Harvard's New Treasure Adds North American Mammals
Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology gains 15000 skins and many skulls in a modern mammal collection. The article describes the shift from frontier trapping to scientific taxidermy, detailing methods, habitat clues from tails and fur, and a recent Chiriqui expedition that yielded four new subspecies and one new genus.
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Davy Crockett
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Bangs
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Aree
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Ermine
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Goulds sons rise as polo players under father and Nicholl
George Gould's sons under their father and Ben Nicholl are developing into expert polo players. The sport is exciting and carries risk. Mrs Gould wishes her boys were less strenuous, but Kingdon and Jay are already devotees, and her objections likely will not stop them.
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George Gould
Ben Nicholl
Word Play in Gossips Corner on Puns and Verbs
The Gossip discusses evolving English word coinage sparked by punsters and rhymesters. It surveys historical verses on Dewey and Lima, then extols ping pong wordplay from London media, and ends by noting how writers celebrate flexible English while warning against unnecessary forms.
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Questions and Answers on History and Society
A compiled Q A page tests readers on mineral paint death dates and biographies. It covers John Philip Sousa birth and education, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sterling Price death, Bryan nomination, Algeria population and European share, Jenny Lind birthplace and death, hysteria sleepwalking, No Man's Land status, Henry Watterson cabinet service, and other trivia.
White House to Add Room for President and Family
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports that the White House may be renovated to create more living space for the president and his family while adding offices for clerical staff. Greenhouses will be converted into low office buildings connected to the main hall, and the plan aims to preserve democracy by keeping public access while expanding private areas.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Jackson
White House
State
War and Navy
Main Cigar Store at 106 Monument Place
C W Kriel operates the Main Cigar Store located in the English Block at 106 Monument Place.
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Monument Place
English Block
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