Tree climbing pig and whistling talk in far lands report
Oddities from across the world include a tree climbing pig captured near Tinana Creek Australia and a whistling language studied by M L Layard in the Canary Islands. Reports cover a sparrow pinned to a wire by a rifle shot and a wreck treasure find in Torres Straits, plus human interest notes from Philadelphia and Valparaiso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lajard
Paris Academy of Sciences
Canary Islands
M. Layard
Wintram Wilcox
Frankford
Philadelphia
Wilson
Australia
Torres Straits
London
Roosevelts Elk Hunt Described In Nineteenth Century Narrative
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt recounts hunting an elk in 1891. He travels with a pack train through a tamarack forest, approaches a rival bull elk, stalks quietly, and fires two precise shots that end the chase as the majestic animal dies after a brief pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Roosevelt
Firefly light linked to heat and chemical glow
A Langley study shows firefly light cannot be separated from heat. The glow mainly comes from the green spectrum and is a chemical product, with heat about one half of one percent of candlelight under a holoscope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Langley
Langley
St. Louis Republic
Fashionable Blood Orange and Primrose Gloves Debut
The fabrics feature gloves in two chic shades Blood Orange and Primrose, offered in Suede and glace kid materials.
Standing Rock Dakota Agency Life Near Fort Yates
A vivid portrait of Standing Rock on the Missouri frontier near Fort Yates, detailing the agency layout, 5 000 Sioux fed biweekly, Sitting Bull and Gall, tribal customs, dances, and the annual distribution of rations and goods. It notes tepees, wagons, squaw decoration, and the social bustle around the agency on ration days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Bismarck
Fort Yates
Sitting Bull
Bull
Gall
Benjamin Franklin
Giant Spider of Ceylon Rumored in Mountain Dwellings
In the mountains of Ceylon, a gigantic spider is said to spin bright yellow webs. The ropes are described as up to eight feet across with lengths sometimes reaching twenty feet. Locals reportedly weave mats and screens from the threads, while outsiders caution about the creature’s strength and sudden contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
London
Wiliam James
Harvard
Cey Ion
Large Pieces of Wood Shipped from Vancouver to Montreal
Timber shipments described as the largest ever cut in British Columbia were sent from Vancouver to Montreal last week. Five pieces measured 14 by 14 inches and 4 feet long, three pieces 34 inches square and 6 feet 2 inches, one piece 8 inches by 1 foot and 63 feet long, and twelve pieces over 6 feet. The consignment bore the label British Columbia picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britshan Bia
Vancouver
Montreal
Montra
Mission
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le Mortemore
Tinana Creek
Wide Bay
Corey
Penn
Mexerz
Sixty-first
Georgia
Monaco
Muncie
Sarhad
Cabul
Ameer
Iskansham
Bedford
Ind
Stephen Clark
Clark
Valparaiso
Errazuriz
Yorktown
United States
West
Emma Perry
John Swanson
Omaha
Swanson
Biddeford
Edward Briascuet
Lewiston
Canada
Mr. Blanchet
Erastus Clark
Provo
Utah
Hobble Creek Canon
Standing Rock
Fortnidhtly
Stere H
Bens
Washington Star
Ceylon
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