Vegetable traps intrigue in insect eating plants at botanical garden
An article describes exotic plants at the National Botanical Garden near Washington that lure insects with pitcher and trumpet shaped liquors. For cockroaches red ants and other bugs these vegetable shops drown or digest prey while a butcher plant crushes prey in clam shell leaves feeding on beef and worms. The piece notes wide variety and regional availability with concerns about the butcher plant's survival.
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National Botanical Garden
Washington
Whiskey Shop
Botanical Garden
North Carolina
Washington Star
An Oregon Cave tale and a dozen other odds and ends
A curious Oregon cave discovery near Roseburg details a crystal filled chamber and ancient hieroglyphs found by explorers with a bat filled return. The column notes U S wealth per person from 1850 to 1880 and ends with a quip about a burglar being shot with steady aim.
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Douglass County
M. C. Buckles
Southern Pacific Railroad
Roseburg
Revolutionary electric coal mining breakthrough teased
In a periodical blurb a machine powered by electricity is touted to revolutionize coal mining. Separate mentions promote medicines and tonics with bold claims, including Hall's Catarrh Cure and Dr. H James Cannabis Indica as cures for consumption and other ailments. Various ads note metal furniture demand in Australia, galvanized wire netting for gardens, and niche products advertised by Craddock & Co. in Philadelphia.
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H. James
Calcutta
India
S.C. Craddock & Co
Hace Street
Philadelphia
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Hall
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Phila
U.S
Canada
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Washington, D.J
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Joseph MH. Hunter
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Kansas
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K. Neumann
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