clock. It changes color with the time of day from white in morning to red at noon and blue by night, allowing the hour to be read from its tint.
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California
Australia
Africa
Science notes on eradication and curiosities from early research
Yellow fever control in Cuba is linked to mosquito extermination during the American occupation. Curle estimates fifteen pounds of radium could power a one horsepower engine for centuries. A six thousand year old sycamore statue remains sound in the Gizeh museum.
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Tie designer of the East End in a niche trade
A London Hour Glass extract profiles a rare professional who designs necktie shapes rather than fabrics. A freelance creator, one of only a few, he crafts new tying forms for scarf manufacturers, seeking novelty that yields monopolies and keeps costs down for middle class buyers.
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Women Chauffeuses Rare as Men Rally in London Motor Academy
The London motor-car academy reports few women enrolling as certified chauffeurs, while men rush to join. Those who attend learn quickly, though doubts remain about English women's nerve for demanding driving. By contrast Berlin shows three women already certified motorists, signaling rising female driving in Germany.
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Berlin
Prodigal Son Lesson Prompted by a Boy
A New York clergyman preached on the Prodigal Son stressing the elder brother’s attitude. He noted the rejoicing at the son’s return, then asked who missed the joy. A small boy answered, “It was the fatted calf.”
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Harper's Weekly
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