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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
3
An extended practice drill on a battleship describes the loading sequence of a huge naval gun from open breech to firing. A dummy projectile is used for safety, while the narrator notes the potential devastation, the crew’s precise routine, and the one observer who would witness the cannon’s impact if real ammunition were used.
A description of how flame color reflects combustion energy, with red to violet shells around a central dark core. Inner red at 977 degrees F, then orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet in order. All rays reach the eye simultaneously, producing white light perception.
Dutch comedian recounts a long run of about three miles in a dialogue with a judge and Maga note. The exchange emphasizes that the soul delivers the true victory rather than the body, framing a moral outcome.
The article explains pitch as a function of vibrations per second, noting that plane strings produce higher pitch with faster vibrations. It traces scales from 32 vibrations for C to 4,090 for top Cs, mentions the piano A above middle C at about 435 vibrations, and cites Lucrezia Aguari vouched by Mozart to reach an octave above.
A dialogue recounts a near fatal misfire as an elder man explains why he did not shoot. He lacked a gun and notes he would have taken one if offered a dollar to buy it. The exchange emphasizes caution and miscommunication in a tense morning incident.
The article explains Sirius as the dog star and its relation to the dog days of summer. It notes ancient beliefs linking heliacal rising to heat, cites Roman dates July 3 to August 11, mentions precession changing the time, and states Sirius is five times brighter yet 655000 times farther than the sun, with seasonal visibility from October to May.
The article explains that genuine old Sheffield plate, made by fusing silver to copper, is no longer produced in England and has been largely replaced by electroplating. Courts have ruled that only pieces made by the original fusing process qualify as old Sheffield plate, while imitators using electroplating must not mislabel items.
A New York Tribune summary notes candles today are largely made from ozocerite or ozocerite wax mined in California Utah Wales Romania Galicia. The mineral wax is refined to resemble bees wax and used in candle making with vast Galician wax fields supporting thousands of workers. Value around 8 cents a pound at mine mouth.
Gilbert Parker recalls Thomas Jefferson Stone, a long time prospecting claim holder with a worn, wan appearance and a strange obsession. He reveals he once lost his teeth to strong neuralgia medicine and later astonishes the photographer by revealing a borrowed set for a staged portrait.
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