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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
3
A concise explanation of wave types from a pond to grain fields, then applying to earthquakes. It describes transverse and other waves, propagation speeds from 200 300 feet per second to over ten times higher in rock, and how surface and subsurface layers alter waves. It notes a fourth, more destructive wave near epicenters that tilts buildings and causes landslides.
The text explains longitudinal and transverse waves in earthquakes, comparing wave motion to pendulums and double pendulums, and notes surface waves called earth pulsations with long periods. It discusses how explosions create both wave types, energy loss, and cables off Greece revealing deep-water differences. A separate narrative follows a professor evaluating a violin, offering $1090 and stressing an heirloom's value amid cautious selling.
A Chicago shop owner inherits a violin from his musician father. Though he does not play, a violin enthusiast friend argues its value. To settle the dispute they take the instrument to a noted music professor for appraisal.
A. E. Pakner recounts a tale of a young African prince who fears exams at Yale or Harvard. He asks help from his king who replies with ritual sacrifice of fourteen noble youths, yet the prince still fails, humorously described as Nunked.
Lawyers advertise professional services with lines about attorney at law and office location at the corner of 13th and Cheatnat streets in Atlantic. The card lists contact details and mentions specialties and office hours. The wording is fragmented but indicates legal services offered by Dr W C Heers and associated firms.
A garbled OCR list names G. R. Miller a dentist and several medical professionals. It mentions affiliations, addresses, and phone notes across Atlantic area, including osteopathic and physicianSurgeon roles, with scattered street and residence details.
Social items from the home community highlight births weddings and obituaries of local residents. Community updates include gatherings engagements and notable family events shaping the town's social calendar.
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