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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
6
The text explains moving a glass toward a window changes the focus and clarity of an image on paper. It compares image formation to a refracting telescope and demonstrates using a convex mirror and paper to project the window image. The process yields closer or farther images by adjusting distance to the focal length.
The Portsmouth test at Haugland mounted an Armstrong 110 pounder underwater and fired at a two targets, a wooden shield and the Griper hull. The shot pierced the wooden target and boiler plate, and tore through the hull, flooding the vessel and proving submerged harbor guns could inflict severe damage in wartime.
A fragmentary account describes a legendary tree felled by a great storm on Odg.7. It cites Fi Hinm the Chinese historian visiting in 414 with a 2,175 year estimate, claiming the tree was planted by King Devinipratiasa in 488 BCE and that the storm ended its life centuries later.
A fragment discusses Khands in Madras presidency offering a buffalo as substitution for a Ku reau victim with apologies to the deity. It notes prayers to the British government for relief from anger and includes a humorous exchange about a novel’s hero who survives after a grim scene.
The undersigned advertises sewing work to be done at the Alberta Cafe. Interested customers are invited to attend and arrange details with the advertiser.
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