Owens Bottle Machine and Early Inventions Caught in Odd Facts
A rapid rundown of late 19th century innovations and oddities. Michael J. Owens created a bottle making machine enabling nine pint to quart bottles per minute. The entry notes Reindeer traits, mud puppy salamander species, and Wyoming's Great Falls of the Yellowstone being taller than Niagara. It also mentions 1777 Continental Congress lottery efforts and early engraving on plates and wood in the 15th century.
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Michael J. Owens
United States
Great Falls
Yellowstone
Wyoming
Niagara
Continental Congress
Noau Numskuu Circus Elephants Abandon Trunks Plan
In OE Spabrrland Missouri a curious note suggests circus elephants will carry suitcases instead of trunks this year. The odd claim hints at a quirky local legend or misread event on a crowded train route.
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Spabrrland
Fragmented facts from an uneven historical OCR
A collection of disparate trivia notes covers the American Revolution West Virginia migrants, Louisiana geography, the U S House composition, corn use in war production, the hellbender salamander, peppermint oil coloring, and Holland gaining independence in 1830.
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Washington
West Virginia
United States House of Representatives
America
Puzzle Corner Daily Crossword Clue Mix
Readable portions show a mixed crossword puzzle with across and down clues, many garbled. The grid references include tear and flash clues, several define various objects, and a cryptoquote appears with the famous quote about justice and innocence. The item is a syndicated puzzle page fragment from King Features Syndicate.
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ITTEK
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KMLL
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Skeeter
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Big Sister
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Les Forgrave
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Stanley
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