A Rope of Water Describes Liquid Tensile Strength
The article explains water’s nearly incompressible nature and its surprising tensile strength, imagining a water rope that could bear weight. It recounts Berthelot’s experiment with a sealed glass tube filled with water expanding and then not contracting, signaling tension. It notes cohesion and adhesion hold matter together, giving examples from lead, copper, and optical glass, and ends with a reflection on a world where surfaces cling and every object sticks to others.
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Berthelot
Boston
Silence Sings in Church Aide's Quiet Intervention
An uptown pastor gains a new parishioner when his wife agrees to curb a loud singer whose thundering voice disturbed the pews. The wife promises to attend and, by her presence, keeps her husband from singing, leaving the church harmony intact.
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Pronunciation disputes over Newfoundland names
The London Chronicle notes the challenge of pronouncing Newfoundland names despite fast communication. It cites a protest over correct syllabic stress, arguing the three solid syllables clash with English month accents and asking whether to say New min or Niniand.
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Newfoundland
London Chronicle
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