The Bride of the Sea city and old lore quiz
Venice is called The Bride of the Sea. Pilgrims did not live in log cabins. they built wooden homes after arriving. Pianos go out of tune due to a shortage of piano tuners, not enough to service all pianos. Little Red Riding Hood was condemned in England by the Nursery Schools Association of Britain for cruelty concerns. The crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London under glass and iron, guarded by Yeomen of the Guard.
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America
Little Red Riding Hood
Great Britain
Venice
England
Nursery Schools Association of Britain
Tower of London
Railroads Consume Vast Annual Water Volumes
Water usage by United States railroads totals about 600 billion gallons each year to supply locomotives and other needs. The quantity could fill a channel 600 feet wide and 9 feet deep spanning from New York City to San Francisco.
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United States
New York City
San Francisco
Birthday Party Menu Ideas For Youngsters 3 To 10
A vintage guide to planning birthday menus by age. It covers simple foods for ages 3 to 4, slightly more elaborate fare for ages 5 to 6, and hearty options for 8 to 10 plus older kids. Ice cream and cake are essentials, with egg based dishes and pastel frostings described.
Camel Still Carries Millions in Global Transport
Camel remains a crucial transport and freight means for about a billion people. From Occidental Africa to the China sea, camels of Abraham and Isaac thrive in arid to frozen climates, used by people at all altitudes. Camel-using nations house more than half the world’s population.
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Occidental
Africa
China Sea
Abraham
Isaac
Peanuts Rise to Third as Cotton Belt Cash Crop
The text notes peanuts moving into third place among cotton belt cash crops, with production expanding sixfold in 35 years and peanut hay reaching nearly 1.5 million tons yearly. Hog farming grazes a million acres, wartime drives peanut expansion, and shifts in varieties and uses accompany growth.
Old Bugs with New Tricks Baffle Strawberry Growers
The article notes farm pests in southeast Louisiana, where ground beetles nibble strawberries after feeding on seeds and fruit. Benzene hexachloride could kill them quickly but risks odor and residue, so growers favor older slow pellets of sodium fluosilicate meat sugar and water while new beetle controls are developed. It also explains basic atom structure with electrons protons and neutrons.
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Louisiana
Daniel and the Fiery Furnace and Lions Den Lesson
The article previews Sunday's lesson on Daniel and the three Hebrews Shadrach Meshach and Abednego facing trials. It recounts Daniel in the lions den after a king's decree and the fiery furnace episode, highlighting faith, miracles, and a decree praising the God of Daniel.
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Daniel
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
God
Darius
Ooe
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Dura
Nebuch
Crochet pattern notice for Little Missy designs pattern 5728
A small crochet pattern notice invites readers to obtain complete instructions and stitch illustrations for Little Missy designs pattern number 5728 by sending 20 cents in coin plus name address and pattern number.02
First Aid for the Ailing House
Home remedies and cautions on hot water tanks and sediment. Advice includes keeping water heater at 130 to 140 degrees to avoid sediment, installing automatic controls, and using a water filter for high sediment. Also covers winter cement block risks and safe painting removal methods for walls and wallpaper.
Origin of Old Custom
The custom of throwing shoes at a new bride began in medieval times. Leather shoes symbolized wealth authority and social standing, prompting the ritual as a display of economic power.
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Chicks
Manchester
N/M
Myaltoe CO
Wiurg
Maxwell House
Ceylon
India
General Foods
Mcneill
Gage Drug
Meet Drug CO
Lynn
Lynn Chambers
WNN
407 Ave
Ft. Pierce
Fla
Pansy Flaum
McAllister Hotel
Miami
National Concern
8. E. Florida
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Business & Invest
OPPOR
Fischborn Laboratories
Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
Florida
Palatka
Main St
Rauchs
Kleinfelterse
Road
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Hialeah
Senreaneeth
Congress Building
Flore
R. F. Shortridge
Cutra
R. C. Bosworth
Canadian Pacific Railway
Union Station
St. Paul
Minn
WNU
Sunda Ea Ee Sen
Sori
Cyrus
International
Sapo
Dr. Newton
Missy
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago 7
Roger C. Whitman
Bishop Wilson
Holmes
St.Joseph
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