Odd Facts and Folklore Across the World
A collection of curiosities notes U S retail drug stores count, compares Chicago telephones to France, and reports pumpkin pie production from a monster pumpkin. It cites Port Said rainfall, a 1896 Olympic event, a Latimer quote, a masquerade remark, and Dogwood's etymology from dagger wood used in meat roasting.
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United States
Chicago
France
Port Said
Egypt
Athens
Greece
Latimert
Unknown Astral Color Defined by Palmistry Claims
The article notes there is no scientific definition for astral color, a term used in palmistry and fortune telling. It describes astral color as the supposed effect of celestial body colors on individuals, a concept not supported by science.
Seattle’s 1883 pioneer water system unearthed
Workmen in Seattle uncovered a bore of fir logs from the city’s first water supply laid in 1883. The discovery sheds light on early civic engineering as crews excavated the old pipeline relic.
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Seattle
Develop Farm Dairying by Community Creamery Models
Texas farmers face low prices for farm made butter. A leading producer built a dairy and churns cream from neighbors to produce butter sold to distant markets, enabling 500 to 600 pounds weekly. A cooperative system could yield consistent quality, broader markets, and year round dairy profits.
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Texas
California Fig Syrup Baby Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for infants and children. It claims a teaspoonful cleans the liver and bowels and warns buyers to request the genuine product with proper labeling to avoid imitations.
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California
Instant Corn Relief Preezone Guarantee
A druggist sells a tiny bottle of Preezone that stops an aching corn instantly with a drop and lifts it away with the finger. The ad promises painless removal of hard or soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness.
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Wiliin Woods College
Fulton, MO
Trinidad
Perry
Charles E. Ferre
Port of Spain
Terry
Commodore Oliver Huzard Perry
Santa Fe
San Diego
Los Angeles
Tush Meadows
Los Anges
Hollywood
Liberty
Nebraska Bank
Prince
Countess of Seafield
Earl of Seafield
Prince Nicholas of
Rumania
General Farm News
8. C. Hoyle
Extension Service Publications
A. and
M. College of Texas
Australia Forestry Journal
Dean
Amazon Gray
Ave. Childress
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co., Mtg. Chem
Buffalo, N.Y
Beecham
W. C. Staub
Bethlehem
Beecham’s
Grove’s
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