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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
4
A rich donor cured of deafness by Dr Nichol son’s artificial ear drums gave 10000 to his institute so deaf people lacking the drums can receive them free. Address 3534 Nicholson Institute 780 Eighth Avenue New York. Agents earn 15 weekly plus expenses. hustlers wanted. Address American Mfg. Co. Terre Haute Indiana.
Scientists map ocean bed mountains and valleys reaching over 30 000 feet deep where sunlight cannot reach. Giant, mostly eyeless deep sea animals thrive in perpetual cold and darkness while vast deposits of tropical and frozen plant matter intermix on the sea floor. The Challenger voyage helped birth modern oceanography, revealing forty great deeps and 7.15 million square miles of deep water, with temperatures mostly below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
A summary of palm reading traits drawn from Pearson’s, describing how finger positions and thumb shape reveal character. It cites judges, teachers, clerks, and general readers, noting that unconscious actions indicate temperament and will.
A historical note recalls Professor Morse thwarted by skeptical Congress members when seeking funding for the first telegraph line. Despite doubts, he prevailed and telegraph networks now span the globe. Early receipts in 1845 were tiny, rising briefly to 12 1 2 cents, then slipping to zero before modest daily sums in mid April.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recounts the 61st anniversary of Ireland's famed big wind. Tales claim a night of upheaval with haycocks blown down, waters lashed and odd phenomena from ships to bells. Remembered events include stopped clocks, stripped paint, and corn cleansed from stalks.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reminiscence recalls Alexander Herrmann as a social card player, not a skilled advantage gambler. The tale notes his lack of card table tricks, frequent losses to swindles, and the idea that great crooked work requires deep practice and temperament beyond stage sleight of hand.
The five cent nickel was designed to align with metric measures as a weight and size reference. The metric system remains unpopular in America, but if adopted its coin may serve as a convenient standard, weighing five grammes and measuring two centimetres in diameter.
The article explains that larger artillery such as 110 ton guns deliver about 80 full-charge rounds before becoming ineffective, while a 67 ton gun offers 105 rounds and a 6 inch breech loader around 40 to 450 full-charge rounds. Heat and powder corrosion wear the bore at the chamber end, causing loss of rifling grip and requiring factory work to replace the barrel with a new tube.
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