Winged maple fruit debate in natural selection context
The article discusses the evolution of winged fruits in maples and ashes, arguing natural selection shaped wide dispersal in ancient forests. It cites H. Tullven and compares environments from South Dakota reservations with dense, water-rich draws to illustrate how wind-dispersed seeds aid survival in crowded, resource-rich areas.
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South Dakota
Canaras
Evolution of winged fruits in forest trees and seeds
A discussion on how trees with appendaged fruits may evolve winged seed-vessels. It notes that difficult life conditions select for dissemination means, with forest trees more likely to bear winged fruits to spread across vast woodland. The text cites Sir John Lubbock on barriers overcome by trees in varying regions.
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Coulee
John Lubbock
United States
The End of the World collapses in steam plague
An American narrator and the scientist Von Minden witness a sultry June night prophecy as a global steam cure backfires. Masses turn anarchic, but the device is misused and the world ends amid a chaotic Washington siege. Von Minden triggers steam, but insanity overrides order and society tears apart.
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Sorikers
von Minien
Howe
Anson
Congress
United States
Washington
Washington Monument
the Ely
Hard Times and Hope In a Kansas Family Tale
A Kansas family faces years of drought and illness in the 1880s, with Ezra Willams recalling his wife Elsie and their daughter Elsie. Despite poverty, the couple keeps faith, borrows nothing from Chicago catalogs, and eventually rebuilds life, aided by a medical prognosis that their child will recover. The tale ends with a decision to burn a house catalog and support local stores, linking family resilience to community prosperity.
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Alfred
Clark
Willllame
Chicago
Kansas
Kani
Doc
Ezra
Elsie
Kal
Huston
Wauke
Soustry
Ambiguous Biographical Note From A Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text references a person named Parker born in Prumoe ble while describing parentage and education. The readable bits indicate early life details and a possible mix of national origins, but the passage is severely garbled with many unreadable words.
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Parker
Prumoe Ble
Atmericay
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