Vocabulary Questions From a Curious Reader
A reader asks about vowel sounds in vitamin and other terms, cites authorities like Webster and Dr Harvey Wiley, and Queries about goofs, bootlegging, sulfur mines, bobolink color change, Big Bone Lick name origin, and the start of free public schools in New England.
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Rope
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Bott
Pallora
Spiffy
Big Bone Lick
Kentucky
Boone Co
Mastocop
United States
New England
Massachusetts
Hartford
Connecticut
Subluxation and health myths in early chiropractor notes
A fragment discusses subluxation as a common disease cause and praises chiropractors for addressing underlying issues. It blends ad-like claims with unrelated science facts about butterflies Persian rugs and George Washington's mother Mary Ball, noting dates and origins in a scattered, partially readable manner.
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United States
George Washington
Mary Ball
William Ball
Kent
England
Lancaster County
Virginia
Washington
15 Year Goitre Removed Meets Record Set
An August 1923 meet reports a Scotch glider achieving 7.3 miles in 45 minutes, setting a new straightaway distance record. The note also mentions Japan's principal islands and a quotation about liars and fishermen.
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Japan
Honshu
Nippon
Shikoku
Kyushu
Sado
Oki
Hokkaido
Karafuto
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Mexicco
China
Papan
India
Philippine Islands
Utah
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana
Ictor
St. Marshall
Illinois
Peoria
Lars
Drugelst
MR. Farmer
Kansas
Frank Malloy & Sons
Marshall, Ti
Lewis Drug Store
Hoover
Victor
Red Seal Records
Priscilla
Martha Washington
Herald
Louis Pasteur
Milcrobe
Marshall
New Universities Dictionary
Dia Aoeae
Hierald
Black