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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
13
A bog slide near Killarney Ireland sent a semi fluid flood down the Ownacree River valley burying bridges and fields and sweeping away a house with occupants. The sudden flood rose in darkness and remained unseen until daylight revealing the slime lake spreading across the countryside.
In New Zealand the moa, a gigantic wingless bird, is known from fossils and skeletons. The British Museum recently acquired a nearly complete moa skeleton towering almost twelve feet, one of only a few near-perfect remains dating to a distant age.
The article reviews two mite practice sciences proposing changes to projectiles and gunpowders for the United Navy. It notes bores under one inch and smokeless powder give a two mile range with about 2200 feet per second velocity. It discusses adoption by foreign navies and debates over range, penetrating power, and manufacture challenges including stopping power concerns.
Comic exchange from a Pittsburg News item where Mrs Rumpus George recalls courting lines about being the height of the heart and the pocketbook kept in the breast pocket. The dialogue playfully contrasts affection and finances in a light feature note.
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