Understanding earth tremors through simple wave motion
The article explains earthquake waves by comparing them to pond ripples and wind on grain. It describes how waves originate from a shock, travel through earth at varying speeds, and change as they hit different materials, detailing three to four wave classes and their destructive effects.
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Erni
Orept
Helen
Vamely
Milne
Dutton
Greece
Salisbury
The Old Violin and a Family Heirloom Trade
A Chicago businessman inherits a violin from his musician father and resists selling it. A violin enthusiast friend pushes to appraise it, leading to a visit with a professor who confirms its genuine old Italian origin and values it at 1090 dollars. The owner declines selling, insisting it is an heirloom he will keep despite offers. He carries the instrument home with his friend insisting on accompanying.
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Chicago
Plano
Prince Sacrifice Tale Tells Of Exams And Fear
A New York education official recounted a tale of a young African prince who faced anxiety before examinations at Yale or Harvard. He asked the king for aid, receiving a grim reply that rites were performed. The prince reportedly ended up unmoved by the ordeal.
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A. E. Palmer
Department of Education of
New York
Mr. Palmer
Yale
Harvard
Engagement of Dom Miguel and Anita Stewart Headlines Europe Link
New York reports the engagement of Dom Miguel of Braganza, eldest son of the Portuguese claimant, to Mise Anita Stewart. Born 1878, educated in Austria, multilingual and active in London society. Anita Stewart, daughter by a first marriage of Mrs James Henry Smith, has been seen at Grosvenor Square events under chaperonage of Mrs Anthony Drexel.
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New York
Dom Miguel of
Braganza
Portugal
Mise Anita Stwart
Europe
Miguelist
Dom Miguel
Spain
Austria
London
Anita Stewart
James Henry Smith
Duchess of Somerset
Grosvenor Square
Miss Stewart
Anthony Drexel
House Used by Gen Sherman in Acworth Georgia
Historic Acworth house remains as during Shermans Civil War camp with every plank from his two week post office sleeping quarters and headquarters. The building still shows marks and names of federal soldiers such as J A Yoder. Mrs Mary Smithson and daughter Callie Smithson owned and occupied the house then and now.
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Acworth
Gen. Sherman
J. A. Yoder
Mary Smithson
Callie Smithson
Sherman
Needed Inventions for a Safer Gas Blowout Device
Succem Magazine ponders public benefactor inventions and jokes about remedies. It imagines a device to safely blow out gas, banana peel sidewalks, and an antidote for supposedly loaded revolvers, urging practical innovations for everyday safety and humor.
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Metropolis
Like Attracting Like and the poker hand joke
A witty exchange about affinity and a poker hand that shovels in the rash. The speaker contrasts liking a type of affinity with a brisk, humorous line about a hand gathering in chips and rash actions.
No Fine Distinctions in a Bantering Exchange
A brief dialogue mocks Bangs as a “downright monkeyface” while noting a tan cast of countenance, revealing sharp social sniping and a playful yet cutting tone in conversation.
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Bangs
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Sulne Nedadi
Wes the Wores
Mise Anita Stewart
Gen.sherman
Georgia
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