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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1895
Page
4
A San Francisco Examinin reporter quotes a veteran tea taster describing the high pay and demanding regimen for evaluating cargoes. He says top tasters can make from ten thousand to fifty thousand dollars annually, depending on standing and how often they are called.
A Kiev citizen insulted his new cook who responded by dressing in the man’s clothes with an artificial mustache and walking about in them. The next day the master found his best clothes ruined and learned the cook had worn his attire to mock him. A letter from Praskovia warned of further moves as trust faded.
The article notes experiments by Bonn professor Herta suggesting electricity travels near light speed. It cites M Cartar's French Academy data showing electricity mean velocity about 188,185 miles per second, roughly 1 percent above light at 186,300 miles per second, with caveats on proving exact identity.
A social gathering unfolds with flirtations as Ned and others discuss Miss Marigold, Miss Ethel, Jack Bittersweet, and Aunt Jennie. A palm corner spectacle and measured public flirtation shape the night at the conservatory, with attendees joking about diamonds, dress, and social form.
In Clay Center Kansas a boat lurched from shore as Ole Olason reached for the bank in panic. Nels Nelson stood on deck waving frantically and shouting to urge his companion to jump to safety before the vessel could drift farther out.
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