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Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia

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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1944

Page

5

Dragon Herb and Other Old Facts in Brief

A compact set of historic notes on Tarragon’s venom cure use and culinary roles, a Cairo mosque praised for splendor begun in 1356, a note on water freezing with impurities, U S glass container production rise since the war began, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her novels, and credit for the first American almanac to William Pierce of Cambridge.

Cairo United States Willi Pierce Cambridge

Mourning Band Origin in England Identified

An excerpt notes that the black armband on coats originated in England as a mourning token. It mentions it was worn by liveried servants not provided black outfits, with a brief fragment referencing swollen gateway and hoisting as terms. The passage includes stray entries like 52 and 53 and a truncated phrase about a female fow.

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