Quiz style miscellany from a historical newspaper
A collage of trivia including the Act of Supremacy, dry farming, Sable Island, circuses, the People’s Party, palindromes, Mrs Malaprop, Old Bullion, red oranges, lighthouses and birds, the U S Chamber of Commerce president, hair parting, the Milky Way, country church attendance, and other curious Q A items with brief explanations and names.
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Malaprop
Sheridan
Thomas H. Benton
Misouri
Benton
United States Department of Agriculture
St Michael
Statute of Liberty
New York Harbor
United States Chamber of Commerce
Julius Howland Barnes
Little Rock
Arkansas
Duluth
Minnesota
Washington, D. C
Barnes-Ames Company
Order of the Crown
Belgium
France
New York City
United State Senate
Iaxce
Decline of Scottish peerage discussed in De Brevet issue
The article notes Scotland's peerage has fallen from 154 members at the 1707 union to a mere 8 or so by the current issue. It explains historical control by peers, later extinguished through attainder, dormancy, and new commerce, with many Scottish peers later elevated to English peerages.
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Nepe Tear
Rive Sty Theates
Thefist
Onde
Mothers Wives
Sisters of Vasons Oi Ebony
Foustern Star
Mo Clem
Ais
Washington
Great Britain
Debrett
Scotland
England
British Isles
Besion A
House of Lords
Lost wife prompts hunt at mourning department
An excited man rushes into a store and asks for help locating his wife. The clerk directs him to the mourning department on the first floor as he searches with urgency.
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Easper
Stockholm
Wallace Sets Ten Rules for Co operative Marketing
Secretary Wallace outlines ten principles for successful co operative marketing guiding member control profit goals and operation. Rules stress member production control clear legal contracts expert management sound accounting and self perpetuation with stable reserves.
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Agriculture Wallace
State Bank
American Bankers Association
Wallace
Co-Operative Marketing Association
What bankers think of the labor banks
The American Bankers Association Journal reports bankers split on labor banks three years after their rise. Conservatives see them as a stabilizing link between capital and labor, promoting thrift and wiser investments. Radicals lose influence as credit remains controlled and banking gains transparency.
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Labor Bank
Lsbor
Ass'n Joturnai
J Weston Allen Named Counsel for Citizens' Federal Research
J Weston Allen former Massachusetts attorney general who took down the fish trust and helped convict Ponzi has been appointed general counsel of the Citizens' Federal Research bureau opened by Frank A Vanderlip to drive rot in government.
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J. Weston Allen
Massachusetts
Fish Trust
Charles Ponzi
Pelletier
Tufts
Boston
Citizens’ Federal Research Bureau
Frank A. Vanderlip
Keeping Cool in Heat Wave Wisdom from 1934
In hot days we often stress over weather and slights, but staying calm and methodical preserves strength and productivity. A cooler mind defuses anger and strengthens effort, as illustrated by a friend who remained quiet under a bitter personal attack.
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Fiee
Western Newspaper Union
Cedar and White Pine Use in Ancient Egypt
Cedar, hauled long distances, served many general purposes as did white pine in modern use, according to the article.
How Depth Is Measured
The depth of the ocean is determined by lowering a heavy leaden weight from a ship while keeping the vessel still. A long wire wound on a drum feeds off as the weight sinks to the bottom, and a counter on the spool records the total length of wire descended to show depth.
How an Alligator Breathes At The New York Zoological Park
The article explains that a calm alligator with well aerated blood and steady breathing can stay underwater for about thirty minutes. It notes that alligators hibernate in holes with air access, unlike frogs and toads which hibernate underwater and can breathe through the skin, while alligators rely on lungs.
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New York Zoological Park
Generations Since Mayflower Landing
Answers vary on generation length from thirty-three years to twenty-five years. Over 800 years there could be eight to fifteen generations among Mayflower descendants due to differing reckoning methods and family lines.
How Sixes and Sevens Began
The phrase originated from dice language. It began as "to set on six and seven" or likely from "'to set on cinque and sice" for the highest numbers. The modern form has been in use since the eighteenth century.
Luminous-eyed Fish of Banda Islands
A fish in the Banda Islands of the East Indies has under each eye a large luminous organ made of microscopic living plants that produce light continuously day and night.
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Banda Islands
East Indies
Camphor Water for Eyes Advertisement Note
An elderly reader notes camphor water blends like camphor and witch hazel as a simple eye wash. A small bottle of Laveptik provides relief for weak strained or sore eyes with an aluminum eye cup offered free by B Collins Jr Druggist.
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B. Collins, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Church of England
Sable Island
Nova Scotia
Amar Dhs
Althouse
Spencer
Missour
Broussard
Louisian
Willis
Ohio
Ciuzens
Michigan
Walsh
George
Georgia
Glass
Virginia
Copeland
New York
Overman
North Carolina
Bavard
Delaware
Harosen
Mississipp
Capper
Bavards
New Jersey
Pepres
Vietian
United Stetes
United States Shipping Board
Tel
A Masonic
United States
Hearst
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Government Printing Office
Edward Vernon
Vernon
Browns
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Sisler
Eve
Adam
Garden of Eden
Secretary of Agriculture
Thomas A. Clark
University of Ilinois
CORK
Insurance Agency
Walter E. Cork
Marshall, Illinois
C. D. Mitchell
Mitchell Ridg
West Side Square
Wabash Phone
Shaw
Arthur Sweeting
James J. Rosh
M. D
Marshall, Dl
Marshall Herald
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