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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1801
Page
4
A satirical fable by Peter Prnpar extols caution in beauty and flirtation. A Rose and a Strawberry debate charm and public gaze until misfortune befalls the Strawberrys fateful flirtation at the hands of a crude clown.
Readable fragments recount Earthquakes from 1726 to 1759 devastating Peru Sicily China Naples Chile and Lisbon. Notes Lima Constantinople Grand Cairo and Damas with large loss of life and cities swallowed by quakes.
Fragmentary text cites earthquakes from 1660 to 1791 in Martinico Guatemala Calabria Cuba and Persia with vast death tolls and ruined cities. The excerpt links these disasters to poetic speculation on creation and the Lord’s works.
The article notes public concern over newspaper claims that a Thames bridge will be iron rather than stone. It explains the selection committee has not yet decided and cites civil engineering plans for a stone bridge that would fund itself via warehouse revenues to cover costs.
The Mercantile Advertiser discusses experiments by Mr. Robinson on ten people showing living humans have a specific gravity about one fourth less than river water. The writer urges wide publication and testing to save lives in shipwrecks and drownings.
A New York writer recounts experiments on floating in water inspired by Scotch belief and Campbell's voyage. He and two friends tested buoyancy by lying on their backs to float with little or no movement, noting variations and urging repeat trials for reliable results.
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