/* This JavaScript (Random Quotes) developed by Scott Clark
The Source is available at http://www.clarksco.com/blog/
Copyright 2005 Clark Consulting */

var num_of_quotes = 8;
quotes = Math.floor (num_of_quotes * Math.random());

if (quotes==0) {
body="In 1787, Captain Henry Rust of Salem, Massachusetts, purchased 6000 acres of land from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Massachusetts until 1820), the first of four tracts of land that would become Rustfield, then Norway.";
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if (quotes==1) {
body="From 1895 to 1918 a trolley connected Norway's Main Street to Market Square in South Paris.";
}

if (quotes==2) {
body="Maine's oldest newspaper, The Advertiser Democrat, is located in Norway. The paper's history extends back to 1826, when it was known as the Oxford Observer.";
}

if (quotes==3) {
body="Established in 1906, the Tubbs Snowshoe Company produced 70% of all snowshoes ordered by the U.S. government during World War II. The company also provided equipment to the polar expeditions made by Robert Peary and Richard Byrd.";
}

if (quotes==4) {
body="Many of Norway's first settlers had served as soldiers in the Revolutionary War, and came to the area seeking land and fortune, drawn here by good soil, healthy woodlots, and abundant fish and game.";
}

if (quotes==5) {
body="In 1894 the Great Fire of Norway destroyed a large portion of the business district. Over 80 buildings and homes, including the opera house, were destroyed in a blaze that was carried down Main Street by a strong wind. The community responded quickly with a rebuilding effort that saw many structures reborn in brick rather than wood.";
}

if (quotes==6) {
body="Norway Savings Bank opened for business in 1872, and for the first years employed only a cashier who also served as janitor and bookkeeper, among other roles. Today the bank has over 250 employees and 21 locations, with the flagship bank firmly in place on Main Street.";
}

if (quotes==7) {
body="Stephens Memorial Hospital opened as a cramped 25 bed facility in 1957, and by 1967 had grown to offer 41 beds and employ 6 physicians. The hospital currently employs over 700 trained professionals, has 50 beds, and a specialty clinic for cardiology services.";
}

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