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Newspaper
Preston Booster
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1913
Page
5
A reminiscenceist recalls the Battle of Kenne-Coater Mountain as dusk fell on the day of combat. He describes fear before a dawn assault and the moment the order was recalled to move under cover of darkness.
The piece recalls Dr Joseph Le Conte teaching detect the blind spot with two coins on a table. He motions them and notes the viewer will fail to notice one object when it moves beyond a certain range. The humorous aside suggests some people have no blind spot for money.
The London Chronicle remarks on early signs of genius in writers like Browning and Macaulay. It describes precocious reading from age three, composing histories by seven, and early verse by twelve, with playful anecdotes about childhoods and mischievous doodles.
A man on the sixth floor loses balance and falls to a cellar, unconscious, as a doctor tends to him. A conversation unfolds about love and identity during the crisis and before a wedding, with questions of genuine affection versus appearance.
The article explains the crucial launch moment when a ship enters water and buoyancy versus weight moments determine stability. It notes the launcher uses precise calculations to prevent damage, citing the Ramillies as an example where excess buoyancy caused bow strain and cradle damage.
After the 1400 Florence plague, Ghiberti won the commission to design bronze gates for the Baptistry of St. John. He began November 23, 1403, completing the two doors 21 years later. Michelangelo praised them as worthy to be the gates of paradise, as did a later door completed June 16, 1452, another landmark in Florentine art.
A Washington man narrates a tale of a charming but plain woman whose portrait the artist idealized. The woman asks if it flatters her, and the visitor concedes the flattering portrayal. In a different scene a barber shop chatter hints at a queue and an awaiting bill across the street.
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