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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1945
Page
3
An experiment timed a spider to move 100 times its length per second, far faster than a man at 400 mph. Birds, especially diving species, reach remarkable speeds with divers showing 40 mph from 60 feet and loons diving quickly when startled by gunfire. A naturalist claimed birds could dive under water before pellets hit the surface.
The comic Will Rogers performed a lifelike impression of President Calvin Coolidge's New England speech. Some listeners protested, but Mrs. Coolidge reportedly found it amusing and teased Rogers about trying to imitate her husband again.
A playful exchange contrasts a city girl and a country girl about life abroad. The city girl notes her boyfriend is stationed on a ranch in Australia and questions saddle types. The country girl imagines minimal traffic and prefers hornless saddles.
The article praises Gunder Haegg and Arne Andersson while tracing mile records and the role of hard training. It notes Ellsworth Vines on conditioning, compares four minute mile pursuit to past feats, and highlights Navy pre flight schools as models of conditioning and discipline.
Mrs Smith humorously calls a butcher awkward while Mrs Jones notes his hands are always in his weigh. The light exchange captures a small town moment of gossip and humor.
Brown says he must hurry home to explain to his wife. Smith asks what needs explaining and Brown replies he does not know until he gets there.
Cora asks what to plant in a 30 feet square garden and reflects on fatigue from past gardening efforts. She seeks practical options to maximize yield while managing energy, noting burnout from earlier attempts.
A brief humor exchange features two men, S.D. and F.G., trading submarine and diving jokes about why a duck goes under water and why the duck resurfaces. The dialogue uses quick puns like for divers reasons and sundry reasons.
A lively exchange in a dining scene where a customer asks about tips and the waiter replies that tips are more than expected. The conversation ends with the customer affirming his assumption.
Two soldiers exchange terse lines about a bullet entering a head and vanishing into space prompting questions about recovery. The dialogue hints at a wartime incident or training mishap without naming units, locations, or outcomes.
A quaint garden theme blooms in natural colors on sheet and pillow cases. The design features lazy daisy stitches and a charming vintage feel.
A water beetle eye image shows each of about 20000 facets acting as a lens. Taken with a microscope, the mosaic folds in hundreds of Washington images aligned over the cornea removed and flattened on glass.
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