Alligator Fear Turns Out to Be a Gun Misfire
Fred Rowan and Bat trek through Costa Rica’s swamp after a dog causes a hunt in tropical jungle. A frightening alligator moment ends up being a loaded gun misfiring underwater, not wildlife, as Fred survives and explains the scare with the gun’s safety catch toggled by swimming.
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Red herring and bittersweet notes from dune country lore
Alfred Holt explains red herring as a phrase origin linked to strong smelling smoked fish used to mislead hounds and distract rivals. Bittersweet grows in dune country along Lake Michigan, spreading through white song hills and climbing shrubs or small trees, sometimes obscuring other vegetation.
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Quickly Memorized Squares Pattern from Sewing Circle
Advertisement for a 6 inch knitted or crocheted square pattern titled Quickly Memorized Squares. Pattern 1849 provides directions, materials, and stitch guidance with a photograph. Send 15 cents and name, address, pattern number to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft, 8th Ave New York.
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Lost circles and wedding gifts amid self interest
A fragmentary piece notes travel via a hidden path in Lost circles and recalls a party rumor: nothing spoken. It laments self-satisfaction and the virtue gap, hints at marriage service wealth in gifts, and contrasts private interest with communal confidence as the money system support.
Penguin Penguins of the Polar Seas
The penguin is a peculiar bird of the southern polar regions. It has wings but cannot fly and short, backward legs that make it appear upright on land. Females lay one egg and both parents care for the chick while feeding on fish and mollusks. wings act as flippers for superb swimming.
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