Butterfly Farm in England Touches Thirteen Thousand Caterpillars
The Bexley Kent butterfly farm founded by J. W. Newman houses over forty thousand live caterpillars and a growing stock of moths and pupae. Cages house red belted clear-wing, silver washed fritillary, scarlet tiger, and other species. New stock is shipped to buyers. plans include breeding rare varieties and expanding hibernation facilities in Britain.
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England
Bexley
Kent
J. W. Newman
F. EF. S
Mr. Newman
Inve
Newman
Notley
Cazes
Cnough
Britain
Ilsa
Nizot
Wales
Origin and meaning of the term boycott in history
The article traces the origin of boycott to Ireland and the actions of Bourcott the agent of Lord Erne. It explains how a boycott began as a conspiracy to disrupt a person’s relations and livelihood through intimidation. It notes that courts have deemed boycott unlawful, especially when violence accompanies it.
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Antain Bourcott
Lord Erne
Connemara
Ireland
Apont
Clay Tablets of Chaldez Unearthed In Ancient Ruins
The article describes early writing on clay tablets of varying sizes found with glass lenses. Inscriptions were made with a triangular end iron tracer while the tablets were soft, then baked and stored, with tablets inscribed on both sides and numbered.
Fruit Fed to Horses During Bar Harvest Form
A cryptic OCR fragment notes fruit being fed to horses during a bar harvest form. The readable words suggest agricultural activity and animal feeding but lack clear context or event details. This item appears as a brief archival snippet with minimal identifiable entities.
Blue spectacles urged to soothe nerves and lift mood
A London Daily Mirror explanation favors blue glasses, specifically peacock blue, to ease anxiety and fatigue. A doctor says blue or green light calms the brain, offering relief when a holiday or country view isn’t possible.
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London Daily Mirror
Lfe
Plume Hunter’s Wealth and a Trail of Plumed Death
The death of Herbert La Praith reveals his son George inheriting about 80 000 dollars from a career as a plume hunter. He hunted white herons pelicans and Western grebes in Oregon and Washington evading laws while shipping skins to New York. a misdemeanor to kill these birds and thousands may have died.
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Herbert la Praith
George
la Praith
Oregon
New York
Washington
St. Paul
Electric power from waterfalls transforms French industry
Paris and Marseilles report major progress in the hydroelectric push. Factories and trolley lines now run on electricity carried up to 100 miles, mainly in the hilly belt from the Mediterranean to the Alps. An estimated 2,000,000 horsepower could be economically produced, with about one-fifth already in use or under development. New Alpine plants are expected to revolutionize manufacturing across southern France and boost regional industry.
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Paris
Marseilles
Mediterranean Sea
Alps
French Alps
Mediterranean
France
A Limited Collection in Westminster Abbey
An elderly American visitor in London asks a Westminster Abbey verger for King Edward II's grave. The verger explains the abbey honors kings but only has odd-numbered graves, revealing the humorous misbelief about burial sites.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Edward II
Blood as the key to descent and heredity in animals
The essay argues that blood relationships reveal ancestry across species from walrus to horse and hippo, with distant reactions indicating distant kinship and no reaction implying no relation. It concludes that blood is the most hereditary trait, linking humanity to all faces and debunking other anatomical measures as less informative.
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South America
Haunted House Razed in Quiet Trenton Tale of Ghosts
In Trenton New Jersey Warren Guinn plans to tear down the 25 year haunted brick house after renewed spirit manifestations. Tenants like John Nickold reported nightly disturbances from phantom noises moving clocks and pulling lamps, forcing the family to flee and guard nurses quit.
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Trenton
N. J
Warren Guinn
John Nickold
Nickold
Nickolds
Figure of eight knot debate among apprentice seamen
Correspondence of the Bluejacket argues that the apprentice knot should be earned by those who join under the modern apprentice system. It contends that after months of drill an apprentice seaman deserves the figure of eight after earning the cigarette mark, noting improved discipline and neatness of dress.
Township Trustee Weekday Meetings Notice
The Township Trustee will transact township business every weekday with Friday meetings in the Odon office. The office and workrooms are on the west side of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter, section 21, township 5, range 5 west. I will be in Odon most of the time.
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Transac
Odon
Yaak Special facial remedy promises quick skin improvement
An advertisement touts Yaak Special as a powerful, all natural facial treatment for pimples, rough skin, and freckles. It claims rapid results, warns against substitutes, lists Chicago retailers, and instructs nightly and morning application with cleansing rituals.
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America
Yan
Chicago
Carson, Pirie
West
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