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General Category => Greater Reno Tahoe Area => Topic started by: AngelOfThyNight on September 06, 2016, 05:29:35 AM
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Past Pages for Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016
150 years agoThe Scientific American says: If you have a boat that leaks badly, and it is in strong current, or if you are towing it up stream, all you have to do to keep it dry is to bore a hold through the bottom and insert a piece of steel or iron, half round, through the hole, letting it extend a few inches below the bottom of the boat, and all the water will run out without any labor. I think at seat it could be kept afloat if you could keep her going four miles an hour.130 years …
Source: Past Pages for Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 (http://www.NevadaAppeal.com/news/local/23591084-113/past-pages-for-thursday-sept-1-2016?utm_source=swift_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss-referrals&utm_section=Local)