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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
6
To meet demand a large area south and east of the city is planted and placed on the market. It adjoins land where water has already been developed at 16 to 20 feet and embraces extensive prospects.
The article honors David Glasgow Farragut, veteran of three wars and Civil War hero. It chronicles his early navy life from age eleven, service in the Gulf blockade, the pass of gunboats at New Orleans and Vicksburg, and the Mobile Bay assault. It notes Congress created his ranks of vice admiral and admiral, crowning him as the old man magnificent of the American navy.
The article surveys unusual artillery, from leather guns in Henry VIII’s siege of Boulogne to wooden and gold casings in Paris and Malta. It notes Scottish leather cannons in 1640, small exotic pieces carried to France, clay and terra cotta humbler models in Mexico, and myths of gold cannon with lofty costs.
A essay extols sleep as a central mystery beyond death and conscious control. It notes awe in observing a sleeping person, compares waking life to a dreamlike state, and urges introspection to pinpoint when consciousness ends and sleep begins.
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