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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
3
The essay explains twilight caused by atmospheric refraction and gives details on how long twilight lasts at different latitudes. It notes the equator has rapid sunset shifts, London experiences nighttime twilight around May to July, and the Shetland and Norway regions experience the midnight sun.
Correspondents report a large turnout at the Ladies Aid ice cream social. Local residents and visitors from Pasco, Cottonwood Idaho, Spokane, and other nearby towns attended and returned home, as road work and harvest activities continued in the area.
Mrs Clarence Voliva left Saturday for Washtucna to visit friend Mrs Wm Spears. Mrs Stivers, who had been visiting Mrs B B Stewart, returned Saturday to her home in Portland.
The piece recalls two anecdotes about judges and civility. A Tennessee lawyer deaf to a younger judge is fined ten dollars for contempt, then humorously pays the debt. Another tale lauds Justice Graham of England for politeness, even when mispronouncing a sentence to death.
The article explains sea water as a complex mix, about 96 percent fresh water and 4 percent dissolved salts. The largest salt is common salt, followed by magnesium chloride and other sulfates and carbonates, with details of mineral content and order of abundance.
Dr. Davidson returns from Hot Lake. Mottinger family and Miss Mottinger with Miss Rasswiler visit Fred Cresswell from Chicago then plan Chicago return via Canadian Pacific. Brief updates on local residents including Leslie Smith, Judge Murane, A H Poston, Minnie Linder, W A King, Blaine and Lois Gammon, Thornton party, Harlan overseeing Thornton ranch, O'Hara family relocating from Coeur d Alene after a fatal railroad yard incident, and Chas Robinson moving to the Whaley house.
Sea water holds traces of iodine phosphorus arsenic and small amounts of silver copper zinc nickel cobalt iron and gold with two cents worth of gold per pall of sea water yet extraction remains undeveloped. Astronomers debate daily earth motion attributing it to initial centrifugal force or to a composite of orbital movement and solar attraction explaining inertia and continued rotation.
A fragment describes Saratoga Springs as a notable freak of Death Valley with crystal-clear waters that bubble from a sandy basin. The waters are sulphurous and mildly emetic, tepid, and infamous for provoking profanity in the region.
A dialogue excerpt where Mabel asks about volubility and her father explains it as a trait of her mother who stays out on urgent business at fairs until after 2 AM, highlighting frequent late nights.
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