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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1893
Page
7
A hawk attacked a crow from above near a store steps, drawing five or more crows into a fierce fight. The hawk was repeatedly struck and dead crows fell as the birds fought, then the hawk finally dropped, killed. The scene shifted to other reports from far regions and odd natural curiosities.
The eight pound nine ounce Yellowstone trout was caught near the falls up the Yellowstone River. The fish in streams and tributaries averages two pounds, while the lake yields about one pound. Above the falls food and parasite factors affect size and edibility. One in four Yellowstone trout carry a white worm parasite, sometimes seen as a leech. The fighting strength of the fish often reveals the parasite presence to anglers.
The St Louis Republic describes the vine fretter as an example of unusual reproduction. In spring births occur viviparously with immediate self reproduction observed in isolated individuals. Come autumn all new and older generations lay eggs that hatch next spring, suggesting true androgynous fertility and seasonal reproductive shifts.
A collage of light humor and quips from various newspapers quotes on love rain umbrellas contracts and manners. Jokes cover misunderstandings about love receipts the post office and social behavior with cartoonish turns and playful dialogue. Individuals unnamed are referenced only as generic humorous participants.
A vintage cookbook style entry describes Boxep Aprie Puppins made from grated pippins eggs butter sugar lemon and nutmeg served cold with cream. Also details a liver recipe with thin slices breaded eggs and bacon, browned sauce, gherkin and capers. A third item outlines Tur Premium Sanpchen batter with milk eggs flour and baking powder baked in gem pans and filled with roasted mutton.
A St Louis Post-Dispatch summary notes that no tree is fully safe from lightning. Beech trees are least struck, while pine and oak are hit far more often. Tree chemistry matters. oily trees resist lightnings, glucose-rich ones attract more. dead branches increase risk.
The legend ties January 20 and 31 and February 1 to Blackbird Days in Constantinople Brescia and along the Danube and Rhine. It says grackels were white until a medieval cold year drove all birds into chimneys and made them black. In Brescia a feast called giorni della meria marks the transformation.
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