Odd Facts From History and Inventions
Cornell University began in 1865 and opened in 1868 with 412 students. Ezra Cornell dreamed of “an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” The Golden Gate Bridge required 80,000 miles of steel cables. Several states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, permit alimony to divorced husbands. Ancient peoples used combs for hair, ivory combs appear in early Christian tombs. Nearly twice as many Americans died from fire burns in war era than in World War II.
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Cornell University
Ezra Cornell
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Debated Price Rules Rally Near Wheeling Zoo
A fragmented note from Buffalo cites concerns on price control affecting payments for spots at the Seaparns Arcade in Wheeling. Mentions Noah, Poppy Crocus, Tulips, and Agaies Hewitt with unclear details about a GARDEA event and local nets.
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Noah
Wheeling
Life of George Crabbe the English poet 1778–1832
George Crabbe, born 1778 in Aldeburgh Suffolk, was an English poet who displayed a love for books early. He contributed verses to a magazine at eighteen, later becoming a clergyman and dying in Trowbridge Wiltshire in 1832. His father collected salt dues.
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George Crabbe
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
George Henry Corliss
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Providence
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Puzzle Corner Across and Down Clues Mixed with Historical Notes
A scrambled puzzle page combines crossword style clues with a biographical note on George Henry Corliss and scattered bits about Arabian geography and the University of Havant Oss, followed by a cryptoquote puzzle and a past quote. The puzzle includes many fragmented phrases and incomplete entries.
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Clarence Gray
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Paul Robinson
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Iowa
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Texas
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Daily Crossword
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Arabia
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King Features Byndica
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