Curling Origins and Early U S Clubs
Curling began in Scotland before 1600 and is played on ice with hemispherical stones and wooden handles. The first U S club formed at Pontiac in 1842 led by a skip. bonspiel denotes curling matches with selected players.
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Unsolicited Mother-I hope you remembered what I told you
A fragment from London Punch features a brief mother child exchange about hunger and a child’s quiet plea for crumbs. The quotation hints at kindness or charity without providing broader context or events.
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London
Tortoise Shell Veneer Used In Fine Cabinet Work
Tortoise shell is employed as veneering in fine cabinet making. It is cut similarly to other woods with two thickness grades the saw cut and the knife cut. Knife cut yields 60 to 100 sheets per inch and functions like a plane. Previously hand cut about one eighth inch thick and planed, it can be softened by gentle heat for easy cutting.
Women and kidney trouble seek Swamp Root remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing it. Symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness can indicate kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root, a physician’s prescription, is sold in drug stores. Samples offered by mail with ten cents.
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Indians and Horses Before White Arrival
The article notes that Indians had dogs but no horses before Europeans. It compares the Indian dog to a tame wolf and mentions Eskimos using dogs for transport. It adds that horse fossils exist, but horses in the Americas went extinct long ago and Spanish horses influenced later arrivals.
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Cortez
Mexico
de Soto
Texas
Carbides and Their Properties Describe Carborundum Compound
Carbide consists of compounds of carbon with metals of certain metalloids and is also used for compounds with certain monoatomic elements. Carborundum, a crystalline carbide of silicon, is notable for its hardness and use in whetstones and polishing cloths. Nonmetallic carbide compounds resist acids.
Boston Riddle: Finding the Street You Are On
A witty exchange in Boston highlights the city's labyrinthine streets as residents joke about locating their own road. The quip reflects urban navigational quirks and local humor.
Windles House Burglars Surprise Author and Guests
In a Windles country house a shadowy intruder stalks the hall as Mrs. Hignett and guests react. Eustace and Jane Hubbard confront a second night of muffled mischief while Webster and Sam miscalculate their escape. The burglars’ orchestrion and a cuckoo clock punctuate a tense, comic sequence.
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Montagu Webster
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Hignett
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It would soon put the bootleggers out of business
The exchange notes that law abiding citizens refusing to buy Uguor would undermine bootleggers, signaling a shift against illicit alcohol trade. The remark frames a stance on enforcement or boycott as a remedy in a period of illegal liquor activity.
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Uguor
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