Humiliated Teeth Help Salt Lake City Win Stormy Beavers
In Salt Lake City a humorous tale recalls Joe Jenkins once misplacing his lower denture plate during a game against the Portland Beavers. With the plate in his mouth again, Jenkins hit a decisive home run to lift Salt Lake to a 6 to 5 victory.
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Salt Lake City
Joe Jenkins
Joe
Salt Lake
Portland Beavers
Utah
Jenking
Western Newspaper Union
Seventeenth Century Virginia Ladies Shine With England Finery
Seventeenth century Virginia women differed little from English peers in wealth and display. They bought all finery from England since no local production existed. Mrs Pritchard in 1660 owned multiple silk Petticoats and gowns including olive silk, silk tabby, flowered tabby, velvet, white striped dimity, a blue silk lined printed calico gown, scarlet sleeves, ruined holland pair, and green stockings.
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Virginia
South
England
Holland
Slavery Laws Across States Including Jewish Manumission Views
In early days some states had Jews against the manumission of slaves. Laws of this sort were passed not only in Southern states, but in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. There were also many statutes passed prohibiting freed negroes from entering other states.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Fertile Salinitas Struggles with Nitrate Region Sanity
In Chile's nitrate heartland Salinitas, though globally rich in soil fertility, arid conditions and intense sun hinder vegetation. The region, famed as a nitrate producer, finds the dazzling sun renders many crops unproductive, leaving agriculture challenged despite its fertility label.
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Chile
Squat on Haunches Noted Across Cultures in Collier's
Collier's Weekly observes a widespread behavior where many people, especially Asians and Africans, prefer squatting on their haunches during trade, gossip, waiting, or rest. The practice is described as common and sometimes prolonged, reflecting cultural posture habits.
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Collier's Weekly
Dumb Ox nickname tied to St Thomas Aquinas origin
The name the dumb ox was given to St Thomas Aquinas by fellow Cologne students for his taciturn and dreary manner. His tutor said the dumb ox will soon fill the world with his learning and light.
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Cologne
Smoking as Ceremony in Indigenous Traditions
Students of the subject argue that Indians did not smoke for pleasure but as a ceremonial custom tied to treaty making public renctions religion and medicine. The discussion centers on the cultural significance of tobacco in rituals and governance rather than casual use.
Licensed Thames Watermen Under Queen Anne Era
In the days of Queen Anne there were 10 000 licensed watermen on the tidal reaches of the Thames above London Bridge.
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Thames
London Bridge
Balmoral Forks Placed Tines Downward Rule
Balmoral castle keeps forks with tines downward, a rule begun by the late King Edward after a fork point snagged a guest’s flowing sleeve. The custom remains a formal dining precaution.
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Balmoral Castle
Edward
Steel as the strongest material and its endurance
The piece notes steel as the strongest material known with some grades resisting up to 500000 psi. It describes steels that can be made extremely hard to scratch glass while others are so soft they can be scratched by a finger nail.
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Denton Journal
Land of Bathtub America Noted for High Tub Ratio
The United States has the world’s highest bathtub to person ratio, according to the Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau, a fact highlighted in discussions about domestic plumbing.
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America
United States
Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Potato Originated and Early Transportation Facts
The text notes that the potato originated along the Pacific coast of South America and was introduced to Europe by the Spaniards. It also mentions the early use of a steam powered bus in 1804 by an English stage coach line, as part of a broader discussion on historical transportation and constitutional ratification.
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Pacific Coast
South America
Europe
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Curiosa
Elmo Scott Watson
Roy Bean
Texas
Pecos
Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzales
Fo Hut
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Imperial Domain
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Frank E
Gan
Eddie Rickenbacker
Ralph
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Agg
Ali
Ay Express Agency
Bath
U. S
Cadian
O. J. Schmidt
Florida
Radio City Music Hall
New York
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Joan Blondell
Caroline County
Caroline
Denton, Maryland
Raymond S. Tompkins
Legrande Food
Labor Day
N. B.C
N.B. C
Weston’s
Kellogg’s
Mokay Coffee
unAc
Widmer'ss
Kelloggs
Reeves
Hurff
Alamo
VEDAL
Wdc
Sunbright Cleanser
LyUj
LUX
Willard L. Swann
Denton
G. C. Cohee
Denton Harvey
Fleetwood
T. L. Trice, Jr
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Cash Grocery
Preston Milford
Eline
Hillsbore
Harry Stedman
Ridgely L
Calvin Butler
Greensbores
J. W. Sylvester
Geldsbere
J. F. Lane
Geldebere
H. A. Porter
Burreville
R. H. Gibson
Queen Anne
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