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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1910
Page
3
The article explains seismographs tracing earthquakes with a horizontal pendulum and a moving pen, an electric ticker marking time, and how a tremor writes an auto graph on smoked paper. It notes quakes occur worldwide about weekly, and that seismology could attract amateurs, with a basic seismograph costing around $100. It also mentions Lord Kelvin and a nostalgic anecdote about his eyeglass and telegraphic apparatus from early cable work.
The piece recalls a Swede honored by a control board with prizes totaling 44,000 for lifelong work in physical science chemistry biology and related fields. It also notes a lamp chimney invention in the Warner era and a brief anecdote about Algy and a bear reflecting wartime tales and humor.
A fragment reflects on honesty and fair dealing among neighbors. It notes that polite behavior includes inviting a collector to return and that outward appearance may signal wealth despite inner character.
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