Odd Facts From a Historic Page Summary
Moslem or Muslim is a common western designation for Mohammedan. The term derives from Arabic muslim meaning self submitted. The peach was cultivated in China long before reaching the Roman world. Archaeologists found Sumerian vanity cases with tweezers and ear-picks among ancient buried cities. Nickel is about twice as abundant in the earth’s crust as copper, zinc, and lead combined. Nebraska has 712 square miles of water surface out of 77,520 square miles.
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Mohammed
China
Nebraska
Montreux Parish and other scattered notes
Montreux is a parish in Vaud at the east edge of Lake Geneva known for Alpine scenery and healthful climate drawing tourists and invalids in fall and winter. The text also discusses knife making from giant clam fragments in East Indies islands, colonial Virginia weapon use for church protection, a legend about a cub “licked into shape,” and a brief line on Einstein relativity about light bending near the sun.
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East Indies Islands
Virginia
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS
A fragmented cryptogram style puzzle list appears with clues for across and down entries and a cryptogram quotation WHO DIE OF HAVING LIVED TOO MUCH IN THEIR LARGE HOURS WATSON. Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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Watson
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Wally Bish
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Big Sister
Jason House
Felix the Cat
Old Man Cox
Byles Forgrave
Scott
R. J. Scott
U.S
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Solomon Islands
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King Pratures
Noan Numskou
Deaig
Noah
Peeker
Jack Hanley
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PEANA
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Kev
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George
Daily Crossword
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Aarne
Lanween
Hawaii
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Ala
Organ of Aight
East Indies
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