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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1897
Page
2
A tale from Pearson's Weekly recalls W H Smith aiding press staff to prevent a paper from missing a train. He labored in shirt sleeves, inspired workers, and earned a foreman’s note at week’s end for a job well done.
The article explains how soap bubble colors arise from light interference. It describes film thickness variations from three millionths to eighty one millionths of an inch and how orange red blue and yellow appear. It notes light splits into seven colors and reflects from both surfaces to produce vivid hues.
A Boston jeweler extols watches as the smallest, most delicate machines with about 176 materials and over 2,400 manufacturing steps. The four flea power moves the balance wheel, causing 8,6683 miles of movement each year, with 482,000 daily impacts against the fork. For accuracy, have a watch serviced by a skilled watchmaker every 18 months.
An official of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad states that conductors must remind brake men to announce stations clearly. He says good language makes a big difference and notes occasional pronunciation mistakes by foreign-born brakemen.
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