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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1887
Page
9
A survey of estimates on solar surface temperature cites Newton's guess of vastly higher heat than red-hot iron, Pouillet's calorie method and ice-melt calculation, Ericsson's extreme figure, and Langley’s bolometer results suggesting the sun’s heat and light vastly exceed that of incandescent steel.
In a crowded roulette lay out a young man about 25 sits unmoved as the big winner, a heavy bettor with at least 200 in bets per turn. Nearby a garrulous combiner, a single number backer, a red and black bet devotee, and a precise percentages expert pace the table. A veteran poker style gambler at the head covers eight numbers, a steady target called a luck magnet, and the narrator notes the man was $1300 in the red when the night ended.
An old advertisement touts English Spavin Liniment to remove lumps blemishes and various horse leg ailments including blood spavin and ringbone. It promotes a $50 savings with a single bottle and lists Colby & Scott Grugglists in Defiance as sellers.
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