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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 1_004
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 1
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Date
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1899
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Creator
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Elizabeth Van Sant
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Description
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Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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3 Feb. 1 This evening Robinson was found in his cage with his legs curled under him, and all efforts to revive him were fruitless; in less than an hour he was dead. He was just 7 months and 25 days old. We had hoped to raise him successfully, as he was the only male Lycosid we have had. Feb. 18 brown creeper downy woodpecker crow chickadee prairie horned lark At 4 p.m. took a walk alone through Hanscom Park, and beyond as far as the haunts of the prairie horned larks. They were there as usual, though the winter has been so severe that it is hard to conceive how they could live in such exposed places without suffering. Feb. 19 crow brown creeper downy woodpecker hairy woodpecker chickadee Carolina nuthatch Another day with the weather warm enough to tempt me out of doors. I started to take a long walk in the morning, but went no farther than the park. After dinner the Burnetts called for me and we went again to the park and spent the afternoon loafing on a log on the sunny side of a slope. The air was mild and springlike. Feb. 25 The last two weeks, although severely cold, have witnessed a marked improvement in the condition of thetwo surviving lycosids, Mica and Nova. Their activity has increased wonderfully, and their appetites are always keen. Nova, especially, was so inactive early in the winter, and so stiff
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Rights
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