Fluorescent light experiments and a badger hunt tale
A mixed page recounts fluorescent light demonstrations using blue and violet spectra with uranium glass, plus a long quarrying narrative in England. The writer describes partridge shooting, a keeper's hunt for badgers, and the night’s quiet woodland scenes ending in three badger deaths and reflective notes on the ethics of killing versus observing wildlife.
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Alan
Iulerane
Bickley
Shakespeare
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The Badger at Home Prom Land and Water
One of the few indigenous wild animals in our woods the badger is the sole representative of Plantigrades in this country. Despite persecution the species remains fairly numerous in parts of the country. The old English name is brock and localities like Brockley hill Mill indicate its presence. Most people know its form and appearance yet few see a badger in its habitat.
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England
Ireland
Fobacca
Hie Sou
West
Ardera Te
Anon
Uris
Brockley-hill
Mill
Paria
Tante
G Grammer
Adeline
Pelican
Mile
Marie Lonfve
Wis
Legion of Honor
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Anguate
M. Anatole
Micuie
Lecrere
Duke of Edinburgh
Michie
Brown
Colonius
Miehia
Mc Michie
Melbourne
Windh
St Paul's
Ephesus
Smith
Fragmented 19th Century Editorial and Notices
Reading through a mix of political discourse and literary curiosities, the piece critiques public funding for Owens College and quotes discussions involving Sir Edward Workin and Mr Ashton. It notes a London persuasive trip for college funds and reveals a plan about coal contracts amid political chatter. It also surveys epitaph quality and Victorian literary judgments, with reflections on Mr Michie’s lecture and broader civic sentiment.
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Ashton
London
Bright
Baster
Mantrove
Admiralty
Rabtan
Owens College
Baxter
Aabton
Aly
Sen
South Wales
Leeda Mercury- TR
Cor
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Terete Araese
Stokes
Philosophical Transactions
Royal Society
Phnaparescerae
Thors of
Ence
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