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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
8
A Suburban Life feature explains how Southwestern desert Indians capture chuckwallas by tapping their noses to force a hiss that loosens their grip on rock crevices and allows the hunter to pull them free, then cook them. The piece highlights patience and knowledge of local reptiles.
A Chicago Tribune article explains heat rises with depth at 65 feet per degree, reaching 98 degrees at 4000 feet, making coal pits below that depth unworkable. It notes Britain’s coal commission limits mines to above 4000 feet and discusses crust thickness of 30 to 40 miles and ambiguous high-pressure state at extreme depths.
The London Chronicle recalls Melchior Anderegg of Meiringen guiding Leslie Stephen and T. W. Hinchliff from London Bridge Station to Lincoln's Inn Fields. Despite never having seen a large town like Bern, Anderegg confidently leads them back after a Woolwich trip, pausing only once.
M Edmond About sought fencing lessons from Grisier after joking about a duel. Grisier agreed and mockingly labeled About as the best pupil on a signed photograph. Seconds of the rival feared for their friend and arranged to avoid a duel.
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