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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1891
Page
4
A Maine anecdote recounts Joe Thomson’s pest battle near a pond. He boated a bag of rats to drown them, but the rats swarmed back, injuring him as he fled, leaving his boat to the vermin. The tale blends local folklore with a vivid close.
The article explains that a common geometrical spider starts by enclosing a foundation with about thirty radiating lines meeting at the center. It then weaves concentric threads thick with viscous drops, except near the center where the spider sits undisturbed. After finishing the web, it builds a nearby cell connected by a thread to sense captures and allow the spider to move.
An excerpt discusses the nose as both smelling organ and primary breather, noting olfactory nerves lie high in the nasal cavity. It then cites Louis XIV era France, detailing president powers and seven year term, with a note on parliament dissolution and a 1887 Des. 3 seating. A humorous classroom exchange about the lexicon closes.
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