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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Helen Bruner, 1897, Aug. 22
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, Aug. 22
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 6 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Helen, "I believe that I will write this letter to you because the last wasto Psyche or Mamma..."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-019e
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Transcription
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My man has just brought a box of grasshoppers home from the station. They have been sent to me in order to find out whether or not they are soon liable to lay eggs. I receive a lot of the insects every day or two from some locality where they just make their appearance. I am much better posted on the Argentine locust than I was when I first came into the country; and I can now begin to see a little more clearly the line of procedure that must be followed in dealing with the pest.
I don't remember whether or not I wrote you I had found a disease here in the country that I shall try to utilize against the plague. It seems to be quite distinct from the locust diseas in N. America and much more fatal in its nature — very similar to the "chinch-bug" fungus at home. I shall send samples of it to Prof. Bessey for his opinion. I also hope to use both the North American and an African fungus in my experiments here in Carcaraña. Of course I shall also advocate the destruction of the hosts of the plague by every other means, and plead for the protection of and encouragement of its natural enemies of all kinds. In this way I hope
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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