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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
5
The article recounts stories of Slander and Handel, noting Slander’s early musical start at seven and Handel’s prowess as a choral composer by age nine. It mentions Handel’s dinner bravado and dramatic antics when asked to share, and a boastful quip about advertising a singer’s jump to draw crowds.
The rifled gun principle is applied to oil pipes to move thick California crude. By forcing oil mixed with about 1 percent water to whirl inside a rifled pipe, water forms an outer film and lubricates the wall. This reduces friction enough to push oil through a 31 mile line with separation at the end.
The shellac story explains how it is produced by an insect. It begins by the insect drilling into a tree trunk to drink sap and become coated in resin. After feeding, the insect is removed and the shellac is processed and cleaned to become commerce grade.
A collection of historical notes explains how Round Pond inspired Britain’s naval prowess and how royal whim shaped parks in London. It also recounts John Balliol’s embalmed heart in Dolce Cor Abbey and the Fiji tambu’s role in chieftainship and marriage negotiations.
The piece muses on where poets write from, noting Swift in Moorpark garden reading, Pope at Twickenham, Gray and Elegy, Shelley in Italy, and Bunyan in prison, suggesting location and mood shape verse rather than literal moments of writing. It references Bronies in Century Magazine.
Admissible at any time for I pay attentions to a married pair of notices. Fragmentary article reads as a legal or editorial quip noting attention to marriage and timing in a public record or column.
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